Sadiq Khan has said protesters are “not enhancing the cause of Republicanism by protesting in the way that some are thinking of doing” during mourning for the Queen.

Asked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme if he would personally be encouraging police to respect the legal rights of peaceful protesters, the London mayor said the right to protest and the right to free speech were "cornerstones of our democracy".

"It’s not a criminal offence to be disrespectful or to campaign in bad taste - the police understand that."

But he added that while it was legal to hold such protests, he felt it was "disrespectful" given the “outpouring of grief, sorrow and affection” for the Queen from Londoners and those across the country paying their respects.

The queue for the Queen's lying-in-state has topped 14 hours and is almost 4.9 miles long (7.8km).

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has warned that the queue is in Southwark Park and may soon be paused - it said in a tweet, external:

"If the park reaches capacity, entry to the queue will be paused.

"If you have not yet set off to join, please consider waiting until numbers have reduced."

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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson paid her respects to the Queen in Westminster Hall yesterday. She described to the BBC what it was like to see the Queen lying in state.

The former Paralympic champion says outside the hall the atmosphere is one of camaraderie, but inside it was like nothing she had experienced before.

"It was very emotional to see where Her Majesty is lying in state, lots of people curtsying and bowing and blowing kisses," she says, "much more emotional than I expected".

Baroness Grey-Thompson is in Cardiff today for King Charles's first visit to Wales as monarch.

Some people are queuing to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state for very personal reasons.

Mandy travelled from Manchester yesterday, with her granddaughter Lily and nephew Sam. They joined the queue at 20:00 BST last night and made it to the doors of Westminster Hall by 04:45 BST.

Mandy came to London in 1981 for the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, and the Queen Mother's funeral in 2002. Mandy says on that day she "vowed" to come to London one day for the Queen's funeral.

Sadly, Mandy's mother died two years ago so she brought some of her mother's ashes with them on the journey to pay their respects to the Queen.

Mandy's nephew Sam turns 18 tomorrow. He has cancelled his celebration plans because he says he'd rather sacrifice his birthday "to come down to this spectacular historic event, which makes me really proud to be British".

Sam has ambitions to be in the King's Company Grenadier Guards, inspired by his uncle who was in the Queen’s Company Grenadier Guards - the regiment that escorted the Queen's coffin to Westminster Hall.

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The latest estimate for the Queen's lying-in-state queue says it is now almost 5 miles (8km) long.

The government's tracker, external shows a queuing time of 11 and a half hours, with the nearest landmark being Southwark Park.

If you are thinking of going along, here is everything you need to know about queuing for the lying-in-state.

King Charles will travel to Wales later, with thousands expected in the capital to welcome him.

In his first visit to the nation as monarch, he and the Queen Consort will attend a prayer and reflection service for the Queen at Llandaff Cathedral.

Spectators have been gathering at outside since 03:30 BST, including Jude from Cardiff.

She said: "I just want to pay my respects to the late Queen. It feels like the right thing to do."

Anne Gainger, 58, from Cardiff, travelled to London to pay her respects following the death of the Queen. She's now looking forward to seeing the King.

"I just wanted to be here today. It means a lot. I'm here to show him we're your people and we're here for you," she said.

Read more about the King's visit to Cardiff here.

• It's the second full day of Her Majesty's lying-in-state. A long queue continues to snake alongside the River Thames in central London, with hundreds of thousands expected to come pay their respects to the late Queen ahead of the funeral on Monday
• King Charles will travel to Wales later, completing his tour of the home nations. Alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort, he will host a reception at Cardiff Castle, and hear condolences from the Welsh parliament
• Later this afternoon, the King will meet Faith Leaders at Buckingham Palace
• At 19:30, the Queen's four children - Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward - will stand vigil for 15 minutes around her coffin in Westminster Hall

Nick Beake
Reporting from Tower Bridge

Sisters Jackie Clark and Jen Pask are queuing at Tower Bridge.

Jackie tells me: “We saw a lot of people wearing black on our train. We knew where they were going.

