While the sun was shining Saturday, Thorpe says she’s ready to brave worse weather should it come. They have hung Union Jack flags from security barriers and added a photograph of Elizabeth. Thorpe and her friends are well prepared for a few nights of camping amid cold temperatures: They’ve brought inflatable mattresses, sleeping bags, winter coats and battery packs to keep gadgets running. She says, “There’s going to be millions of people here and we didn’t want to miss the chance.” It’s near the historic hall where the queen is lying in state and Westminster Abbey, where her funeral will be held. Shirin Thorpe, 62, from Sevenoaks south of the English capital, arrived Thursday and was camped out Saturday near Westminster subway station. While thousands of mourners line up along the River Thames to pay their last respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, others are already staking out prime viewing locations in the heart of London for the late monarch’s funeral on Monday. Palace reveals details of queen’s state funeral on Monday Once home to a princess, Malta remembers a queen
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also signed the book. The Australian leader signed a condolence book for the queen’s family with his partner, Jodie Haydon. Truss’ meeting with Albanese will likely also touch on trade. Truss met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand Premier Jacinda Ardern at the government’s Chevening country residence outside London on Saturday.Īrdern said the talks would focus on the queen’s death and King Charles III, as well as the war in Ukraine and the U.K.’s free trade agreement with New Zealand. LONDON - British Prime Minister Liz Truss has met her counterparts from Australia and New Zealand who have arrived in town ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Monday. Live updates: British PM Truss meets with Aussie, NZ leaders
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