Final mourners who saw Queen Lying-In-State ‘friends forever’ after meeting in queue
ok.co.ukThe final two mourners to see the Queen lying in state have said they think they will be friends “forever” after meeting in the queue.
Chrissy Heerey, a member of the Royal Air Force, and Sima Mansouri, 55, were the two last people into Westminster Hall on Monday morning.The public viewing ended shortly before 6.30am and the pair became the last of the hundreds of thousands of people who have waited for hours to pay their respects.
Sima told Sky News: “We shared this together and that’s what makes it special, and I think we’re going to be friends forever, and the Queen brought us together.” Chrissy, who was the final person to file past the Queen, said it was her second time in the queue, having already passed the coffin earlier during the night.
She told the PA news agency: “I was the last person to pay my respects to the Queen and it felt like a real privilege to do that.” She added: “I’d already been round once, I went in at 1.15 am this morning. “It’s one of the highlights of my life and I feel very privileged to be here.” The penultimate person to see the Queen lying in state was Sima, 55, originally from Iran, who lives in South Croydon, London.
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