Former England soccer star David Beckham among those standing in line for hours to pay respects; closure sparks an informal queue of people waiting to join the official one

Journalist says fragments from Cullinan diamond passed down by ancestor who was commissioned by King Edward VII to polish huge African gemstone

Emotional and financial ties to England run deep in the region, where a handful of monarchs installed by Britain still remain in power

Line of mourners stretches for nearly five kilometers along bank of Thames as mourners wait for a chance to see former monarch lying in state

Sharing anecdotes about late monarch, May says Queen was a woman of faith, who recognized the value of all faiths

She came to symbolize what was ultimately acceptable and what was not, at a time when that cardinal distinction is being challenged in democracies other than Britain as well

Employees at Clarence House said to be 'visibly shaken' by looming dismissals; video of new king's anger over pen goes viral

Westminster Hall is opened for the public, with many braving downpours to camp out overnight and pay their respects after queen's coffin brought from Buckingham Palace

Queen's gun carriage to travel from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where casket will remain until Monday funeral

British media expects 750,000 people to bid farewell to former monarch ahead of September 19 'funeral of the century'