With warnings of 10-hour waits to pay their last respects, people come prepared with snacks and folding chairs
When Queen Elizabeth II visited Malaysia in the early 1970s, Kaye Foong, then eight, was in the crowd waving her through. Nearly 15 years later, he was a lieutenant taking part in the sovereign’s parade.
“Hopefully today, I’ll go and give her my last salute,” said Foong, 60, patting his eyes dry with a crimson handkerchief.
