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David Beckham wiped a tear from his eye as he approached the Queen's coffin following a 13-hour wait on Friday, after admitting to television cameras: 'I thought it'd be quieter coming at 2am... I was wrong!'

The football legend, 47, was among thousands to join the five-mile queue and purchased a box of doughnuts to share with his fellow mourners, managing to avoid detection for hours because of the 'mutual respect' he shared with them.