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Some 2,000 people are expected to attend the Queen's state funeral later, in what will be one of the biggest gatherings of royalty and politicians hosted in the UK for decades.

No official guest list has been published, but here’s what we know about who will - and won’t - be attending the service at Westminster Abbey, which starts at 11:00 BST.

Foreign royals

Members of royal families from across Europe will attend the funeral. This includes the kings and queens of Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain.

From further afield, Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are attending.

World leaders

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have travelled to London for the funeral. Other world leaders we expect to see this morning are French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with leaders from many other Commonwealth nations. South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived, as has Kenya's William Ruto.

Russia, Belarus and Syria have been excluded.

UK politicians and officials

Many familiar faces from British public life will be there.

Prime Minister Liz Truss, who the Queen appointed just two days before she died, is heading to the abbey with other government figures, as well as opposition politicians, leaders of the UK’s devolved governments, and numerous other public officials.

Charities, sport, arts and science

Alongside the Queen’s family and friends, we also expect to spot representatives from charities she supported, as well as recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross.

The funeral looks likely to be a who’s who of the late monarch’s 70-year-reign, with famous faces expected.

Margaret Ryan
In Windsor

Spaces are already filling up by the barriers on the Long Walk at Windsor where this afternoon the Queen’s funeral procession will reach its journey’s end.

Christy Molloy, 27, who lives nearby, was among those camping overnight.

“She’s been our neighbour. We were going to go to Westminster but then we thought London was her office, Windsor was her home”.

His cousin Billie Molloy, also 27, agrees and didn’t mind camping overnight. “She gave us 70 years, we can give her 14 hours.”

Hot water bottles, warm hats and a bit of Prosecco got them through.

There’s laughter and chatter on the Long Walk right now as a security guard politely warns that before too long everyone will have to pick up their blankets and fold up their chairs to make way for new arrivals.

We've seen the first guests go in now - those heading through the north door of Westminster Abbey are too far away to identify - although we can see members of the clergy and officers in uniform among them.

Up pulls a coach and in through the west door is the first group of guests arriving here - we think we can spot politicians among them.

They step out just as the stewards put the finishing touches to the sand outside where the gun carriage will draw to a halt.

Thom Poole
At Horse Guards Parade

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At Horse Guards Parade - on the procession route between Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace - the crowd is 10 people deep already.

The stewards are reminding people to stay hydrated. That might explain possibly the longest queue for coffee I've ever seen.

Despite it still being hours until the procession, it is clear some won't get to see what they hoped to.

Not so Liz and Jonathan Read, from Reigate in Surrey. They've got a spot overlooking the parade.

"We had a plan of where we were going to go but we couldn't do that as we just had to follow the crowds," says Jonathan. "You don't know how far back you are going to be so it is just fortunate we got this close."

Marie Jackson
At The Mall

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An arc of white tents sweep round the neat gardens in front of Buckingham Palace.

Inside presenters from the world’s biggest media organisations are dressed head to toe in black.

Under bright spotlights, they interview guests and talk into cameras. It’s the start of a long day.

Claire Heald
At Westminster Abbey

At 08:00 the doors to the abbey opened, and people are starting to walk in.

As far as the eye can see here - down into Parliament Square and up Victoria Street - normal life has been suspended.

There's no Monday rush-hour traffic of course - just coaches moving people, trucks lifting crowd barriers and buses shifting police and security staff teams to different posts.

But also gone is some of the street furniture - London will put on its best face today - no traffic lights or wide street security barriers will bring this procession to a halt.

There's sand down in front of the abbey - the State Gun Carriage will grind to a halt here just before the service at 11:00 BST.

Sniffer dogs have been busy working the area around the west and north entrances - where some of the 2,000 guests have arrived.

Thousands of members of the armed forces will line the procession route and take part between here, Wellington Arch and on to Windsor. And some of their number are passing now

Millions of people in the UK and around the world are expected to watch the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey later today.

