Paralympic hero Tanni Grey-Thompson was left visibly emotional as she paid her respects to The Queen.
Thousands of people have been paying tribute to Britain's longest serving monarch at her lying-in-state in London. And on Thursday morning, Baroness Grey-Thompson also went along. She was seen in tears after reaching the front of the queue where she could see the Queen’s closed coffin.
Baroness Grey-Thompson, of Eaglescliffe, County Durham, who is Chancellor of Northumbria University, had met the Queen on several occasions thanks to her status as a sporting icon and avid politician, having been an independent cross-bench member of the House of Lords since 2010.
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She is renowned for her achievements as an athlete. She competed for Team GB at five Paralympic Games - winning 16 medals, including 11 golds - and represented Wales at three Commonwealth Games, while holding over 35 world records, reports The Mirror.
Born in Cardiff, the 53-year-old burst on the scene at the 1988 Seoul Games when she won bronze in the 400m. Her fifth and last Paralympics were in Athens in 2004 and Grey-Thompson collected two gold medals in the 100m and 400m.
The Queen’s funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, from 11am. The Royal Family announced she will lie-in-state in Westminster Hall for four days.
On Monday, the period will end and the coffin will be taken in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the service will begin.
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