Mourners waiting to see the Queen lying in state face a wait of up to 24 hours in plunging night time temperatures.
The queue to see Her Majesty prior to her state funeral on Monday had to be closed earlier today, as it stretched nearly five miles with a wait time of 14 hours. It has now reopened after a pause of seven hours, but officials have warned entry to the line may be paused again if it reaches capacity. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have said the updated queueing time may be as long as a whole day.
Thousands of people have travelled to the capital over the last two days for a chance to pay their respects to Britain's longest reigning monarch inside Westminster Hall, and the queue is now back to five miles, stretching to Southwark Park in south-east London. The queen will lie in state until 6.30am on Monday.
