The route that people will queue along to see the Lying in State of Queen Elizabeth II has been revealed.
The head of the queue will be on the Albert Embankment. It will tail back from there along Belvedere Road, behind the London Eye and head on to the South Bank. From there it follows the route of the River Thames, snaking past the National Theatre, the Tate Modern and HMS Belfast to Southwark Park.
Up to a million people are expected to wait to have their chance to pay their respects to Her Late Majesty as she lies in state at Westminster Hall.
Once people have reached the top of the queue they will go across Lambeth Bridge and into Victoria Tower Gardens where they will go through security before being directed into the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Hall.
Over 1,000 volunteers, stewards and police officers will be on hand to support those paying their respects. St. John Ambulance will be positioned along the route to provide help. There will also be extra toilets and water stations set up along the site of the queue.
Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other official assistance dogs will be allowed into the hall. There will also be British Sign Language interpreters there to offer support.
For those who can’t queue, there will be a live feed available on the BBC red button service.
The Lying in State opens at 5pm on September 13th 2022 and will close at 6.30am on September 19th 2022, the morning of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The queue will be stopped before then to ensure all those waiting get to pay their respects.
Those who want to attend are advised to check travel details beforehand as transport chiefs are expecting all services to be very busy.
Royal Central will keep you up to date with details of the queuing system.
