Long queues in London to see Queen lie-in-state at Westminster Hall
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It's been a long journey but the Queen's coffin has reached its four-day resting place. Here, in Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament on the banks of the River Thames, she will lie-in-state for four days from Thursday until Sunday. Members of the public have been allowed a chance to come visit and pay their respects, with queues stretching for miles throughout the centre of London.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to file past the coffin in the coming days. Lying-in-state is a tradition usually reserved for the ruling monarch, but sometimes it has been observed for Prime Ministers who have passed. The Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey will follow the four days of lying-in-state in Westminster Hall. Keep reading to follow the journey from Balmoral Castle to London.
The Queen's coffin travelled in a special car, called a hearse, from Balmoral Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on 11 September.
After being at Holyroodhouse overnight it was carried out to the hearse by Royal guards for the start of the procession.
The car carrying the coffin drove very slowly out of the courtyard as people walked beside it.
King Charles III and his brothers Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, and their sister Princess Anne, walked behind their mother's coffin.
The procession made its way along the Royal Mile - one of the most famous streets in Edinburgh.
Thousands of people lined the streets to get a glimpse of the coffin and take a picture as it went past.
This girl was there to see the Queen's coffin pass by. She brought a Paddington Bear toy and a corgi toy with her.
And there were some real corgis in the crowd too wearing cute neckerchiefs. The Queen loved animals and had several corgis.
These people had a good view of the procession from their windows.
The procession ended at St Giles' Cathedral where a service celebrating The Queen's life took place.
British prime minister Liz Truss and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attended the service of thanksgiving for the Queen.
King Charles III and his siblings led the vigil for their mother, the Queen, at St Giles Cathedral.
King Charles' wife Camilla, who is now Queen Consort, attended the vigil. She wore a thistle broach. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland.
People queued through the night to be able to see Her Majesty's coffin and show their respect for the late Queen.
This is what people have been waiting for. Members of the public are able to walk past the Queen's coffin and see the King standing vigil. Her coffin will stay there until 5pm on 13 September so people will be able to pay their respects to her.
The Queen's coffin is covered in a flag called the Royal Standard and the Crown of Scotland and a wreath of white flowers has been placed on top of it.
These people wanted to see the Queen's coffin before it moved to London.
After people had paid their respects in Edinburgh, the Queen's coffin was flown in a special RAF plane to London on 13 September.
The plane was a special RAF C17 aircraft, also known as the Globemaster. Princess Anne, the Queen's daughter, travelled in the plane with the coffin.
King Charles and Camilla, the Queen's consort, returned to Buckingham Palace with the Queen's coffin.
Large crowds waited outside Buckingham Palace to see the Queen's coffin be driven past. On Wednesday afternoon it was moved to Parliament's Westminster Hall, where the Queen will lie in state for four days before her funeral on 19 September.