Up to 400,000 people are expected to queue to see the Queen’s coffin as she lies in state at Westminster Hall . It comes as the UK prepares for one of the biggest international events it has hosted in decades - the late monarch's state funeral on Monday.
Government guidance says the queue is expected to be very long, with people standing for “many hours, possibly overnight”, and with very little opportunity to sit down.
The queuing infrastructure for the Queen’s lying in state is 10 miles in length, it is understood. This includes 6.9 miles from Victoria Tower Gardens to Southwark Park, with a further 3 miles inside Southwark Park.
