A guard standing in front of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin fainted.
The video of the incident circulated on social media.
After the guard began to wobble on his feet, he fell to the ground.
Other guards appeared to rush to help him.
Watch the video below:
NOW – Royal guard at the Queen's coffin has collapsed.https://t.co/39qduRuX0u
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 14, 2022
According to the Daily Mail, the live stream cut out for several minutes after the incident as the man was helped.
The New York Times noted that the Queen’s coffin will be on display in Westminster Hall until Monday.
After that, a state funeral will be held.
Following the military procession from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby led a service.
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you,” Welby read from the Book of John, as NPR reported.
President Joe Biden spoke with Prince Charles on Wednesday to offer his condolences.
Biden spoke of the Queen’s “kindness and hospitality,” according to a statement from the White House.
“He also conveyed the great admiration of the American people for the Queen, whose dignity and constancy deepened the enduring friendship and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom,” the statement continues.
According to NPR, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit Westminster Hall before her funeral.
Prince Charles issued his own statement after his mother died at the age of 96 last week.
“The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” he said in the statement.
Prince Charles continued, “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms, and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world. During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.”
