article_snippet: Leicester born and bred" sisters Susan Foster and Sharon Stirling were among the crowds waiting outside the cathedral to listen in on the service and catch a glimpse of the guests arriving.
article_snippet: Some 35,000 people lined the bunting-and-flag-draped streets of Leicester and Leicester surrounding villages on Sunday to watch as the King's coffin was carried in a procession out to the scene of his death and back again.
article_snippet: Another 20,000 lined up for hours to file past the casket and pay the casket respects as it lay "in repose" at the cathedral in the days since, watched over by an honor guard of veterans.
article_snippet: Among them was Jane Gregory, who traveled two hours by bus from her home in South Derbyshire twice in a week to be there.
article_snippet: I came on Monday too, to view the King's coffin -- the King's coffin was a great experience.
article_snippet: I queued for two and a half hours and it was worth every minute.
article_snippet: the reburial service on Thursday was amazing, really lovely.