That's a logistical nightmare. Just the aid stations and paramedics on duty, the number must be astonishing.I was reading earlier that they expect 750,000 - 1,000,000 people to show their respect to the queen during the 4½ days that she lays in state at Westminster.
Each person would have less than one second by her coffin. And there may be a 12 (or more) hour wait in the queue - which has already started to form.
Each person has to pass through something similar to airport security.
After reading here and in print I found this image at link that shows how small the table is compared to the document he is signing. The tray he is pushing is extra pens that are in the way.
This moment to me, was very important to him.
He didn’t use the ink well, it appears he used a pilot fountain pen.
Moment King Charles asks for ink to be moved as he signs proclamation
King Charles III made history today as he was proclaimed the new King - but viewers found themselves distracted when the new monarch gestured 'furiously' to one of his aides.www.dailymail.co.uk
Jmo
All things considered I’ll not criticize that moment.
www.nbcnews.com
This all gets harder for me to watch, not easier.
www.hellomagazine.com
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Mike Tindall pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with emotional post
The former rugby player took to social media
Golden. And for anyone who has lost their mother (or father), no truer words than parents teach us everything except how to live in their absence.
Especially considering it's Major Johnny Thompson of the Scot's Guard rearranging the inkpot. He was the Queens personal bodyguard and now the King's new equerry. He quite dashing and has a huge fan base due to his handsome good looks.After reading here and in print I found this image at link that shows how small the table is compared to the document he is signing. The tray he is pushing is extra pens that are in the way.
This moment to me, was very important to him.
He didn’t use the ink well, it appears he used a pilot fountain pen.
Moment King Charles asks for ink to be moved as he signs proclamation
King Charles III made history today as he was proclaimed the new King - but viewers found themselves distracted when the new monarch gestured 'furiously' to one of his aides.
Jmo
All things considered I’ll not criticize that moment.
metro.co.uk
Especially considering it's Major Johnny Thompson of the Scot's Guard rearranging the inkpot. He was the Queens personal bodyguard and now the King's new equerry. He quite dashing and has a huge fan base due to his handsome good looks.
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People can't get enough of kilted Major Johnny Thompson, King Charles's equerry
He was once the late Queen's highest-ranking bodyguard.
Greeting Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace. (swoon)
To be 50 years younger!! LOL!
And the same lot reported that Charles next "made off with the pen" when in-fact the pen was earlier reported as a gift from his sons, William and Harry!
