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Royal fans give London tourism a bump amid UK economic woes

FILE - People stop by a shop displaying various souvenirs of the late Queen Elizabeth II in Windsor, England, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Hotels, restaurants and shops are packed as royal fans pour into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled processions and brave a mileslong line for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to bid adieu to Queen Elizabeth II. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File) FILE - Mugs with the image of the Queen Elizabeth II are displayed at a tourist shop in central London, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Hotels, restaurants and shops are packed as royal fans pour into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled processions and brave a mileslong line for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to bid adieu to Queen Elizabeth II. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File) FILE - A man makes a purchase from a vendor as people queue to pay their respects to late Queen Elizabeth II who's lying in state at Westminster Hall in London, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Hotels, restaurants and shops are packed as royal fans pour into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled processions and brave a mileslong line for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to bid adieu to Queen Elizabeth II. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File) FILE - People walk walk past the Riverside Cafe as theyvqueue to pay their respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II during the lying-in state, in Westminster Hall in London, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Hotels, restaurants and shops are packed as royal fans pour into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled processions and brave a mileslong line for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to bid adieu to Queen Elizabeth II. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) FILE - People sit at a terrace bar next to a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in central London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Hotels, restaurants and shops are packed as royal fans pour into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled processions and brave a mileslong line for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to bid adieu to Queen Elizabeth II. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
Royal fans give London tourism a bump amid UK economic woes