There are many ways you can follow it:

• The BBC will be providing full coverage of the state funeral across TV, radio, iPlayer, BBC Sounds, and the BBC News website
• For radio audiences, a special programme presented by Martha Kearney will be simulcast on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Scotland between 09:00 and 13:30 and 14:30 and 17:00 BST
• The service will broadcast on other BBC radio stations, including local stations, over the course of the day. The BBC World Service will broadcast special coverage
• About 125 cinemas around the country will screen the funeral, external
• Cathedrals and theatres are also among the venues where people can view the event

• Big screens will be set up in locations across the UK, including Edinburgh's Holyrood Park, Hyde Park in London, Sheffield's Cathedral Square, Belfast's City Hall and Castle Square in Caernarfon
• A BBC special programme will be broadcast live to more than 200 countries and territories worldwide via BBC World News and bbc.com
• Networks such as PBS, CNN and Fox in the US and ABC in Australia will also be broadcasting the day's events

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Political editor

Outside Westminster Abbey, reporters from around the world beetle around with medallions of accreditations dangling around their necks. ID for this and that, security everywhere.

The scale and global interest in this is unprecedented; around 500 world leaders and dignitaries will be here later. It is the largest single event the UK has hosted in decades, possibly ever.

And while planning has been under way for years, it is still all happening with ten days notice.

Anjana Gadgil
at Paddington Station

Trains at a standstill here at London Paddington with all GWR services delayed or cancelled due to a power outage.

There are faulty electrical lines between Slough and Paddington, which is one of the main overland stations needed for travel between the Queen's funeral at Westminster and later processions to the Committal Service at Windsor.

Further delays are being caused because the lines between Reading and Newbury are closed due to a person being hit by a train.

The Elizabeth Line is also suspended with passengers advised to use the Piccadilly line where possible instead.

Disruption is expected until 10am.

Helena Wilkinson
In Windsor

People camped overnight in sleeping bags along the historic Long Walk here in Windsor.

Later today, they will see the state hearse slowly make its way past them before it enters the grounds of Windsor Castle for a committal service.

Maureen Smith, 70, came at about 22:00 last night with her daughter Debbie Costello, 42 and granddaughter Macey.

Maureen says she managed to get a couple of hours sleep and Macey slept “like a log”.

They came because Macey wanted say goodbye and bring flowers. Asked what she liked about the Queen, Macey says: “She was nice.”

People have been gathering in London and Windsor to watch the Queen's funeral procession later today.

Many camped out overnight to secure a spot in viewing areas along the route.

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Nick Eardley
At Westminster Hall

Over the past four and a half days, Westminster Hall has been a steady stream of silent tribute.

From members of the public to foreign leaders, huge numbers have made their way through the historic hall, pausing in front of the monarch’s coffin, draped in the Royal Standard and topped by the Imperial State Crown.

We stood at the back of the hall as the final visitors streamed through just before 06:30 this morning.

Some paused briefly to bow their heads. Others shed a tear. One man, wearing full army fatigues, saluted the coffin.

The last person to walk through the hall was Black Rod – the senior official from the House of Lords. She stopped, bowed briefly, before bringing the lying-in-state to an official end.

Westminster Hall is now closed to the public - with the Queen’s coffin remaining here for a few hours before being moved across the road to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral later this morning.

Marie Jackson
At The Mall

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It’s early but there’s a sense of purpose in the air.

Huddles of security in high-vis jackets are gathered in Green Park, steering the public to viewing areas along the procession route.

Some stop to leave flowers beneath the trees, others press on determined to get the best spot possible.

That’s not a worry for the Rowlassons. Kyre, 23, his mum Beveley, 41, and granddad Fred, 72, left home in Birmingham yesterday to secure a front-row spot.

The three spent an uncomfortable night in their sleeping bags on the ground. Much sleep? “Not a wink,” says Kyre.

For Fred, it’s a day to show respect for the Queen. “She was a lovely person,” he says.

