The British actress, 61, joined the long five-mile queue of members of the public who had queued for around nine hours this week. In footage from BBC news coverage that began circulating on social media on Saturday, Tilda appeared dressed in black as she arrived at the coffin and paused for a few seconds to pay her respects to the late monarch. Paying her respects: Tilda Swinton, 61, cut a somber figure as she bowed her head while visiting the Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall in London The Queen died aged 96 at her beloved Balmoral Castle in Scotland last Thursday. Her coffin traveled to London on Tuesday to lie in state ahead of her funeral on Monday. Crowds have lined up for miles along the River Thames to pay their respects to the late royal. Farewell: The Queen died aged 96 at her beloved Balmoral Castle in Scotland last Thursday. Her coffin traveled to London on Tuesday Several British celebrities have lined up to see the Queen’s coffin, including TV presenter Susanna Reid. The Good Morning Britain anchor queued for more than seven hours to see the Queen’s coffin during the first day of public viewing at Westminster Hall this week.
The 51-year-old broadcaster took to Twitter to announce that she and her mother Sue paid their respects to the late monarch as he was in state. Taking a moment: British actress Tilda joined the five-mile queue of members of the public who queued for around nine hours this week She bows her head: In footage from BBC news coverage that began circulating on social media on Saturday, Tilda was seen dressed in black Moving on: As she arrived at the coffin and paused for a few seconds to pay her respects to the late monarch before leaving Westminster Hall He described the “historic” moment as “majestic and peaceful” as he revealed he had joined mourners in the huge queues. He wrote: “In the evening – along with my lovely mum and her very good friend, I just experienced a moment in history – witnessing the Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall. At the same time majestic and peaceful.’ It is estimated that the number of people making the journey could exceed 350,000, with people from all over the world expected to visit London to pay their respects. Story: Crowds of people queued for miles along the River Thames to pay their respects to the late royal Meanwhile, Amanda Holden took to Westminster Hall on Friday to chat to members of the public queuing to see the Queen’s coffin.
The 51-year-old presenter, who usually appears on Heart FM Breakfast, swapped the studio with the crowds of dusky Brits for the news show. Sharing snippets of her visit on Instagram, the TV personality wrote that there were “Friendships forged forever in shared grief” among the crowds. Grief: Susanna Reid described the ‘historic’ moment she saw the Queen’s coffin as ‘majestic and peaceful’ after joining mourners in queues which were up to five miles long Amanda cut a solemn figure as she joined the crowds, some of whom had waited over ten hours to pay their respects. On Monday, Holly said how she was “really touched” by the messages her children wrote to the Queen after her death and admitted she encouraged them to write letters as a way of processing the news. The 41-year-old presenter encouraged her three children with producer husband Dan Baldwin – Harry, 13, Belle, 11 and Chester, seven – to put their feelings into writing after a visit to Buckingham Palace at the weekend for to pay tribute.
Paying their respects: Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield cut somber figures as they filmed a TV segment for This Morning at Westminster Hall on Friday – as grieving Britons queued for up to 14 hours to see the Queen’s coffin Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby cut grim figures on Friday as they filmed a segment for Tuesday’s episode of This Morning at London’s Westminster Hall. The This Morning presenters donned all black ensembles, with Holly, 41, wearing a face mask as they entered the historic building where the late monarch was kept after her death last week. The TV duo entered a separate queue for the press and were taken to a press gallery. Involvement: The segment will be shown on Tuesday’s episode of This Morning – a day after the Queen’s funeral (pictured This Morning on Monday) A source told MailOnline: ‘They didn’t get to pay their respects to the Queen in the same way that members of the public in the queue did, but they did go back to a section reserved for the press. “This Friday Morning show has been canceled in favor of ITV’s rolling news coverage ahead of the Queen’s state funeral. The program will return to screens on Tuesday.’ Philip, 60, opted to wear a smart black suit and tie for the visit, with the presenter wearing a grim look on his face as he followed behind his co-star. Meanwhile, Holly looked stylish in a subtle black dress with silver buttons down the front. ‘Friendships forged forever in shared grief’: Amanda Holden, 51, took to Westminster Hall on Friday as she chatted to crowds who had waited hours to see the Queen’s coffin On Monday, Holly said how she was “really touched” by the messages her children wrote to the Queen after her death and admitted she encouraged them to write letters as a way of processing the news. The 41-year-old presenter encouraged her three children with producer husband Dan Baldwin – Harry, 13, Belle, 11 and Chester, seven – to put their feelings into writing after a visit to Buckingham Palace at the weekend for to pay their respects.
Speaking on This Morning, she reflected on the impact of the Queen’s death with co-host Phil before reading their messages to viewers. Willoughby said she had urged her children to write to the Queen as a way of processing the news. Speaking about how she had explained the ideas of service and duty to youngest child Chester, the presenter added: ‘I tried to explain to him that whatever her passions and loves (were) as a little girl, here she was meant to be. she goes, what she was meant to do. “All her own passions had to be brought into focus for her country. Chester, he loves football, but that wouldn’t be something he could do and it gave him that level of understanding.” Period of mourning: The UK is in 10 days of national mourning, with the Queen’s state funeral on Monday