Buckingham Palace

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Queen funeral latest: Public prepare to pay their respects with queue ... (Evening Standard)

T. he Queen's coffin has arrived at the Palace of Westminer after a sombre procession from Buckingham Palace. The procession saw the late monarch leave the ...

The Queen’s coffin will be lying in state at Westminster Hall until Monday morning, the day of her state funeral. For those hoping to see the Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall, guidance has been released on how to join the queue, the route of the queue and what to bring. Crowds lining the streets occasionally burst into spontaneous applause or cheers. Thousands of people have taken their spots in the queue for the Queen’s lying in state as the public prepares to pay its last respects. The queue to see the Queen lying in state has stretched 2.5 miles to London Bridge. The Queen’s lying in state begins at 5pm, continuing until 6.30am on Monday - the day of the Queen’s funeral.

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Queen lies in state at Westminster Hall after Royals escort her on ... (iNews)

The Queen is lying in state in Westminster Hall, after members of the Royal Family escort her coffin from Buckingham Palace. The Queen's coffin will rest in ...

The queue is still growing, with [up to 10 miles prepared for crowds to wait.](https://inews.co.uk/news/queue-queen-lying-state-westminster-10-miles-1855541?ico=in-line_link) As the procession reached Westminster Hall a choir sang softly, and the coffin was paced atop a purple catafalque surrounded by candles. Union Jacks hung along the route, along with flags from across the Commonwealth, while shots were fired every minute for the duration of the procession. The pall bearers were eight members of the Grenadier Guards. The carriage was flanked by a row of the Queen’s guardsmen, in their iconic red uniforms and bearskin hats. The scenes were reminiscent of the brothers walking behind their mother Princess Diana’s coffin aged just 15 and 12, but saw Prince William in formal military attire while Harry wore morning dress.

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Queen leaves Buckingham Palace for final time as coffin carried to Westminster (The Independent)

Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email ... The late Queen has left Buckingham Palace for the last time, in a gun carriage bearing her coffin. The solemn procession was heading for Westminster Hall, where the cortege was timed to arrive at 3pm.

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Queen's coffin returns to Buckingham Palace as her family pay their ... (Belfast Newsletter)

The Princess Royal, who has travelled with the Queen on her journey from Balmoral to London via Edinburgh alongside husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, ...

Standing in the palace’s quadrangle was a guard of honour formed from the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards and they gave the royal salute as the hearse came to a stop. Anne said she was “fortunate” to be able to share “the last 24 hours of my dearest mother’s life” in a statement, adding: “It has been an honour and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys. The Queen last night returned to Buckingham Palace and her family, who turned out to witness the arrival of her coffin at the royal residence affectionately known as the “office”.

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