Glasgow icon Leo the Silent Raver has led tributes at George Square after the Queen’s passing.
People in Glasgow including the internet sensation laid flowers outside of Glasgow City Chambers to mark the end of an era.
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Leo Mushet,53, from Springburn, told The Glasgow Times: “My condolence goes out to the Queen’s family and her grandchildren.
“She done everything for this country and for the whole world, she done a hell of a lot, so she has.
“And I’m very, very sad she’s away, because she done a lot for this country, and she’ll never be forgotten.”
Lorna Dickerson, a mourner from Glasgow’s West End, came to the City Chambers with flowers and a heavy heart.
The 75-year-old said: “It’s so very, very sad.
“I was five when she went through her coronation, and I remember that.
“It’s just a sad, sad loss.
“She was a wonderful Queen and did a lot of good for this country.
“And, it really hurts my heart to think about her.
“May she rest in peace, and she’s now with Philip.”
She added: “Everyone, whether you love The Queen or not, it’s just a sad, sad day.”
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Glasgow-based Mandy Sykes, 62, said she came to George Square to see what tributes had been organized but was saddened by the lack of events so far.
She said: “I’m here because I totally respect the job, the commitment that she had to the role she was born into.
“I know people have abdicated in the past, but she didn’t.
“She took it on at a very young age and I think she has been a wonderful figurehead.
“She’s done it to her dying day, almost to a couple of days, she was still working.
“Amazing woman.”
The Glasgow Times also spoke to three women who had met in front of the floral tributes and were reminiscing about The Queen together.
Moira Ord, who stays in the West End, said: “She will be a great loss, cause she was a great lady, and she did a great job.”
Jenny Harris, 59, from Hertfordshire, came to Glasgow for the night with friend Janet Fieldsend, 62, from Bedfordshire.
The two women heard the news of The Queen’s passing on the bus to their Glasgow hotel from the airport.
Ms Harris said: “She was just an amazing lady and she was great for our country and she’s going to be sadly, sadly missed.”
Ms Fieldsend added: “I think we’re just really upset to hear it.
“We knew she was going to go at some point, but it was a real shock, and she’s been around for all of my life, so we can’t get used to it really.
“She’s been a wonderful queen and she’s served her people really, really well.”
Mary Holland, 68, and Noel Holland, 72, from Essex, learned the news just before boarding a plane to Glasgow and came to George Square to pay their respects.
Ms Holland said: “You feel as though you knew her, although you didn’t.
“But because she was such a presence in all our lives for so long, you do feel as though you did know her and she was like a grandmother, and I think we all feel really sad about that.”
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