“It’s amazing, there’s so many people here to whom the Queen meant so much.”
and mourners were undeterred by another symbol of the island she was monarch of – rain.
Such was the extent of the desire to pay public respect to her, people descended upon the city centre armed with umbrellas, ponchos and waterproof coats to ensure they could watch the live screening. David Malone was in attendance and said: “We wanted to pay our respects. The rain’s not going to harm them – it’s a good turn out for her.”
Such was the extent of the desire to pay public respect to her, people descended upon the city centre armed with umbrellas, ponchos and waterproof coats to ensure they could watch the live screening. Image: Simon Hulme are usually sombre occasions but in Millennium Square, it felt as much as a celebration of her life as it did a mourning of her death.“It’s such a moment in history and it’s really important to mark it.Funerals are usually sombre occasions but in Millennium Square, it felt as much as a celebration of her life as it did a mourning of her death. Image: Simon Hulme
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