England football legend David Beckham spotted in The Queue for Queen Elizabeth II

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN

Updated 1448 GMT (2248 HKT) September 16, 2022

David Beckham queued with thousands of other members of the public for over 12 hours to pay respect to the Queen who is lying in state in Westminster Hall.

(CNN)England football legend David Beckham has been spotted in The Queue for the Queen's lying-in-state in London.

Speaking to reporters by the queue, Beckham said he had been waiting with members of the public for more than 12 hours. «We all want to be here together, we all want to experience something where we celebrate the amazing life of our queen,» Beckham said. «You know something like this today is meant to be shared together. So, you know the fact that we've been here. We're eating Pringles. We're eating Sherbet Lemons, sandwiches, and coffee,» the football player continued. Speaking to a reporter from ITV News, Beckham said he «grew up in a household of royalists» and had come on behalf of his grandparents who he said would have queued if they were still alive. Read MoreBeckham recounted how lucky he was to have met the Queen on a number of occasions, highlighting the honor he felt to play for the national English football team. «You know I always wanted to represent my country, to be captain in my country, and every time that we stood there when we wore those Three Lion shirts, and I had my armband and we sang, you know, 'God save our queen.' That was something that meant so much to us,» he said.Dressed in a black suit, navy coat, and flat cap, Beckham said that despite being in the queue for more than 12 hours, his «knees were OK,» though the same couldn't be said for his back. Beckham has appeared in selfies with fans on social media, and one woman who had queued alongside Beckham for