Islanders gather for Queen's funeral

The funeral was screened at parish and public halls across the island

People in Jersey have gathered in venues across the island to watch the Queen's funeral.

The funeral was screened at some churches as well as parish and public halls.

Anna-Marie Goddard, the verger at the Town Church in St Helier, said people came not only to watch the service but to also to "simply pay their respects".

Jersey's Bailiff Sir Timothy Le Cocq attended the funeral in London as acting Lieutenant Governor.

People at Town Church watched the State Funeral

Ms Goddard said: "We just felt we needed a place for the general public or any visitors to be able to come and feel a part of everything that was going on in London."

She described the atmosphere in the church as "peaceful".

"There's been a few of us with tears, myself included, how could you not?"

A book of condolence greeted those arriving to watch the funeral at St Helier town Hall

PC John Shatford, community officer for the parish of St Brelade, was at St Helier Town Hall.

"It is an amazing turnout," he said.

"A lot of the people we've spoken to are actually visitors or tourists that wanted to be part of the funeral but didn't know where to go, didn't know where to see it.

"So it was ideal each parish has put one on, no matter whether one person or 100 people turned up, people have got somewhere to go and pay their respects."

People watched the service at St Saviour Church on a big screen

Tourist Deborah Dodsworth, who watched the funeral at St Helier Town Hall alongside her husband, said the mood in the hall was "sombre" and "everybody was there for the same reason".

"We wanted somewhere special to be with other people and just take in the feeling of it," she said.

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