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A London diaspora district remembers a queen — ambivalently

People line up to buy food at in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A shop keeper drinks tea in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) People walk alone a street in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A woman walks near the Hindu temple in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A man walks past a cosmetic shop in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A man is reflected on a photo of Queen Elizabeth II in a Hindu temple, in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A man sits on a bench in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A family walk down a street in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A girl sits on a stroller in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A woman walk past a money exchange shop in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Gulu Anand, owner of the Indian restaurant 'Brilliant', holds the photos of King Charles III visiting his restaurant in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Posters of Queen Elizabeth II are displayed outside a pharmacy in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) A book of condolence and photo of Queen Elizabeth II are displayed at a church in the district of Southall in London, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In a church in a West London district known locally as Little India, a book of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II lies open. Five days after the monarch’s passing, few have signed their names. The congregation of 300 is made up largely of the South Asian diaspora, like the majority of the estimated 70,000 people living in the district of Southall, a community tucked away in London's outer reaches of London and built on waves of migration that span 100 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)