This was the moment the final mourners allowed into Westminster Hall paid their respects to the Queen.

After the last members of the public who had queued through the night walked through the hall, members of parliamentary staff followed them, with Black Rod Sarah Clarke the last to walk past the coffin.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme about his relationship with the late Queen.

He first met her more than 40 years ago, when his father, Pierre, was the Canadian leader.

"I’ll miss her terribly, I'm still absorbing. Just coming to London and not be able to see her is something that catches me off guard a little bit.

"The relationship that I've been able to deepen with her over the past seven years has been extraordinary, being able to keep her appraised of what's going on in Canada, but also just have real, deep, thoughtful conversations about global affairs, whether it's the situation in Ukraine, whether it's challenges around the global south, climate change, her thoughtfulness, her perspective in the sweep of history was always extraordinarily valuable."

When asked whether Canada would still be a realm - with the UK monarch as head of state - through his children's lifetime, he says:

"Yes I do, I think there is an extraordinary stability in our system of democracy. We have an extraordinary governor general who embodies the best of Canadians and we have a Crown that is overseeing, sometimes from a comfortable distance, what is happening.

The Queen’s lying-in-state in Westminster Hall has now ended.

Hundreds of thousands of people who have travelled to London from across the UK and the world have been able to pay their respects since Wednesday night and throughout the weekend.

The Queen’s four children mounted a vigil for her on Friday evening, and her grandchildren did the same on Saturday.

Guards have kept watch for six hours a shift, switching in and out of roles at 20-minute intervals. But now the doors to the hall are closed, as the final preparations for this morning’s state funeral take place.

Claire Heald
At Westminster Abbey

As dawn breaks here at Westminster Abbey, the Portland stone of the western end is gently lit against a cloudy grey sky.

It's quiet. Final preparations are taking place for the funeral procession, in just over four hours, when the Queen's coffin will come here from Westminster Hall, across Parliament Square.

News crews are beginning their broadcasts from outside the abbey, where every monarch since William the Conqueror has been crowned. It's still a wait until the dignitaries, people in public life, royals and friends of the Queen begin to arrive, after 08:00 BST.

Police officers and security staff are the only people moving about on the streets. The Modern Martyrs - statues of Christians who died for their beliefs and who sit in stone above the Great West Door - are watching over them.

The Queen's lying-in-state is due to close in the next 10 minutes.

Since it opened last Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of people have gone to pay their respects to the late monarch - with many standing for more than 10 hours in a queue that stretched across central London.

The organisers announced just after 22:40 BST last night that the queue had been closed to new joiners, leaving some people disappointed at being turned away.

Others joined the queue anyway in the hope of being able to get into Westminster Hall without a wristband, only to be turned away by police at the entrance to Victoria Tower Gardens next to Lambeth Bridge.

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There are multiple components to the Queen’s funeral, which will unfold throughout the day in both London and Windsor. Here’s what we’re expecting:

• 6:30 BST - The window for the public to see Elizabeth II lying in state comes to an end, as the doors to Westminster Hall are closed
• 8:00 - Doors of Westminster Abbey open for the 2,000 guests expected - from world leaders to charity workers and the Japanese emperor
• 10:44 - The day’s first procession will set off, with King Charles and other senior royals walking behind the Queen’s coffin as it’s pulled by sailors on the State Gun Carriage from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey
• 11:00 - The state funeral service begins
• 11:55 - The Last Post bugle sounds, followed by a national two minutes’ silence
• 12:00 - Service ends, and at 12:15 a second, larger procession brings her coffin to Wellington Arch
• 13:00 - Her coffin is transferred to the state hearse and driven to Windsor along a route expected to be lined by crowds
• 15:00 - The day’s third procession begins, through the grounds of Windsor Castle to St George’s Chapel
• 16:00 - Committal service takes place at St George’s Chapel
• 19:30 - Royal Family returns to the chapel for a private burial service that will see Elizabeth II interred alongside her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh