Summary

  • The Prince and Princess of Wales have today greeted crowds in Sandringham and looked at the floral tributes left there

  • Prince William told well-wishers that walking behind the Queen's coffin brought back memories of his mother's funeral

  • New details of the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September have been set out

  • There will be a national two-minute silence at the end of the service, and a procession through London will follow

  • Along the Thames, people are waiting to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II - the queue is nearly 5 miles (7.9km) long

  • King Charles III spent the day at his country home, Highgrove

  1. More than one service for the Queenpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    After the funeral service at Westminster Abbey, events move west to Windsor, where a smaller service will take place at St George's Chapel, next to Windsor Castle.

    The Dean of Windsor will lead the service there, with 800 people expected to attend.

    Later on Monday, a private service for the Queen's close family will be held. After that, the Queen's coffin will be laid in the Royal Vault, beside her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April 2021.

    File photo of St George's Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle, taken in 2008Image source, PA Media
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    The Royal Vault is located within St George's Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle

  2. Who will be at the funeral?published at 13:02 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Among senior figures of state to confirm their attendance at the Queen's funeral are US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron.

    Other notable faces will include friends and family and representatives from charities the Queen supported.

    But a full list of all 2,000 guests will not be released.

  3. Queen's funeral to end with two-minute national silencepublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 15 September 2022
    Breaking

    New details have been released for the Queen's state funeral, with the doors of Westminster Abbey opening in preparation for the coming congregation from 08:00 BST on Monday 19 September.

    The State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy, drawn by 142 sailors, will carry her coffin from Westminster Hall to the Abbey for the service, which begins at 11:00.

    More than 2,000 guests are expected to be there and a national two minutes' silence will be held as the service ends, just before noon.

    Read more on what we've learned here.

    The Queen's coffin lying in stateImage source, PA Media
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    The Queen's coffin is lying in state in Westminster Hall until Monday morning

  4. Prince William and Kate given flowerspublished at 12:58 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    As they strolled down the barriers, the new Prince and Princess of Wales were given bouquets of flowers.

    They have been chatting to some of the people who have gathered to wish them well for around 15 minutes so far.

    Catherine, Princess of Wales, receiving a bouquet of flowersImage source, Reuters
  5. People queue early to see new Prince and Princess of Walespublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Daniela Relph
    BBC royal correspondent, at Sandringham

    The new Prince and Princess of Wales are meeting the crowds at the carpet of flowers laid out in tribute to the late Queen at the gates of the Sandringham estate.

    One card reads simply - “you did a good job to the end.”

    Hundreds of people have been waiting for Prince William and his wife Catherine since early this morning.

    The royal couple will also spend time thanking staff who served the Queen for many years at the royal residence.

    Sandringham always had a feel of a family home for the Queen. She would host Christmas here and come to Norfolk every February to mark the death of her father at Sandringham in 1952.

  6. William and Catherine meet crowds at Sandringhampublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

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    Watch: the Prince and Princess of Wales met well-wishers in Sandringham

    Prince William and Catherine have strolled past a wall of thousands of floral tributes and read notes left by members of the public at Sandringham.

    Behind them an assembled crowd of hundreds has gathered, holding up a sea of phones to capture the moment of quiet reflection.

    After viewing the tributes, the royal couple are now shaking hands and chatting with people who have come to Sandringham.

  7. Prince William and Catherine view floral tributes at Sandringhampublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    The Prince and Princess of Wales are now at Sandringham to view floral tributes left for the Queen.

    The flowers have been left at Norwich Gates, the entrance to one of the country residences now belonging to King Charles.

    Prince William and Catherine were made Prince and Princess of Wales following the Queen's death.

    Prince William and Catherine viewing floral tributes in SandringhamImage source, Getty Images
  8. How to get to the (back of) the queuepublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Members of the public in the queue at Butlers Wharf, central London, as they wait to view Queen Elizabeth II lying in stateImage source, PA Media
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    The queue now stretches past Butler's Wharf, just east of Tower Bridge

    Earlier we brought you some practical tips about joining the queue, as thousands line up to pay tribute to the Queen as she lies in state.

    Top of that list, with the queue now at four miles (6.4km) long, is to expect a long wait - and be prepared to stand on your feet for many hours.

    Often the pace is tediously slow, but at other times, it can be brisk - recent anecdotes say the pace really picks up after the London Eye.

    But aside from wrapping up warm, keeping baggage to a minimum and having access to food and drink, there is also the issue of how to reach the queue.

    The UK government has published a live queue tracker for people to follow on YouTube, external. Keep checking that to see where the back of the queue is, as it keeps moving.

