Queue to pay respect to Queen’s coffin paused for six hours after reaching capacity
Mourners hoping to see the Queen lying in state only have one more day to do it.
Overnight queues to Westminster Hall continued into Sunday morning but the clock is ticking.
Public access to the hall is due to end at 6.30am on Monday so the Queen’s coffin can be moved to Wesminster Abbey for her funeral.
With waits upwards of 15 hours, that doesn’t leave much time for people to join the queue if they’re not in it already.
For those who did reach Westminster on Saturday evening, they may have witnessed Prince Harry and Prince William led a silent vigil held by the Queen’s grandchildren.
The Prince of Wales led his brother the Duke of Sussex, as well as his cousins Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn.
It is the first time grandchildren have taken part in the ceremony, following the Vigil of the Princes led by King Charles on Friday.
Earlier in the afternoon, the King and the Prince of Wales made a surprise visit to greet mourners in the queue for the Queen’s lying in state to thank them for their support.
