Minute of silence observed for Queen Elizabeth II before queue to mourn closed

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Large crowds across the country observed a minute’s silence on the night before the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. The queue to visit the lying in state was closed a few hours after the 8pm tribute. The royal family and the country will say a last farewell to Queen Elizabeth II during a state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday

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In This Story: Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. Her father ascended the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive.

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