    Transport into, and across London, is busy – as people travel to the capital to pay their respects, or just come to see the many flowers left for the late Queen.

    Transport for London, external (TfL) said nearly 115,000 more tube journeys were made to, or from, eight stations in the city centre on Wednesday, including Hyde Park Corner and Piccadilly Circus, compared with the same day last week – an increase of 20%.

    Green Park station has already had to close on a number of occasions due to overcrowding.

    Generally, where possible, the overwhelming advice is to walk within central London – taking in the many sites and tributes as you go.

  9. Princess Royal in Glasgow to view tributespublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Princess AnneImage source, PA
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    Princess Anne and her husband Sir Tim Laurence view tributes left outside Glasgow City Chambers.

    Princess Anne has arrived in Glasgow, where she will view floral tributes left in memory of her mother, the Queen.

    The Princess Royal, who has been accompanied by her husband Sir Tim Laurence, will view tributes left outside Glasgow City Chambers.

    She is due to meet representatives from charities and organisations that the late Queen had been a patron of.

    Princess Anne is also expected to meet mourners who are signing the book of condolence there.

  10. Lying-in-state queue length hits four milespublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    The queue to see the Queen lying-in-state has now passed four miles (6.9km) in length.

    It stretches from Westminster Hall all the way past Tower Bridge along the south bank of the River Thames.

  11. Access queue moving in orderly fashionpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Sean Dilley
    Reporting from the accessible queue

    The access queueImage source, Sean Dilley

    For mourners wishing to see the Queen lying in state, there is also a separate accessible route for those who need it.

    We joined the access queue at Tate Britain shortly before 10:00 BST. There were around 20 or 30 people queueing in an orderly and peaceful way.

    One of the marshals spotted my long white stick, and my sighted colleague who is guiding. Volunteers from the Scouts Association are at the end of the line.

    The queue has been moving forward roughly every 30 seconds as volunteers process those seeking accreditation for the accessible queue.

    Those issued with wristbands are given a time to report to Victoria Tower Gardens next to the main palace of Westminster.

    A civil servant who was volunteering told us that people would be able to gain almost instant access to the queue near Parliament.

  12. Seventy years on, second visit to see a monarch lying-in-statepublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Peter Saull
    BBC political reporter

    Joan Bradshaw, in the queue to see the Queen lying in state
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    Joan Bradshaw was at the lying-in-state of George VI in 1952

    Among the thousands of people queuing to pay their respects to the Queen is 91-year-old Joan Bradshaw.

    She was also here 70 years ago, to witness the lying-in-state of the Queen’s father, George VI.

    “I just wanted to be there. Same as I wanted to be here,” she tells me.

    “I can’t remember much. But it was completely different. It wasn’t so crowded.

    "That’s made such a big queue - people coming from all over the world.”

    “It was big [in 1952], but nowhere near as big as it is now,” she adds.

    Joan joined the back of the queue at 3am.

    I asked her how she thinks she’ll feel when she enters Westminster Hall.

    “I shall be very happy to see her, because it’s not the same watching on television. You need to be amongst the people to get the feeling inside.”

  13. Watch: Aerials show queue for Queen Elizabeth's lying-in-statepublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

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    Watch: Aerial images of the queue for Queen Elizabeth's lying-in-state

    As we've been reporting, the queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state has grown through the morning.

    It is now 3.8 miles long (6.1km).

    This is what the long line of people looks like from the air - snaking from the Oxo Tower on the south bank of the Thames, to zig-zagging on Victoria Tower Gardens next to the Palace of Westminster.

    These images were recorded between 08:30 and 09:00 BST this morning.

  14. Nick Robinson: Why people at the lying-in-state are really herepublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Nick Robinson
    Presenter, Radio 4 Today, in Westminster

    People queue to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state in Westminster Hall, LondonImage source, YOAN VALAT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
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    People queued overnight to see the Queen lie in state

    I arrived on the South Bank in the early hours and saw a vast river of people going from County Hall, past the London Eye, the National Theatre, the South Bank Centre, Shakespeare's Globe, all the way to London Bridge.

    There's always a danger that if you ask people why they've come, they repeat what they've heard in the news - "I've come to pay my respects" or "I had to be here".

    There's a formula there that hides what they're really thinking, so I pressed a few people and asked what they meant - and it seems to me to come down to values.

    Yes, of course, there's a desire to be there in a moment of history, and to pay respects to someone who's been on the throne for 70 years.

