Lying-in-state queue waiting times reach 11 hours as thousands queue through the night

On Friday morning the queue stretched more than four miles from Westminster to Bermondsey, with waiting times estimated to be at least 11 hours on the Government’s queue tracker.

For the second night in a row, thousands of mourners queued for hours to pay their respects to the Queen as herAs dawn broke in London on Friday morning, the line stretched more than four miles from Westminster to Bermondsey, with waiting times estimated to be at least 11 hours on the Government’s queue tracker.

Thousands more mourners are expected over the weekend before the lying-in-state comes to a close at 6.30am on Monday morning,The queue stretched along London’s South Bank in the early hours of Friday morning Those in the queue are given wristbands so they can temporarily leave to buy food or use the facilities

Wait times are yet to exceed 11 hours, but the Government has warned that some people could be forced to wait up to 35 hours over the weekend.amongst those who have endured the waits together.allowed to skip the queue along with up to four guests.

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