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Joe O'Shea & David Kent

Woman in Kerry jersey seen passing Queen's coffin as everyone makes the same point about Kingdom

Everyone was left saying the same thing after a woman in a Kerry jersey was spotted paying her respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lay in state in Westminster Hall.

Thousands of people queued for up to 22 hours over the last week as the former monarch's coffin rested in London city before her state funeral on Monday morning.

But one Irish person spotted a familiar face during the live stream and broadcast of the coffin itself prior to today's procession.

READ MORE: The much-travelled Kerry GAA jersey: How the Kingdom's jersey keeps appearing in the most unlikely places

There's a long-running joke that no matter where you are in the world, you are always within 20 feet of someone either from Kerry or with links to Kerry.

King Charles and William, Prince of Wales attend the state funeral and burial of Queen Elizabeth (REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool)

This is usually heightened by the popping-up of Kerry GAA jerseys at sporting events or major moments - the Euro 2022 final, Super Bowls, the World Snooker Championship and seemingly ever edition of golf's most iconic tournament, the Masters, to name but a few.

We can now add Westminster to that list, as CorkBeo report.

The woman in question's son soon spotted the hubbub on social media - and even pointed to the running joke about the Kingdom.

A Kerry jersey was among the mourners passing the Queen's coffin (Shane McAuliffe/Twitter)

Replying to the original tweet, he said; "That's my mother and by God we are all proud she showed her colors while going to pay her respects. Some comments on here would have been outdated 50 years ago. Others just don't understand the long-running thread of Kerry Jerseys!"

The coffin of the late monarch left Westminster Abbey on Monday as the procession began allowing thousand of mourners on the streets to pay their last respects.

At one point, gun salutes were being fired every minute from Hyde Park as it punctuate the silent atmosphere nearby Wellington Arch, where a handful of military figures were in wait.

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