    But the values people mention are those they think are missing from public life - they talk about service, duty, selflessness, empathy, and the ability of Her Majesty to speak just a few words to capture a moment and help them through, whether that's during the Covid crisis or in response to terror attacks.

    Those values, I think, are why people are here in such numbers.

  15. My 30-hour wait to see Queen's coffinpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Kristian Johnson
    Reporting from South Bank

    At 10pm on Tuesday the heavens opened. People who had only met hours before huddled up together. Their umbrellas offered little respite from the rain.

    I was one of the lucky ones. My tent, pitched on the cold pavement of London's South Bank, gave me some shelter from the downpour. But even so, after just a few minutes outside, my jeans were soaked through.

    I wasn't the only one.

    Vanessa Nathakumaran proudly took her spot at the head of the queue. She only carried a bag with her - and she had more than 48 hours left to wait before she could get inside Westminster Hall.

    Read more here.

    The BBC's Kristian Johnson joined people who camped out to ensure they made the front of the queue
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    The BBC's Kristian Johnson joined people who camped out to ensure they made the front of the queue

  16. Queue to see Queen's coffin reaches Tower Bridgepublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Members of the public in the queue near to Tower BridgeImage source, PA Media

    As more and more people join the lying-in-state queue in London, the line snaking along the south bank of the Thames is now about 3.5 miles (5.6km) and has reached the iconic Tower Bridge.

    We'll keep bringing you stories and images from people in the queue.

  17. What are the Royal Family doing today?published at 10:40 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Jonny Dymond
    BBC royal correspondent

    King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince William and Prince Harry in the processionImage source, Reuters
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    King Charles has been taking calls from world leaders since the procession carrying the Queen's coffin to Westminster on Wednesday

    After almost a week of the highest-profile activity, a somewhat quieter time beckons for the Royal Family as authorities gear up for the state funeral on Monday.

    The focus of many will be on the Queen lying in state in Westminster Hall.

    But the Royal Standard is no longer flying above Buckingham Palace, as the King is back at Highgrove in Gloucestershire.

    He has no official engagements today, but has been taking calls from world leaders since the procession yesterday.

    Those calls, state business and catching up on the work pushed to one side by the transition will dominate his day.

    The Prince and Princess of Wales will travel to Sandringham to look at the floral tributes left there and the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Edward and Sophie, will visit Manchester. More details about the funeral are expected later today.

  18. Watch: What's the weather forecast for London?published at 10:23 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    As the queues build in London, BBC Weather's Stav Danaos has the forecast for people wanting to pay their respects over the next few days.

    Media caption,

    London weather forecast

  19. Lying-in-state queue length hits three milespublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    HMS BelfastImage source, Getty Images
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    HMS Belfast is the nearest landmark to the end of the queue, around three miles from the front

    The queue to see the Queen lying in state has grown over the course of this morning and is now around three miles (4.8km) long, according to the government's tracke, externalr.

    It stretches along the southern bank of the River Thames to between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, with HMS Belfast the closest landmark to the back of the line.

    For those wanting to pay their respects virtually, there is a dedicated video stream of the coffin resting in Westminster Hall.

    Map of queue to see the Queen lying in stateImage source, .
  20. First glimpse of Queen's coffin a powerful momentpublished at 09:54 British Summer Time 15 September 2022

    Jeremy Gahagan
    at Westminster Hall

    Queuing at Victoria Tower Gardens
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    The zigzagging queues through Victoria Tower Gardens

    I joined the queue at just after 9pm last night and at around 5am we reached Parliament, after a journey that followed the course of the River Thames westwards from Southwark Bridge.

    The mood had been relaxed as we’d progressed through the night, with strangers striking up conversation.

    As we approached the Palace of Westminster, the crowds tightened and the queue zigzagged through Victoria Tower Gardens - a sea of humanity with one destination in mind.

    Queuing beside the Thames to see the Queen lying in state

    As the line returned to single-file on the approach to the security checks, a more respectful tone was evident. Phones were placed in pockets and hats were removed, as the enormity of what we were about to witness dawned on us.

    Over eight hours of queuing through the night leaves senses heightened, and on entering Westminster Hall the riot of colour and the first glimpse of the Queen’s coffin proved to be a powerful moment.

    People paused - some bowed or briefly kneeled in prayer. They were able to take a moment next to the catafalque supporting the Queen’s coffin as the guards, performing their own lengthy vigil, changed in solemn ceremony - the silence only interrupted by military boots on the stone floor.

    We emerged as dawn broke over central London. People stopped near the exit in Parliament Square to exchange phone numbers and hugs.

    As one person said, as they headed for home, it was "a chance to honour the Queen for all she’s done for our country".