'Grandmother for the world': Calgary police officer goes to London for royal funeral yyc
The Calgary resident, who went to London to pay his respects to the queen after learning of her death on Sept. 8, had just come back from dinner on Tuesday night when he saw people lining the streets around the palace area. He found out from one of the security officers that the queen’s cortege would be making its way down that street and managed to snag a front-row spot amid the milling crowd.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
Milmine, founder of Bullying Ends Here and a constable with the Calgary Police Service, packed his bags and got on the first available flight as soon as he heard of the queen’s death. Sadness for the death of a beloved figure was tempered by reflections that she may now be reunited with her late husband Prince Philip, appreciation for her years of public service and gratitude that she’s now at peace, he said.
The serpentine line of people and a nearly 24 to 30-hour wait deterred Milmine from joining the queue, he said.
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