The eight-hour queue to visit the Queen’s lying-in-state has closed ahead of her state funeral tomorrow
Officials were earlier discouraging people from joining the five-mile queue along the banks of the Thames to Southwark Park this morning, with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport tweeting at 9.30am: "A decision will be taken today on when entry to the queue for Her Majesty The Queen's Lying-in-State will close as it reaches final capacity.
The late monarch's coffin will remain in Westminster Hall for the public to view until 6.30am on Monday, ahead of the state funeral in Westminster Abbey.The Queen Consort earlier paid a televised tribute to the late monarch, recalling her "wonderful blue eyes" and saying: "I will always remember her smile."
Meanwhile, the King and Queen Consort hosted world leaders and official overseas guests at the palace, in what the King's spokesman described as an "official state event". On Saturday evening, the Queen's eight grandchildren together staged a heart-rending evening vigil around their beloved Granny's coffin.
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