"It’s an incedibile atmosphere. We’ve already spotted people we know from Surrey and Kent, but we’ve also heard so many different languages."

Jen says it was a big relief when they joined the back of the queue: "When you arrive here, you almost feel envious of those already in the queue but when you get your wristband it’s a really good feeling. You’re part of it. It’s very uplifting."

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Actor Matt Smith, who played the Queen's husband Prince Philip on the hit Netflix series The Crown, said he will fly home for the Queen's funeral.

Smith, who is from Northampton, told the US Today Show that it's important for him to witness "a piece of history."

"We'll never have a monarch that serves for 70 years again," Smith said.

"I just want to be in London. I want to experience it, I want to share in the ceremony of it really."

He said his mother will likely attend the procession in-person, while he may tune in at a local pub with a group of friends.

Smith played a young version of the Duke of Edinburgh in the first two series of The Crown opposite Claire Foy.

"I kind of fell in love with Philip," he said of his role. "And he loved [the Queen], he really made her laugh."

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As day breaks over central London, we've been hearing from Julia O'Mahony, who joined the queue in Southwark Park last night and is now at Lambeth Bridge, crossing the river towards Westminster Hall.

"We have been queuing for eight and a half hours. Still to go - according to queue rumours - is about two hours."

She says there has been a lot of "stopping and starting" and she encountered two areas where things came to a complete standstill, each for around an hour.

"At the start, there was some anticipation, though at times through the night it's been more hard going. It's been quite cold, especially along the river.

"But the sun's coming up now, and there's a nice sunrise as we're crossing the river. At times, it's felt like a pilgrimage of sorts."

Earlier, we reported the queue time was around 9 hours, but we've just heard it's jumped considerably. So, if you're hoping to join the queue to see the Queen lying in state, there are a few things you need to know before you leave home.

1. Be prepared for a long wait. The government is giving regular updates on the length of the line with a feed on YouTube , externalshowing the back of the queue. At the moment, it's 4.4 miles (7km) long, the nearest landmark is at Bermondsey Beach. The estimated queue time is at least 11 hours
2. You can leave the queue to go to the toilet. There are more than 500 portable toilets at various points along the route and various businesses are keeping their doors open for extended hours so that people can use their toilets too
3. There is disabled access. The queue and Westminster Hall both have step-free access and there is a separate accessible queue, for those who need it, beginning at Tate Britain. Timed entry slots are being issued to join a queue along Millbank. Guide dogs and other assistance dogs are allowed inside Westminster Hall, and British Sign Language interpreters are available
4. Travelling might take longer than usual.You should check the latest travel informationon the Transport for London website, external before you set off.

You can find more tips on joining the lying-in-state queue here.

At just after 6:30am, the government's queue tracker shows that the queue is approximately 3.9 miles (6.3km) long.

It starts near Tower Bridge - and the estimated queuing time is now at least nine hours.

• You can find everything you need to know about the lying-in-state queue here.

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David Deans
BBC Wales politics reporter

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King Charles III will make his first visit to Wales as monarch later.

It will be the first time people in Wales can see the new King - allowing them to witness the monarchy's transition for themselves.

It is also the last of three visits by Charles to the three national capitals outside of England.

In his first week as monarch, the visits show the importance the King is placing on the nations of the UK.

There is no official legal function or necessary procedure to the events.

But the fact Charles is coming to Cardiff in his first week as monarch will be seen as royal recognition of the place the Welsh Parliament and the Welsh government have in the constitution of the UK.

Read more about the King's Cardiff royal visit here

Mark Lobel
Reporting from Westminster

Annette Neary and her children left Worcestershire at 06:00 BST on Thursday. It took them eight hours of queuing to see the Queen.

As Ian, her son, walked out of Westminster Hall, he looked up at Big Ben. It was 21:45. He got flashbacks to when he looked at the clock when his father died two years ago at 21:50. It was a reminder of past grief.

