Good Morning Britain shared the moving moment Susanna Reid accompanied her mum to see the Queen lie in state. As of Friday morning (September 16), it was reported that the queues to Westminster Hall reached 14 hours overnight. Today also marks the second full day of Queen Elizabeth lying in state before her funeral on Monday (September 19).
As the clock struck midnight, well-wishers continued to pace slowly past the Queen’s coffin, their footsteps muffled by a carpet laid throughout the ancient hall. Some bowed as they approached the late Queen, others made the sign of the cross, others still simply paused.
Sky News has since reported that at 8.15am today the queue had reached 4.9 miles (7.9km) long, with Southwark Park listed as the nearest landmark.
