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Soccer star waits in line for 13 hours to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth

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Ex-England football star David Beckham waited 13 hours to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Other celebrities used VIP passes to jump the queue, but Mr Beckham wanted to queue with the public. He said: "It's a day for us to remember the incredible legacy that she's left." Queen Elizabeth died on September the 8th, aged 96. Her body is lying in state so mourners can pay their respects. Beckham appeared to cry as he stopped at the Queen's coffin.

David Beckham met the Queen several times. She gave him an honour in 2003 for services to football. He joined the seven-kilometer-long queue and said: "I thought 2am was going to be a little bit quieter. I was wrong." After the Queen passed away, he wrote: "How devastated we all feel today shows what she meant to people.…How much she inspired us." Around 750,000 people will see the coffin before the Queen's funeral on Monday.

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Former England football player David Beckham waited in line for over 13 hours to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Other celebrities jumped the queue with VIP passes, but Mr Beckham wanted to experience queuing with the public. Many people were happy that he was in the queue. He said: "It's a day for us to remember the incredible legacy that she's left." Queen Elizabeth died on September the 8th at the age of 96. Her body is currently lying in state so that mourners can pay their respects. Beckham appeared to wipe away tears as he stopped at the Queen's coffin.

David Beckham met the Queen several times. She presented him with an honour in 2003 for his services to football. After joining the seven-kilometer-long queue, he said: "I thought 2am was going to be a little bit quieter. I was wrong." He is a royalist and a "huge fan" of the royal family. After the Queen passed away, he wrote: "How devastated we all feel today shows what she meant to people.…How much she inspired us with her leadership. How she comforted us when times were tough." Around 750,000 people will walk past the Queen's coffin before her funeral on Monday.

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David Beckham, the former captain of England's national football team, waited in line for over 13 hours on Friday to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II. While other celebrities jumped the queue with VIP passes, soccer legend Beckham wanted to share the experience with "ordinary" people. TV footage shows him appearing to wipe away tears as he filed past the coffin at Westminster Hall. Queen Elizabeth II died on September the 8th at the age of 96. Her body is currently lying in state for four-and-a-half days so that mourners can pay their respects. Many people were delighted that Beckham was in the queue with them. The football star told reporters: "It's a day for us to remember the incredible legacy that she's left."

Mr Beckham met the Queen several times during her reign. She presented him with an honour at Buckingham Palace in 2003 for his services to football. Beckham joined the seven-kilometer-long queue at 2am on Friday. He said: "I thought 2am was going to be a little bit quieter. I was wrong." He described himself as a royalist and a "huge fan" of the royal family. After the Queen passed away, he wrote on Instagram: "How devastated we all feel today shows what she meant to people in this country.…How much she inspired us with her leadership. How she comforted us when times were tough." Around 750,000 people are expected to file past the Queen's coffin before her funeral on Monday.

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