The red bracelets, precious sesame to get to the Queen’s coffin and pay homage to her, are already the subject of speculation.
Among the collector’s editions of magazines and other Barbies featuring Queen Elizabeth, whose prices have skyrocketed since the sovereign’s death, there are now paper bracelets on eBay.
Some of these bracelets are now being sold for £350, several British media outlets discovered this Saturday. These are the bracelets issued to those who queued, often for many, many hours, to approach the Queen’s coffin, which was on display at Westminster Hall until Monday morning. However, they can only become collectibles and are in no way intended to save time in the queue.
These bracelets, colored and time-stamped, are in fact personal and non-transferable. “This is a record of when you entered the queue,” the government website said.
Wearing these bracelets allows the queues to leave them to have a drink in one of the pubs that stayed open along the route or to visit the toilets installed for this purpose.
More than 24 hours queue
The Queen’s coffin has been on public display in Westminster Hall since Wednesday. Several hundred thousand people are expected through Monday morning to pay tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday September 8 at the age of 96. Former footballer David Beckham therefore queued for 12 hours to come and also meditate in front of the Queen’s coffin.
Time to access Westminster Hall is estimated to be over 24 hours this Saturday morning.