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Harry Fletcher
Sep 19, 2022
Bishop drops piece of paper during Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
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Billions of people around the world tuned in to watch the Queen’s funeral, and despite all the tributes and recognisable faces in the congregation it was a piece of paper that people seemed to be most focused on.
Social media users have been quick to post about one tiny detail from the service which saw a bishop drop a scrap of paper.
The item fell down onto the floor close to the Queen's coffin, and it quickly became one of the most talked about things on Twitter.
One wrote: “That piece of A5 paper is going to haunt whoever dropped it for the rest of their lives.”
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\u201cThe piece of dropper paper viewed by billions\u201d— Jon Bedford (@Jon Bedford) 1663582406
“The piece of dropper paper viewed by billions,” another one said, posting the video.
“When Netflix make the funeral episode will they replicate the paper drop?” another said.
\u201c\u201cNow drop the piece of paper\u201d #queensfuneral\u201d— Alex (@Alex) 1663583036
\u201cworst time to drop your piece of paper\u201d— Bethany Dawson (@Bethany Dawson) 1663582106
\u201cEveryone just saw this guy drop a piece of paper right near the Queen\u2019s coffin, he must be mortified\u201d— kim (@kim) 1663582310
\u201cMost interesting part of the queen\u2019s funeral so far is watching a bishop drop a piece of paper onto the floor, directly in frame of the camera\u201d— Saint Paracetamol \u267f\ufe0f\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Saint Paracetamol \u267f\ufe0f\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1663582241
\u201cGoing on Twitter to see if anyone else was interested in the paper drop did not disappoint \ud83e\udd23 #QueenElizabethIIMemorial\u201d— nora - not my real name (@nora - not my real name) 1663582460
\u201cWhen Netflix make the funeral episode will they replicate the paper drop? \ud83e\udd14 #papergate\u201d— Emma Connor (@Emma Connor) 1663582479
With the world watching, it was hardly the best time to make a blunder.
It comes as billions tuned in to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II during the service on Monday.
The Queen’s state funeral started at 11am, after King Charles III led a procession from nearby Westminster Hall, where her body had been lying in state since Wednesday afternoon.
Prince Andrew fought back tears as he walked behind his mother’s coffin to Westminster Abbey.
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