Author of the article: Publication date: Sep 15, 2022 • 2 hours ago • 2 min read • 14 Comments The King’s Body Guards of the Honorable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, the Life Guards, the Blues and Royals and Yeomen of the Guard, stand guard around the coffin of of Queen Elizabeth II, inside Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, in London, Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Photo by OLI SCARFF/Pool/REUTERS

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A royal guard fainted and fell face down on the ground while protecting Queen Elizabeth’s coffin on Wednesday. Mourners gasped as the guard hit the deck as he kept vigil by the late monarch’s coffin at London’s Westminster Hall, following the Queen’s death last Thursday at the age of 96. From our newsroom to your midday inbox, the latest headlines, stories, opinions and photos from the Toronto Sun. By clicking the subscribe button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300

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Two police officers rushed to the guard’s aid.

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It happened as a set of guards were beginning to exchange duties at a transition. The Queen’s coffin lies on a catafalque, a raised platform, in Westminster Hall, where guards from the Sovereign’s Bodyguard, Household Division and Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London keep a 24-hour watch. The late king’s coffin arrived at Westminster Hall in a royal procession at 3pm on Wednesday and an estimated one million mourners are expected to line up in a bid to pay their respects in person by walking past the Queen’s coffin as she lies in state funeral on Monday morning. We apologize, but this video failed to load. Elizabeth’s funeral has become a public holiday in the UK and more than four billion people are expected to tune in to broadcasts around the world – more than half of the Earth’s 7.97 billion population – as the monarch is laid to rest.

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Around 500 world leaders and dignitaries have been invited to the funeral, which will take place in London’s Westminster Abbey. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and their Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau have confirmed their presence at the function. We apologize, but this video failed to load. US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron will also travel to the UK to attend the funeral. In addition, former UK Prime Ministers Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Sir Tony Blair and Sir John Major have been invited, as has current Prime Minister Liz Truss, who met the Queen in Scotland shortly before she died.

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