Final mourner at Queen Elizabeth's lying in state was serving member of RAF
msn.comThe final mourner to honour Queen Elizabeth as she was lying in state was a serving member of the Royal Air Force. Hundreds of thousands of people queued for hours for the chance to pay their last respects to the late monarch at Westminster Hall in London ahead of her funeral on Monday (19.
09. 22) and the last to enter the historic building was Christina Heerey, who was the final member of the public to file past the coffin and was followed by Black Rod Sarah Clarke.
Christina told Sky News she actually queued up twice and wanted to be the last in line: "It is an honour. I currently serve in the Royal Air Force so to be able to do that on behalf of the Royal Air Force and a female to an amazing lady that will never be replaced, it was an honour.
Obviously, I swore my allegiance to her and I just feel very proud being in the Air Force and being one of her subjects for her. " She went on: "Walking into the hall the first time, because I went through at 1.
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