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I have not been following this since the first few days . What’s new? Is she in Buckingham palace?

Have some of the celebrities jumped the que and visited her coffin?
 
jonneymendoza said:
I have not been following this since the first few days . What’s new? Is she in Buckingham palace?

Have some of the celebrities jumped the que and visited her coffin?
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Apparently all of the MPs bought "skip the line" passes.

Someone mentioned capping the queue at 5 miles. Seen people saying they waited 8 hours+.
 
Mesai said:
Apparently all of the MPs bought "skip the line" passes.
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Every MP is being issued with four guys passes to skip the 30-hour queue to see the Queen in Westminster Hall after a ruling by the Black Rod, who is responsible for controlling access to and maintaining order within the House and its precincts.

Commons officials are being allowed to queue jump as well and bring one guest.

However cleaners, security staff, workmen and caterers involved in setting up the massive operation will have to queue with the public.
 
Kronos said:
Every MP is being issued with four guys passes to skip the 30-hour queue to see the Queen in Westminster Hall after a ruling by the Black Rod, who is responsible for controlling access to and maintaining order within the House and its precincts.

Commons officials are being allowed to queue jump as well and bring one guest.

However cleaners, security staff, workmen and caterers involved in setting up the massive operation will have to queue with the public.
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Having MPs queue for 30 hours would be a security nightmare, not to mention I'd rather have them working rather then wasting time queuing. So it's understandable
 
robfosters said:
The queue is like the 8th wonder of the world. I’ve never seen the like and probably will never again.
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That queue is now 0.7 miles from my flat. Wonder if it'll happen.

EDIT: it won't. They're saying Southwark Park is the end point. If it reaches the end of the park, it'll be paused.
 
I wonder why the queue was diverted through Southwark Park rather than letting it continue alone the riverside.

Ah, now I know the answer, so they can contain the end point more easily.
 
Kronos said:
Every MP is being issued with four guys passes to skip the 30-hour queue to see the Queen in Westminster Hall after a ruling by the Black Rod, who is responsible for controlling access to and maintaining order within the House and its precincts.

Commons officials are being allowed to queue jump as well and bring one guest.

However cleaners, security staff, workmen and caterers involved in setting up the massive operation will have to queue with the public.
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Are people queueing for 30 hours?

Anyway life isn't fair.
 
I was reading about the uniform situation on another forum and according to them;

Military rules control you can wear the uniform if,

- Hold honorary position of command (Anne, Edward, William)

- Retired from the military (takes a minimum number of years to qualify for retirement). Timothy Lawrence Anne's husband), Duke of Kent and Andrew (23 years Navy listed as retired/reserve) and all the other retired military in the UK who would be at a limited list of functions like a State Event (there's a list of when a retiree can wear the uniform).

- Can not wear uniform if left the military before being able to retire (Harry)

So apparently Andrew has the right and under military rules to wear the uniform as he earned (32 years retired), and Harry can't.
 
Alice In Wonderland said:
I was reading about the uniform situation on another forum and according to them;

Military rules control you can wear the uniform if,

- Hold honorary position of command (Anne, Edward, William)

- Retired from the military (takes a minimum number of years to qualify for retirement). Timothy Lawrence Anne's husband), Duke of Kent and Andrew (23 years Navy listed as retired/reserve) and all the other retired military in the UK who would be at a limited list of functions like a State Event (there's a list of when a retiree can wear the uniform).

- Can not wear uniform if left the military before being able to retire (Harry)

So apparently Andrew has the right and under military rules to wear the uniform as he earned (32 years retired), and Harry can't.
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The whole thing is nonsense. Harry did 10 years and two tours and cant wear it yet Edward who bottled training and quit after a few months and Anne who did absolutely nothing can?

ok lol
 
Alice In Wonderland said:
So apparently Andrew has the right and under military rules to wear the uniform as he earned (32 years retired), and Harry can't.
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The rules seem a bit weird to me, tbh, but they are what they are. Andrew flew combat missions in the Falklands War, so it's not like his position was just honorary, but - in any case - he wasn't wearing uniform during the procession so it seems a bit moot.
 
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