Only one MLA reimbursed Stormont for the cost of going to London to see the Queen lying in state
Almost £15,000 was spent by the Assembly on travel and accommodation for 27 MLAs and six staff to see the monarch's coffin last month inside Westminster Hall ahead of her state funeral.
Eight DUP MLAs, four Alliance representatives and two Ulster Unionists attended the ceremony, according to a Freedom of Information request. The DUP's Mr Lyons and Emma Little-Pengelly were the only MLAs for which the Assembly arranged their attendance at both the reception ceremony and the lying in state, according to the Stormont records.
It led to some facing a social media backlash for not joining the public queue, which swelled in size and at some points reached a wait time of "at least 24 hours". Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid and former footballer David Beckham were among the famous faces who joined the long queues with members of the public.
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