Officers near off entry to see Queen Elizabeth II's coffin after line reaches 5 miles

Cami Mondeaux

September 16, 10:06 AM September 16, 10:06 AM

Officials have shut off entry to the line to perspective Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin at Westminster Hall following the queue of properly-wishers surpassed 5 miles.

The line to look at the queen lay in point out, referred to as “The Queue,” started forming on Monday, days in advance of her coffin arrived at Westminster Corridor on Thursday. Officers have confirmed the line is at the very least 5 miles prolonged, despite the fact that it could in fact be for a longer period because of to an uncounted part of the queue wherever individuals have gathered in a zigzag development.

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The queue stretches from Westminster Corridor located in central London all the way to Southwark Park, according to a federal government tracker. Individuals in the vicinity of the back of the queue have been informed they could be standing in line for up to 14 hours prior to reaching Westminster.

Officers with the Office for Electronic, Tradition, Media, and Sport, which is accountable for managing the queue, warned early Friday early morning that entry to the line could be briefly blocked “if it reaches ability.” Considerably less than an hour later, the section introduced at 9:50 a.m. regional time that individuals would be blocked from joining the line for six hours.

The queen will lie in condition for 4 days right until 6:30 a.m. on Monday when she will be moved for her funeral, scheduled to be held on that day. The funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey, and the queen will be buried at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, marking the conclude of the 10-working day mourning period commemorating the queen’s reign.