People who normally commute into London may want to work from home if they can, the Prime Minister's official spokesman has said. The capital is expected to be extremely busy as people travel for the Queen's lying in state.
The lying in state opens to the public at 5pm on Wednesday (September 14) and will be accessible 24 hours a day at the Palace of Westminster. Tens of thousands are expected to wait in the queue before walking past the coffin, which will be raised on a catafalque and draped in the Royal Standard, with the Orb and Sceptre placed on top.
It will be guarded at all hours by units from the Sovereign’s Bodyguard, the Household Division or Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London. Metropolitan Police officers will be joined by volunteers and stewards to manage the queue, while toilets and water fountains are provided at various points along the route.
