Outside the funeral, a community united in awe of the queen
The crowd at Westminster Abbey defended their spots along the sidewalk and atop concrete walls with ferocity, but otherwise formed a warm and united impromptu community.
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth's funeral was by all accounts a somber and stately affair. But to many in the crowd outside Westminster Abbey, it was made joyous by the company of others and a sense that they had done all they could to thank the late monarch.
A sizable crowd — though smaller than many said they had expected — set up camp and staked out spots along the area to say a final farewell to
