Entry to the queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state has been closed for at least six hours. Members of the public wanting to pay their respects to the late monarch - who died on 8 September aged 96 - at Westminster Hall were told by government officials shortly before 10am on Friday (16.
09. 22) that they cannot join the line at the moment, with a further update expected later in the afternoon. A messaged shared by the Department of Culture, Media, and Sport stated: "HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S LYING-IN-STATE QUEUE UPDATE, 09:50 AM, 16 Sept "Southwark Park has reached capacity.
Entry will be paused for at least 6 hours. We are sorry for any inconvenience. "Please do not attempt to join the queue until it re-opens. "Check back for further updates. " The closure came less than an hour before the department warned they may be forced to close the queue.
They had previously written: "HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S LYING-IN-STATE QUEUE UPDATE, 09:08AM, 16 Sept "Southwark Park is extremely busy.
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