Live tracking, above, shows the end point of the queue live and continuously shares the length of the line. Early Thursday afternoon, the queue tracker showed an estimated wait time of eight hours for a 4.6-mile line. As authorities prepared to open the hall to mourners at 5pm on Wednesday, the tracker showed the queue was about 2.5 miles long and stretched as far as London Bridge. By 10 a.m. Thursday, the line had reached 3 miles. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line central London to pay their respects to Her Majesty. The four-mile long queue runs along the River Thames to Westminster Hall, in the Palace of Westminster. From Albert Embankment, the queue runs along Belvedere Street behind the London Eye and onto the South Bank where it follows the Thames past the National Theatre, Tate Modern and HMS Belfast, before passing under Tower Bridge and along of Southwark Park. Watch ITV News’ continuous live coverage of the Queen in State at Westminster Hall The tracker has been created by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Extra transport services, including extra night trains, have been put in place to help mourners get in and out of central London to pay their respects from Wednesday to Monday. Mourners are asked to check Transport for London (TfL) for the latest updates. Some roads around the queue area are closed to vehicular and bicycle traffic and are only accessible on foot. This includes an area around Green Park and St James’ Park. Westminster Hall is open 24 hours a day until it closes at 6.30am. on Monday 19 September – the day of the Queen’s funeral – when there will be a nationwide bank holiday. Many shops and supermarkets plan to close that day – but authorities say several retailers plan to stay open along the queuing route to serve those in line. The queue will close early to ensure that as many guests as possible can enter the Palace before the “Ling in State” period ends. A hearse carrying the Queen’s coffin led Her Majesty on its final journey from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall The authorities provide accessible route maps, which show the location of disabled toilets. The accessible route starts at Tate Britain, where timed entry places will be issued for a queue heading along Millbank towards the Palace of Westminster. There are strict airport-style restrictions on what all mourners are allowed to carry and how they can behave as they enter the hall. The accessible queue route map to see the Queen in State. Credit: DCMS People hoping to see the Queen lie in State are being urged to “plan ahead and prepare appropriately”. Numbers could be limited to around 350,000, with people warned to expect queues of up to 30 hours. Mourners are also asked to check the list of prohibited items.
