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London for the Queen's state funeral.Her Majesty who died peacefully aged 96 in her summer home of Balmoral Castle, Scotland on September 8, will today (Monday) be officially laid to rest on Monday.Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said “nothing can compare” to the “hugely complex” task, which a former counter-terrorism police chief has described as “probably the biggest operation that we’re likely to mount in the UK”.READ MORE: Queen funeral at 'serious threat' as MI5 and Met launch major anti-terror opAs millions are expected to line the streets of the capital to catch a glimpse of the historic occasion, another 4.1billion are estimated to be glued to their TV screens as the events of the day unfold.People have been photographed camping on pavements to secure prime positions.

Manchester Piccadilly railway station has been named as the third busiest station outside of London in latest figures revealed by a rail regulator.

Rachel Riley and James Blunt were among the many commuters who were trapped on the London underground for hours following a pour fault.

Rachel Riley and James Blunt were among the commuters who got trapped on the tube for hours following a power fault. Travellers on London’s new £19bn Elizabeth Line were left fuming after trains ground to a halt and were plunged into darkness near Paddington Station - with some even claiming people were forced to wee in the corner of carriages and on their seats. It was also said some commuters smashed their way out of the cold trains and walked down the tracks after being trapped for more than three hours.

neighbourhoods, used by royals of old to access a high-end brothel.The clandestine route supposedly runs from St James's Street, near to London Paddington, across Pall Mall and underneath Hyde Park before reaching Kensington Palace.King Charles II, a notorious womaniser in his day, is rumoured to have used the tunnel to access a favourite brothel of his without being spotted.He was known to have several mistresses during the 1600s including Nell Gwynne and the Duchess of Portsmouth.It is thought that the tunnel leads to a historic building on St James’s Street across from Kensington Palace. Today it is home to Berry Bros & Rudd, a fancy wine shop, reports MyLondon.The building has a very deep basement where an archway in the wall, pointing towards the royal residence, has been bricked up.This is where it is believed the tunnel ran underneath Pall Mall to the palace, with the building once the go-to brothel for the King and his pals.