Theresa May has been vocal in recent days about her respect and fondness for the Queen. From sharing lighthearted anecdotes in the House of Commons about her to appearing on daytime television to tell Lorraine Kelly "she was the most remarkable person I have ever met", she's been sharing her fond memories at every opportunity.
Therefore, it comes as no surprise that this morning, Theresa May was spotted queuing to pay her last respects to the Queen, joining members of the public to share one last touching moment with the monarch. The former Prime Minister curtsied to the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall.
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Theresa May and her husband Philip were seen reflecting and paying tribute to the Queen for the last time after they joined the public queue to see Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state until her funeral on Monday.
The pair, both wearing black during this mourning period, bowed and curtsied to the coffin as one final personal goodbye.
On Tuesday, Theresa May spoke to Lorraine Kelly about the former Queen and how seriously she took her duties as monarch.
She said: "The late Queen Elizabeth was an example of devotion to duty par excellence. She was the most remarkable person I’ve ever met.
"The combination of qualities she had, I haven’t come across in anybody else.
"I doubt we will see her like again."
This morning thousands of mourners are continuing to join the huge queue to pay their respects ahead of the state funeral on Monday, with many queuing overnight for their chance to see the monarch's coffin.
Queues to see the coffin could be up to 35 hours long, ministers have warned, with hundreds of thousands of mourners potentially missing out.
The coffin, which sits on a catafalque and is draped with a Royal Standard, is being guarded constantly by units from the Sovereign’s Bodyguard, the Household Division or Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London.
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