David Beckham turned down MPs offer to 'jump queue' after waiting 13 hours to see Queen

express.co.uk:

David Beckham, 47, came to mourn the late Queen Elizabeth II with his fellow Brits in Westminster yesterday. It has since been revealed that the star patiently queued for more than 13 hours despite a politician giving him the offer to skip the long line.According to reports, David joined the queue at 2am yesterday and stopped to take pictures with fans once his cover was blown.Once the star finally reached the front of the line, he could be seen shedding a tear as he viewed the Queen’s coffin and paid his respects.David had actually been invited to view the coffin by an MP, who was allowed to take up to four guests to jump the queue, according to reports.However, the legendary footballer instead declined the offer in the name of his grandfather Joseph West.David explained that Joseph had been a staunch royalist and his “real-life hero”, and so he couldn’t bear the idea of disappointing him by not queueing up properly with everyone else.According to the Daily Mail, a source said: “David could have avoided all of the queuing but he wanted to be like everyone else.“He said his grandad wouldn’t have [jumped the queue] so neither would he.