Full guidance issued for mourners visiting the Queen lying in state - and it shows extraordinary length of expected queues

Dame Kelly Holmes met a fellow veteran in the queue to visit Queen Elizabeth lying-in-state. The 52-year-old athlete served in the Army before winning gold medals at the 2004 Olympics for sprinting and felt "compelled" to visit Her Late Majesty - who died on September 8 at the age of 96 following a 70-year reign - as she was lying in state at Westminster Hall and changed her plans last minute but ended up meeting a veteran named John who had served during the time of the Queen's father King George VI. She said: "I was in Liverpool at the National Diversity Awards and I won, I'm very pleased to say and I got back after the after-party.

It has been revealed that more than 250k people visited Westminster Hall to see the Queen lying in state in the days leading up to her funeral. The queue to allow mourners to pay their respects to the late monarch was closed a number of times, with wait times reaching to over 14 hours.

The twins who starred in the 1980's horror film, The Shining, queued for hours in London to pay their respects to the Queen as she was Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall.The late monarch passed away aged 96 in Balmoral Scotland on 8 September, and after her body was flown back to London from Edinburgh, she spent her final evening in Buckingham Palace before her coffin was moved to Westminster Hall four days of Lying-in-State.Tens of thousands of people queued for up to 24 hours to pay their respects to the Queen, with Lisa and Louise Burns, 53, who played The Grady girls in the Shining, joining them to pay their own respects. Posting to their official shared Instagram account, the actresses announced that they were in the queue to see the Queen Lying-in-State as they posted a selfie with the Palace of Westminster behind them.

Kelly Holmes said she felt "compelled" to queue for 11 hours to see the Queen lying in state. Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest today in a state funeral at Westminster Abbey, with proceedings set to begin in the coming hour. The monarch passed away on September 8 at the age of 96 in her home of Balmoral, Scotland.

The final two mourners to see the Queen lying in state have said they think they will be friends “forever” after meeting in the queue. Chrissy Heerey, a member of the Royal Air Force, and Sima Mansouri, 55, were the two last people into Westminster Hall on Monday morning.The public viewing ended shortly before 6.30am and the pair became the last of the hundreds of thousands of people who have waited for hours to pay their respects.

Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid has told viewers that it was a "privilege" to stand for seven hours as she waited to see the Queen lying in state.

ITV Good Morning Britain was very different this morning as it underwent major changes to ensure coverage of the Queen's state funeral. Susanna Reid joined by co-host Ben Shephard presented the programme live from outside Westminster Abbey and in a change to the usual times they remained on air until 9.30am.

A mother and daughter were the last people to join the queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state. The late monarch - who died on September 8 at the age of 96 following a 70-year-reign - has been lying in state at Westminster Hall since Wednesday (14. 09.

Eleven days after her death was announced, Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest on today (Monday). The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral on September 8, aged 96.

Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in the first state funeral in 57 years today, Monday, September 19. The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral, her Scottish Highlands home, on September 8.

King Charles III and the Prince of Wales paid a visit to the thousands of mourners queuing to see the Queen lying in waiting on Saturday (17. 09. 22).

Manchester Evening News readers have hit out at This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield after they were recorded allegedly 'jumping the queue' to see the Queen lying in state. The hosting duo were seen filing past Queen Elizabeth II's coffin on Friday (September 16).

Adam Hills couldn't help but cheekily share thoughts on the famous faces avoiding the queues to see the Queen lie in state. The comedian was back at the helm of The Last Leg on Friday night after he made a decision not to go ahead with the planned programme last week.

King Charles III and William, the Prince of Wales have surprised mourners queuing to see the Queen Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall as they greeted them. Members of the public have been queuing for up to 24 hours to pay their respects to the late Monarch who passed away aged 96 on Thursday, 8 September. King Charles, 73, and Prince William, 40, shook hands with well-wishers queuing at Albert Embankment near Lambeth Palace and spent time chatting to them.

It has reportedly become the longest queue in history, as tens of thousands of people continue to line up to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, lying in state in London’s Westminster Hall. 

David Beckham has been praised by his family as well as fans after queuing for 14 hours to pay his respects to The Queen as she is Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall. The legendary footballer, 47, who has played for the England national team, didn't use his celebrity status to fast-track the queue of thousands of people waiting to pay their respects to the late Queen.