Monday's royal vigil was reminiscent of a ceremony mounted for George V, 66 years ago, also in the medieval setting of Westminster Hall, when his sons -- Edward, Albert, Henry and George -- stood guard around the late King's coffin.
The long list includes astronaut Neil Armstrong, dancer Fred Astaire, Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum, landscape painter Albert Bierstadt, brewer Adolphus Busch, singer John Denver, entertainment entrepreneur Walt Disney, physicist Albert Einstein, New York Yankee legend Lou Gehrig, condiment king Henry J.