Queue to see Queen’s lying in state CLOSED leaving thousands unable to pay their respects
Entry later resumed, but at about 1.15am on Saturday the DCMS online tracker urged Brits not to make the journey.
At 5am, they said the queue was at "near total capacity" and may have to be paused again if it became full.Those in line were warned to brace for cold weather, asUndeterred, a steady stream of people joined the queue, many wearing coats, and jumpers and wrapped up in blankets. Tatie Kirst, 38, a project manager who joined the queue on Saturday, said: "I think I'm prepared, I brought my good coat, I have a stool if I need to sit, I'm getting food and water, and we're going to walk the way."I wanted to be part of this, pay my respect to the Queen."
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