‘Tens of thousands’ mourners queue overnight in Edinburgh to pay respects to Queen

The final day of the Queen’s lying-in-state has come and the queue could close “within hours”, while a one minute silence will be held later to mourn The Queen's passing at the age of 96. The late monarch’s coffin will remain in Westminster Hall for the public to view until 6.30am on Monday, ahead of the state funeral in Westminster Abbey, with today likely to be the last chance to join the queue.

The Queen Consort is to pay a televised tribute to the late Queen, recalling her “wonderful blue eyes” and saying: “I will always remember her smile.” Camilla, in pre-recorded words, will speak of how Queen Elizabeth II carved out her own role for many years in the “difficult position” of being a “solitary woman” in a male-dominated world. “I can’t remember anyone except the Queen being there,” the Queen Consort will add, being among the majority of the nation for whom, until now, the Queen was the only British monarch they had ever known or could recall.The Queen Consort’s tribute to her mother-in-law is set to be aired on Sunday – the eve of the Queen’s state funeral – on the BBC, shortly before the national minute’s silence at 8pm.

The Queen's funeral will take place on Monday 19 September at Westminster Abbey. The day was announced to be a bank holiday by her heir King Charles III in one of his first addresses as the new monarch.The UK will say goodbye to the monarch, who reigned for an incredible 70 years, today with the televised proceedings to start at 11am.The State funeral has been planned for years, though in recent days conversation has turned to talk surrounding the cost of the large scale event.

Lady Louise Windsor joined her cousins as she took her place at a vigil for her late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday evening. The eight royal cousins stood together in a ceremonial honour guard just hours after their parents held an emotional vigil in the Palace of Westminster on Friday. Lady Louise, 18, was joined by Prince William, Prince Harry, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, along with Viscount Severn for the proceedings.

On Friday the Queen's children vigil beside her coffin in emotional scenes at Westminster Hall where she is Lying-In-State. King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward came together on Friday 16 September, to pay tribute to their late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Other members of the Royal Family we also seen in attendance, including Zara and Mike Tindall and their daughters, Princess Beatrice, the Queen Consort Camilla, the Countess of Wessex and Sophie Winkleman.

This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield paid their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin is Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall on Friday. Their appearance to pay their respects to the Queen at Westminster Hall came as Friday's This Morning was cancelled in favour of rolling ITV news coverage of the Queen.

Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's youngest grandson James, Viscount Severn, looked sombre as he took his place standing guard by his late grandmother's coffin on Saturday 17 September evening.The Prince of Wales, 40, led his brother Harry, 37, and his cousins Zara Tindall, 41, and Peter Philips, 44, Princesses Beatrice, 34, and Eugenie, 32, alongside Lady Louise Windsor, 18, and her younger brother James, 14, as they made their through Westminster Hall before taking their places. William stood at the head of the coffin, while the Duke of Sussex could be seen standing guard at the rear. James, Viscount Severn, meanwhile, stood on Harry's left – with his bowed down as he donned a black suit.

Among the floral tributes and well-wishes shared to mourn the tragic passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II, an unlikely figure has emerged as a symbol to mark the monarch’s life. As people across the world reflect on the Queen’s best moments as Britain’s longest serving monarch, many have remembered the sketch she took part in with Paddington Bear to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee.

Earlier this week King Charles III visited Northern Ireland where an incident with a leaky pen caught the attention of royal fans.The King, 73, was at the royal residence of Hillsborough Castle in Co Down in Northern Ireland, where he sat down to sign a visitor’s book when the incident occurred. His Majesty was heard telling royal aides "I can't bear this bloody thing" after a pen he was using inconveniently left ink all over his hands.

