Members of the general public are queuing for hours to see the Queen mendacity in state – however MPs can skip the lengthy wait.
A House of Commons spokesperson confirmed that Members of Parliament can view the Queen‘s coffin with out having to queue for miles – and can even carry as much as 4 visitors.
Parliamentary House workers can even keep away from the road, which was round 2.8 miles lengthy at 9am in keeping with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and have been provided one visitor ticket every.
Accredited journalists who’ve entry to the parliamentary property are additionally capable of bypass the queue to see the Queen by reserving allotted time slots.
Queen lies in state as queue stretches greater than three miles – reside updates
This morning, former prime minister Theresa May joined 1000’s of mourners paying respect to the Queen mendacity in state in Westminster Hall.
Dressed in all black, Mrs May appeared emotional as she paused and for a second of reflection on the monarch’s coffin.
Other MPs who took benefit of the chance to dodge the queue on Thursday morning had been Conservative former cupboard minister Theresa Villiers and fellow Tory MP David Simmonds.
Meanwhile, mourning members of the general public queued in a single day in central London to see the Queen mendacity in state.
Thousands have been lining up alongside the South Bank in Waterloo with their waterproof jackets and cups of espresso earlier than getting into Westminster Hall to bid farewell to the Queen.
The route begins on Albert Embankment, subsequent to Lambeth Bridge, earlier than snaking down the River Thames.
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As of 9am, the queue had gone previous Blackfriars Bridge and London Bridge and was heading in direction of Borough Market and Tower Bridge.
Hundreds of 1000’s of persons are anticipated to stroll previous her coffin after the doorways open to the general public at 5pm and can keep open for 4 full days till 6.30am on Monday 19 September – the day of her funeral.
The Queen’s coffin continues to be guarded in any respect hours by items from the Sovereign’s Bodyguard, the Household Division or Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London.
The first particular person to hitch the queue was Vanessa Nathakumaran, who arrived at 11.30am on Monday.
Source: information.sky.com”