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Queen is mourned with silence in the busy heart of London

A member of the King's Body Guards of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms stands guard around the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, inside Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. The Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four full days before her funeral on Monday Sept. 19. (Oli Scarff/Pool via AP)

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II rests in Westminster Hall during her Lying-in State, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Christopher Furlong/Pool Photo via AP)

The bearer party places the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, London, Wednesday Sept. 14, 2022. The Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four full days before her funeral on Monday Sept. 19. ( Jacob King/Pool via AP)

The first members of the public pay their respects as the vigil begins around the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Hall, London, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Yui Mok/Pool via AP)

Queen is mourned with silence in the busy heart of London