Northwich couple travel to London to say goodbye to Queen

Matthew Thomas and Adam Fox made the journey from Northwich to London to pay their respects following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The hair stylists, from Fox Hairdressing in Chester Road, are both huge fans of the Royal Family and always knew they would travel down to London to say one last goodbye to the Queen.

They spoke about the ‘indescribable feeling’ of seeing Her Majesty’s coffin in Westminster Hall the day before she was finally laid to rest.

“We love the Royal Family, so it was a given that we were going to go but, because of work commitments, the only time we had was Saturday and Sunday,” Matthew told the Guardian.

Floral tributes in Green Park (Image: Supplied)

“It was a long day, we left on Saturday at around 5pm.

“We went to Green Park to read all the tributes and see the flowers and then we joined the queue to pay our respects.

“What was amazing was we saw a tribute from Northwich – out of all the thousands there.”

Matthew and Adam queued throughout the night for the ‘privilege and honour’ of saying goodbye in person.

Matthew explained: “Everyone in the queue kept you going, it was difficult, but as soon as the sun was starting to rise on Sunday morning, we got a second wind and kept going.

A tribute from Northwich (Image: Supplied)

“As soon as we walked into Westminster Hall, we forgot all the pain and tiredness of standing in the queue.

“I just can’t describe what it was like, it was so surreal.

“It was incredibly emotional and very moving, I can’t describe the feeling.

“The police and security were amazing, all so well-organised.”

Matthew described the Queen as ‘everyone’s grandma’ and said people of all ages were queuing for Westminster Hall – from children to the elderly.

Crowds of people travelled to London (Image: Supplied)

He added: “Although it was such a sad event, everyone was there to celebrate the Queen, she was such a beautiful lady.

“She taught us all so much, her message and everything she taught us will live on forever.

“It was a moment in time we will never forget.”