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In Hong Kong, mourners continue to line up outside the British consulate for hours to pay their respects to the Queen.
At dawn on the seventh day since Queen Elizabeth II passed, flowers, cards and portraits lined the pavement outside the consulate in Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong, once a British Colony, has been handed back to China with protest a crime under Beijing’s national security law and strict Covid rules. As flowers and messages increase, in number so to do references to the era of British rule.
Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese will depart today to represent the nation at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London on Monday.
A quarter of the 2,000 places at Westminster Abbey have been reserved for heads of state and their partners, with Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron and Naruhito, the emperor of Japan, the best-known guests confirmed as coming from abroad.
At the request of the late Queen, 10 “everyday” Australian citizens are also invited to attend including Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott, senior Australians of the Year from this year and last and the Australian Racing Hall of Fame’s Chris Waller.
