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.
9. Police on The Mall ahead of the ceremonial procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II
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
10. Members of the public in Westminster
Members of the public in Westminster, central London, ahead of the ceremonial procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London. Picture date: Wednesday September 14, 2022. Photo: Danny Lawson
11. 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 the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lying in state ahead of her funeral on Monday. Picture date: Wednesday September 14, 2022. Photo: Stefan Rousseau
12. 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.
Members of the public join the queue on the South Bank near to Lambeth Bridge Photo: James Manning