Queen Elizabeth II's Lying-In-State ends as final mourners from queue file through Westminster Hall

Queen Elizabeth II's Lying-In-State ends as final mourners from queue file through Westminster Hall
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Tom Evans

By Tom Evans


Published: 19/09/2022

- 06:38

Updated: 19/09/2022

- 07:01

Queen Elizabeth II's Lying-In-State has come to an end, as the nation prepares for its final farewell

The final members of the public have filed through Westminster Hall to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

The last people who queued through the night left the historic hall at 6.30am.


Parliamentary staff then followed, with Black Rod Sarah Clarke the last to walk past the coffin.

Hundreds of people were still streaming out of the ancient building just before 7am.

The queue had closed after 10:30pm on Sunday.

It comes ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday.

Crowds of mourners are expected to flock to London, Windsor and royal sites throughout the UK on the national bank holiday, with the service set to draw millions of TV viewers across the globe.

The Royal Family, including Prince George and Princess Charlotte, will be among the 2,000 people gathered at Westminster Abbey to remember the late monarch on Monday morning, before a committal service at Windsor Castle.

They will walk in procession behind the coffin as it is carried through the Gothic church by the military bearer party.

The King and the Queen Consort will walk immediately behind the coffin, followed by Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales.

George and Charlotte will walk with their parents in a side-by-side in formation, followed by their uncle and aunt, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will be taken in a grand military procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey for the funeral at 11am.

Before the service, conducted by the Very Rev David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, the tenor bell will be tolled every minute for 96 minutes, reflecting the years of the late monarch's life.

Heads of state, prime ministers and presidents, members of European royal families and key figures from public life will gather at the abbey.

Royal guards stand by the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth as members of the public pay their respects, following her death, during her lying-in-state at Westminster Hall, in London, Britain, September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool
Queen Elizabeth II Lying-In-State
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US President Joe Biden joined the thousands of mourners paying their respects
US President Joe Biden joined the thousands of mourners paying their respects
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