Queue tracker

The queue to see the Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall is at capacity and entry will be paused for six hours, the government has said.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: The royal brothers will both wear military attire for the occasion, after a request from their father, King Charles. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Jane Sebutinde said she was on her way when she heard the queue would be paused. A separate accessible queue is "very busy and time slots for this afternoon have now filled up," the department also said. Are you unable to join the queue to pay your respects to the Queen? The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex will observe the vigil alongside six of their cousins. The Met Office advised those in the queue to be prepared for "cool evenings" with overnight temperatures expected to be as low as 8C (46F). [a row has broken out over who is allowed to skip the queue](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62914585) to pay their respects to the late Queen after it emerged MPs and Lords had special access. The queue to see the Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall is at capacity and entry will be paused for six hours, the government has said. In a moment of confusion, stewards at the park appeared to allow about 100 people into the park after the pause was announced. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said at Southwark Park, where the queue officially ends, had "reached capacity" and entry would be "paused for at least six hours".

A live, official queue tracker shows how long the line is, and where it ends as hundreds of thousands are expected to crowd into central London to pay ...

[Many shops and supermarkets are planning to close](/news/2022-09-12/several-major-supermarkets-to-will-shut-during-bank-holiday-for-queens-funeral) that day - but authorities say a number of retailers plan to stay open along the queue route to serve those in the line. [number of roads around the queue area are closed to vehicle and bicycle traffic,](/news/london/2022-09-14/buckingham-palace-roads-closed-for-vehicles-and-bicycles) and are only accessible on foot. Queue tracker: How long is the queue to see the Queen Lying in State, where is the end of the line?

There are huge queues of mourners in line to see Her Majesty lying in state in Westminster Hall.

Many mourners braved the elements overnight as they waited in line to pay their respects, and people have been warned there is very little opportunity to sit down as the queue will be continuously moving. The live government tracker says: "The queue is at capacity and and entry is currently paused. The culture department has warned that wait times could be as long as 14 hours at the moment. They have advised people not to join the back of the queue, which we understand is currently at Southwark Park. Members of the public can pay their respects to the late sovereign for 24 hours a day at Westminster Hall. The culture department has warned that wait times could be as long as 14 hours, and entry has been paused for six hours.

Mourners hoping to pay their respects as the Queen lies in state at Westminster Hall can use a nifty online tool to track queues.

The feed is also occasionally interrupted to show live footage of mourners arriving at Westminster Hall. Metropolitan Police officers, volunteers and stewards are managing the queue, with people waiting in line given a coloured and numbered wristband. A nifty tool set up by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport now allows people to track queues to estimate how long it could take. Queen Elizabeth's coffin currently rests on a raised platform inside Westminster Hall, draped in the Royal Standard and topped with the Imperial State Crown, orb and sceptre. The information is accompanied by a map to show the queue length. Mourners hoping to pay their respects as the Queen lies in state at Westminster Hall can use a nifty online tool to track queues.

Queen Elizabeth II is Lying-in-State at Westminster, and people are queuing for miles to visit — it's being livestreamed on YouTube.

"You will need to stand for many hours, possibly overnight, with very little opportunity to sit down, as the queue will keep moving." [Lying-in-State](https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2022/september-2022/lying-in-state-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii/) in Westminster Hall at London's Palace of Westminster, giving members of the public a chance to pay their respects up until 6:30 a.m. Unsurprisingly, people are fascinated by the sheer scale of the queue. 19, the day of the Queen's funeral. [guidance](https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2022/september-2022/attending-lying-in-state-practical-information/) on the official UK Parliament website. [Hundreds of thousands of people](https://www.itv.com/news/2022-09-14/official-queen-lying-in-state-queue-tracker-shows-length-and-end-of-line-live) are expected to travel to see the Queen, which means a very long wait — and, of course, an extremely long queue.