Marie Scott flew down from Newcastle shortly after the historic announcement on September 8 and while she was “very tired now”, she told how she met Sophie, Countess of Wessex. The royal family, he said, showed concern for those camped out, telling them to take care of themselves. “She’s our queen, but she’s part of their family. And they’ve taken the time and effort to come down and talk to people who pay their respects to the queen. It’s been so wonderful,” he said. Mrs Scott said she wanted to come and pay her respects in person on behalf of family members who could not travel. “My grandparents were royalists, I always had the utmost respect for her,” he said. Nation falls silent for its queen, Biden’s quiet tribute – all the latest news, live Almost all of the die-hard fans have stayed out of Buckingham Palace since the Queen’s death was announced. On Tuesday, when the Queen’s coffin returned for the final time, “the heavens opened,” said John Loughrey, from Streatham, London. He said: “He poured it for about ten minutes. “Our tents were soaked, our food was soaked, all our belongings were soaked, even the ones we put in black bins. Our newspapers were soaked. “We had to get rid of everything and start over. “The tent was wet inside and it took us at least two hours to clean everything up.” Image: John Loughrey is an experienced royal watcher He’s been camped out for the past ten days and is a seasoned royal watcher, having been outside Diana’s search, in London for the Jubilee and in Windsor for Archie’s birth. He plans to bow as the Queen’s coffin is passed and said he will think “how much we miss them [her]and what [she] did to the nation.” He said this moment “will hit me really hard because this is the last time I will see the coffin”. “She was an icon, she was so special, she was loved all over the world,” he added. Having met the Queen in the past, he told Sky News that she would “especially miss” Christmas and it wouldn’t be the same without her annual speech. However, he said King Charles would make a good monarch because he “has 70 years of training”. “I like two things: history and fantasy” “I’ve always been a royal,” Portugal’s Ronny Braganza told Sky News. “The two things I love in life are history and fantasy, and we don’t have those things in Portugal because we used to have a monarchy and now it’s a democracy.” Watch the queen lying in state Image: Ronny Braganza said he enjoyed the support from the team From a young age he said he was ‘fascinated with the royal family’, adding: ‘My story started when I was 10 years old after Charles and Diana’s trip to Portugal. “We always thought it would be eternal – it was remarkable. But we saw her with the new prime minister and two days later she was gone. “But I think after Prince Philip died, she (the Queen) got worse and lost a lot of weight. That’s life isn’t it.” One last night together Caryll Foster said the band of royal super fans will enjoy their last night together before the funeral tomorrow. He traveled to the Mall from Kingston shortly after the monarch’s death was announced, but knew from news coverage during the day that he was coming. Image: Caryll Foster traveled to The Mall after hearing of the Queen’s death “[Newsreaders] they were already wearing black even though the announcement hadn’t been made,” he told Sky News. When asked about her vigil, she said she “wanted to remember the Queen’s life and be there for her”. Read more about Queen: Prince Andrew’s tribute to ‘mummy’ People queue twice to see coffin What’s closed – and what’s open – on Monday? However, temperatures have dropped in recent days – something Ms Foster said Prince Edward commented on when he came to meet the crowd. St John’s Ambulance has since supplied them with foil blankets to keep them warm. Image: Full coverage from 9am
