Crowds have already assembled near Lambeth Bridge in central London and on the South Bank.
Members of the public are also in line in Whitehall and around central London, ahead of the ceremonial procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
The late monarch’s lying in state in Westminster Hall opens to the public at 5pm on Wednesday and it will be open 24 hours a day until it closes at 6.30am on Monday September 19 – the day of the Queen’s funeral.
5. Police on The Mall ahead of the ceremonial procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall,
Police on The Mall ahead of the ceremonial procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state ahead of her funeral on Monday. Picture date: Wednesday September 14, 2022. Photo: Dominic Lipinski
6. Members of the public wait in the queue near Lambeth Bridge in central London
Members of the public wait in the queue near Lambeth Bridge in central London, to view Queen Elizabeth II lying in state ahead of her funeral on Monday. Picture date: Wednesday September 14, 2022. Photo: Stefan Rousseau
7. Members of the public join the queue on the South Bank near to Lambeth Bridge
Members of the public join the queue on the South Bank near to Lambeth Bridge, as they wait to view Queen Elizabeth II lying in state ahead of her funeral on Monday. Picture date: Wednesday September 14, 2022. Photo: James Manning
8. Members of the public join the queue on the South Bank
Members of the public join the queue on the South Bank, as they wait to view Queen Elizabeth II lying in state ahead of her funeral on Monday. Picture date: Wednesday September 14, 2022. Photo: Stefan Rousseau