NI scout helping thousands in 12-hour queue to see Queen lying in state

A scout volunteer from Belfast is among the many greater than 100-strong troop serving to these within the unprecedented queue to see the Queen’s coffin.

Adam McCambridge is supporting the tens of hundreds ready for greater than 12 hours to see the lying-in-state at Westminster Corridor.

The 20-year-old together with 120 fellow scouts is on obligation at Victoria Tower Gardens to assist maintain members of the general public heading in the right direction as they pay their respects.

Adam stated of the duty: “It’s an unbelievable second in historical past to be a part of and one thing that may stick in my recollections for a very long time.

“I'm actually proud to be symbolize scouting and Northern Eire.”

Scouts pledge to do their obligation by the monarch once they be a part of the organisation and Her Majesty gave her title to the best award the physique can bestow — the Queen’s Scout Award.

Adam’s service in the course of the Queen’s lying-in-state will rely in his efforts to realize the honour, now renamed the King’s Scout Award.


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