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Long queues to see Queen’s coffin
In typically British fashion, the queues to see the Queen lying-in-state have been building steadily overnight and this morning.
Westminster Hall will begin allowing the public in from 17:00 BST tonight, running continuously until 06:30 BST on Monday, the day of the funeral.
Marshalls are working their way down the queue on Albert Embankment to hand out yellow wristbands to the first 2,000 people here.
They’ll need them to see the Queen lying-in-state in Westminster Hall this afternoon once the crowd starts moving over the bridge.
Each one has a unique identifying number. People who had arrived at about 7am this morning found themselves at around number 450.
There’s a lot of excitement and photos being taken as their place in the queue is cemented.
