Picture No | 10224963 |
Date | 1910 |
Description | The Lying in State of King Edward VII |
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King Edward's subjects passing before his coffin. The doors opened at four p.m. on the 17th May, after which an estimated 700,000 people passed through Westminster Hall to pay their respects. A queue of an estimated 40,000 people stretched from the Hall to Vauxhall Bridge.
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Source | Drawn by Samuel Begg The Illustrated London News. 21st May 1910 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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