This is his mother Annette’s second trip to see the Queen lying in state - the first was at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. She wishes they’d had a little more time as they passed the Queen today but understands there are a lot of people waiting to pay their respects.

The wait, she assures me, was worth it.

Laura Bicker
Reporting from Christchurch

Sir Tipene O'Regan has dedicated his life to battling the Crown as a leader of the Ngāi Tahu tribe, trying to redress the horrors of New Zealand's colonial past.

And yet he holds a deep affection for Queen Elizabeth II - a respect he believes she earned.

"She had a huge sense of probity and what was right. And she also understood very much the mixed history of colonialism," says the 83-year-old, who has been named New Zealander of the Year for 2022, and is known to be a shrewd negotiator on behalf of his Māori tribe.

The death of the Queen will certainly give many in New Zealand pause for thought about what the future holds.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said earlier this week that her government will not pursue any moves to change the country into a republic for now, but she did say a referendum could happen in her lifetime.

Read more here about how the Māori remember the Queen.

This is the moment that Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Scotland Secretary Alister Jack stood guard over the Queen's coffin in Westminster Hall on Thursday.

Both politicians are members of the Royal Company of Archers, which functions as the monarch's bodyguard in Scotland.

The Queen's coffin is being guarded in Westminster Hall by units from the Sovereign's Bodyguard, the Household Division or Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London.

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More from Westminster Hall now, where the Queen is lying in state.

Vanessa Nanthakumaran, the first mourner who got in to see the late monarch's coffin, says the experience helped her to deal with the death of her husband in February.

She told the PA news agency she was "happy" to be the first into the Hall, and to be "involved in a bit of history".

She added: "I'm so privileged that this opportunity was given to the public. I will be remembering this for my life."

Vanessa, from Harrow, north-west London, queued for more than 50 hours on Albert Embankment. Once in, she says she curtsied, said prayers in her head and thanked the Queen for "her great service".

The BBC spoke to Vanessa on Monday, when her queuing journey began. You can watch that here.

Nadine Yousif
Reporting from Toronto

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Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday the full list of the Canadian delegation that would attend the Queen's funeral on 19 September.

It includes most of the former living prime ministers of Canada: Stephen Harper, Paul Martin, Jean Chrétien and Kim Campbell.

Brian Mulroney, 83, will not be attending the funeral in London. Instead, he will participate in a national commemorative ceremony to be held on the same day in Ottawa at Christ Church Cathedral, an Anglican church.

Former Prime Minister Joe Clark, 83, will also attend the ceremony in Ottawa.

The delegation for the Queen's funeral also includes national indigenous leaders: Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Natan Obed and President of the Métis National Council Cassidy Caron.

Canadian celebrities who received the Order of Canada will also be in attendance, including Olympic gold-medallist Mark Tewksbury, Quebecois musician Gregory Charles and actress Sandra Oh.

They will be part of the service, Trudeau said, participating in a procession of recipients of national honours.

Trudeau said he would be attending the funeral with his wife, Sophie. The couple will be travelling to London on Friday with Governor General Mary Simon.

Here's a full list of who will - and won't - attend the Queen's funeral.

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Thousands of mourners have lined up to see the Queen lying-in-state at Westminster Hall in London.

As of 01:00 BST, the queue is estimated to be around 4.9 miles (7.8 km) long. The wait to pay respects to the late monarch is at least nine hours.

The nearest landmark at the end of the queue is Southwark Park in South East London.

To provide up-to-date information for those who want to join the queue, the UK government has published a live tracker on Youtube, external that monitors the length of the line.

People have been warned that they will need to stand for many hours with few opportunities to sit down, as the queue is constantly moving.

Those who join the queue will get wristbands, so they can leave to grab a drink or go to the toilet if they need to.

You can read more about the wait here, including what people are allowed to bring with them as they enter Westminster Hall.

The Queen has been lying-in-state since 17:00 BST on Wednesday. She will continue to lie-in-state until 06:30 BST on Monday 19 September - the day of the funeral.