David Beckham causes clamour in the queue as he joins public to pay respects to Queen

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David Beckham had caused a commotion by joining the queue for the Queen’s lying in state at 2am on Friday. Images shared on social media show fellow members of the queue to Westminster Hall holding their phones in the air to capture a picture of the 47-year-old former footballer as he waited to pay his respects.

One woman said the former England captain had been queuing for 10 hours, and that his presence caused the line to pause as the queue was “full of people trying to photograph David Beckham and forgetting to actually move onwards.

It’s madness”. They tweeted: “I feel a bit sorry for him, but he’s taking it very well. “It’s made me almost forget that we’ve been in The Queue almost TWELVE HOURS though. ”Speaking about joining the queue, Mr Beckham told ITV News: “I thought by coming at 2am it was going to be a little bit quieter - I was wrong. ”He went on to discuss paying tribute to the Queen on the football pitch.  'I was so lucky I was able to have a few moments in my life to be around Her Majesty'A sad day but it's a day to remember the incredible legacy she left'David Beckham told ITV News' @neilconneryitv he's queued 12 hours to see the Queen Lying in Statehttps://t.

co/tMtgIn9Bst pic. twitter. com/vPYR8SObXBHe said: “Every time that we stood there when we wore those Three Lion shirts and I had my armband and we sang God Save Our Queen, that was something that meant so much to us. “Every time that we did it, it was something special. “So this day was always going to be difficult, and it's difficult for the nation, it’s difficult for everyone around the world because I think everyone is feeling it, and our thoughts are with the family and obviously with everybody here today. “Because it’s special to be here, to.