Mourners ‘face 3-mile queues and 12-hour waits to see Queen lying in state’
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mourners coming to London from across the country to pay their respects to the Queen as she lies in state have been warned there are likely to be exceptionally long queues and wait times. open image in gallery Huge crowds turned out to see the Queen’s coffin arrive in Edinburgh on Sunday Initially, it was estimated that 40,000 people a day would turn up to pay their respects but now Whitehall chiefs in charge of logistics for the historic five-night vigil have said that they are expecting close to one million people in total – similar to the numbers who filed past the late Pope John Paul II when he lay in state in Rome in 2005. open image in gallery There were two hour long queues just to get to Buckingham Palace on Sunday Mourners will be able to find portable loos and water stations along the way towards Westminster Hall from Wednesday. open image in gallery The late monarch’s lying in state in Westminster Hall opens to the public at 5pm on Wednesday There will be airport-style security checks for those who want to pay their respects.
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