THOUSANDS of people are lining the streets around Buckingham Palace for a procession that is taking the Queen’s coffin to Westminster Hall
The Prince of Wales, Prince William and his brother Harry, the Duke of Sussex along with King Charles III, are walking behind the coffin and will later attend a short service
Guns are being fired in Hyde Park and Big Ben will toll every minute
Meanwhile, long queues are forming along Albert Embankment as people wait for their turn to see the Queen’s lying-in-state
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects until Monday morning, with a huge policing operation in place
The Queen’s funeral will be held on Monday (September 19) – a bank holiday