lie in state
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She will lie in state at the Grand Palace in Bangkok and her funeral will be held "with the highest honours according to royal tradition", it added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The year-long funeral ceremony of Thailand's former Queen Sirikit started Sunday, with grieving royalists set to salute the procession bringing her remains to lie in state at Bangkok's Grand Palace.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
She also described the harrowing process of embalming the prime minister's body, which would lie in state in the capital for two days before cremation.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
The public lying-in-state marked a historic moment as Hortman became the first woman and Gilbert the first non-human to lie in state in Minnesota.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
Cold Sassy certainly never expected Camp would be brought home to lie in state.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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