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‘She was our boss’: patience and camaraderie in queue to see Queen’s coffin

With warnings of 10-hour waits to pay their last respects, people come prepared with snacks and folding chairs

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When Queen Elizabeth II visited Malaysia in the early 1970s, Kaye Foong, then eight, was in the crowd waving. Nearly 15 years later, he was a lieutenant taking part in the sovereign’s parade.

“Hopefully today, I’ll go and give her my last salute,” said Foong, 60, patting his eyes dry with a crimson handkerchief.

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