Twitter Goes Crazy After Spotting An 'Insanely Tall' Mourner During Queen's Funeral: Who Is He?
An 'insanely tall' man walking in the queen's procession has sent Twitter into a frenzy. He towered above soldiers and sailors on the walk alongside the Queen¡¯s coffin generating an internet-wide curiosity over his identity.
The man wearing a black suit who was moving in front of the Queen's casket is Matthew Magee, the late Queen's former assistant private secretary. While the queen was 5 feet 3 inches tall, he is 7 feet 2 inches in height.
Hired by Buckingham Palace in 2018
Matthew Magee was hired by Buckingham Palace to replace Samantha Cohen as Queen Elizabeth II's assistant private secretary in 2018. Before being promoted, he was the Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward's private secretary and accompanied the Wessex Royals on many occasions.
Magee is one of the tallest people on the royal family staff. His height surpasses that of "Tall Paul," a member of the Royal Family who was also well-known for his height.?
Netizens, too, are now comparing the royal aide to Paul Whybrew, affectionately known as "Tall Paul," who has been Queen Elizabeth II's aide for 44 years. Tall Paul is 6 ft 44 inches in height and was placed in front of the Queen's coffin during the funeral procession.
Netizens went crazy
Many were interested in knowing his identity and this is what they had say. Take a look.
One Twitter user wrote: "Who is this insanely tall man? Is this the royal Slenderman?" Slenderman is a character from a horror video game.
A different user of social media added: 'Anyone know who the exceedingly tall man is?'?One person asked, 'Did they bring in the tallest man in the world for the occasion?'
Another tweet joked: ¡°Who is he? He would be handy for changing lightbulbs.¡±Another added: ¡°I can¡¯t stop paying attention to the incredibly tall man walking in front of the vehicle carrying the queens coffin.?
Queen's funeral
?Many people watched the Queen's funeral online and on television channels while around 2000 guests attended the funeral live.
The funeral was attended by the royal family including King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla among others.
World leaders including US President Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, newly appointed UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Indian President Droupadi Murmu, among others, attended the somber occasion.
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