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People set up their tents on the banks of the Thames and wait to pay their respects at the Queen's coffin which will lie in state in parliament's Westminster Hall until her funeral on Monday. IMAGES
Thousands of people are queuing, day and night, along London's River Thames to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin lies in state at Westminster Hall. The UK Department of Culture has said that wait times could be as high as 30 hours as the queue continues to grow ahead of the record-breaking monarch's funeral on Monday 19 September. IMAGES
Members of the public queue outside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh to pay their respects in front of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, which will lie in the cathedral until it is flown to London on Tuesday ahead of the late monarch's state funeral on September 19. Many were up early to queue for wristbands that will allow them to file past the closed coffin, guarded by the Royal Company of Archers, from 5:30 pm (1630 GMT). IMAGES
Timelapse of people queuing in central London to see the queen's coffin, with people braving waits that at one point were estimated to be up to 24 hours. World leaders began gathering in London from Saturday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, as princes William and Harry are set to lead a vigil of her grandchildren at her coffin. The queen's death on September 8 aged 96, after a record-breaking 70 years on the throne, has sparked an outpouring of emotion. IMAGES
TIMELAPSE: People by Lambeth Bridge in London wait in a miles-long queue to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The late monarch is lying in state in London's Westminster Hall until her funeral on Monday September 19. IMAGES
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