In front of Buckingham Palace.. tears, silence and the national anthem
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It was half past six in the evening, when the British flag was flown at half-mast over Buckingham Palace in London, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the day before yesterday.
Then tears began to fall on the cheeks of the crowd that had gathered since the afternoon, while a complete silence fell over the place before the national anthem “God Save the Queen” (God save the Queen).
Despite heavy rain, thousands of fans, tourists and journalists began gathering in front of the palace, expressing their great sadness for the very popular queen.
Thousands of people from all generations flocked, some weeping, others carrying roses.
At times, there was a thunderous applause, then the national anthem sang.
"We came to honor her," said Sophie, a 27-year-old Briton who came with her friend in front of the palace.
She was like a mother's grandmother.
It was our conscience.
It is a great loss.”
"Of course I feel sad," said Lucas Pascoe, a 26-year-old Briton.
It has been there all my life.
It means a lot to all of us.
We don't know what would happen without it?
Joshua Ellis, a 24-year-old Londoner, couldn't hold back his tears.
"I know she was 96," he said, "but that doesn't mean we're shocked."
She is in our hearts (...) She was also a bond with my grandmother who was very fond of her, and she passed away last year.”
Susan Antonovich saw that losing a queen "is like losing a family member."
"We've known her all our lives," the Briton added.
She is the mother of the mother.
She was a champion in many situations.
My respect for her is immense, but my love for her is even greater.
We will cry for her for years.”
"She's been a queen our whole life," said Maureen Barnett, a retired university professor. "She's very calm, very tactful."
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