Sir Rod Stewart's blonde bombshell wife Penny Lancaster has paid tribute to Her Majesty The Queen while giving a glimpse at the woman she was and how she enjoyed "having a laugh".The 51-year-old TV star turned police constable also spoke of how the late monarch enjoyed breaking the rules.Appearing on Good Morning Britain last week, Penny shared some sweet anecdotes about the newly appointed King Charles III and the late Queen - while revealing the one way Her Majesty broke royal protocol.READ NEXT: This Morning fans threaten to 'boycott' show over Holly and Phil's 'shameful queue jump'Chatting to Susanna Reid about the time she danced with the King for his 60th birthday celebrations, Penny revealed that she was initially nervous to meet the Royal Family.Susanna said: "You can obviously get overwhelmed with nerves, but actually Her Majesty was not somebody who minded if you didn't stick to protocol."Penny then revealed how Her Majesty "liked it when something went wrong".She said: "Absolutely, she always liked it when something went wrong - any opportunity to have a laugh."She really had a great sense of humour."Penny is now gearing up to work on the day of the Queen's funeral as a special constable for the City of London Police.The former Loose Women star and Strictly Come Dancing contestant joined the City of London Police after appearing on Channel 4's Famous and Fighting Crime in 2020.In April 2021, she completed her training and is now fully qualified. Speaking about her job and having worked at royal events and occasions before, Penny revealed on GMB that working at the Queen's memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral "was a great privilege".

Zara Tindall joined her cousins on Saturday evening at Westminster Hall to hold vigil for their late grandmother, the Queen. Zara, 41, joined Prince Harry, Prince William, Peter Philips, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, along with Lady Louise Windsor and her brother Viscount Severn to stand guard around their grandmother’s coffin.

Sophie, the Countess of Wessex appeared to be visibly emotional on Saturday as she anxiously watched her two children, Lady Louise Windsor, 18 and James, Viscount Severn, 14, take part in a vigil beside their grandmother, The Queen’s coffin. Alongside the late monarch’s six other grandchildren, the two youngsters spent fifteen minutes as part of a ceremonial honour guard as the Queen continues to Lie-in-State at Westminster Hall ahead of her funeral on Monday.

Prince Harry and Prince William once again put aside their differences on Saturday evening as the brothers stood united in grief as they performed a vigil at The Queen 's coffin, where the late monarch is lying-in-state in Westminster Hall. Both immaculately dressed in their military uniforms, the senior royals were joined by their cousins Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, along with Lady Louise Windsor and her brother Viscount Severn.The eight royals, who are all the Queen’s grandchildren, stood together in a ceremonial honour guard just hours after their parents held an emotional vigil in the Palace of Westminster.

Prince Andrew’s future in the monarchy has been a question many have asked in recent days. The Duke of York, 62, was previously stripped of his titles and took a step back from Royal duties over recent years, due to his links with Jeffrey Epstein. However, it’s thought that now that his brother King Charles has taken over a ruling monarch, life will look different for Andrew than it did when Queen Elizabeth II was head of the family.

Kate Middleton joined the Royal Family to host Commonwealth leaders at a reception at Buckingham Palace on Saturday 17 September afternoon. The Princess of Wales, 40, was part of the members of the Royal Family greeting the dignitaries alongside Prince William, 40,  King Charles, 73, and Camilla, 75. Kate, 40, looked elegant as she wore a black dress and long three-strand pearl necklace and matching bracelet, while meeting the leaders of the nations that have the United Kingdom’s monarchy as their head of state.

Sophie Wessex was once offered the Royal title later given to Kate Middleton but her husband Edward stepped in to refuse it. The Queen’s youngest son, Edward, 58, and his wife Sophie shared a strong bond with the monarch before Her Majesty’s death on 8 September.

King Charles III is not a fan of cling film and “shrieked” the first time he saw it, according to author Tom Bower in his book about Prince Philip. In the book, Rebel Prince, based on the late Prince Philip, author Tom Bower shared an anecdote about his eldest son, Charles and his aversion to cling film. The light-hearted story tells of the then prince coming into contact with cling film for the first time and “shrieking” and “trembling”.The late Duke of Edinburgh had a gripe with son Charles, according to the book, that he was disconnected from the regular world and an example of this was shared of the prince’s struggles with cling film.

Zara Tindall was seen shooting husband Mike Tindall a look as he broke the silence during the late Queen Elizabeth II’s procession at Westminster Hall. Zara, 41, and her husband Mike, 43, paid their respects at Westminster Hall after the procession from Buckingham Palace for the Lying-in State of Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday.

Lilibet’s early childhood was not just carefree and secure, but surprisingly warm and loving, too.This was thanks to the efforts of her father, Bertie, who having endured a strict upbringing, battling a severe stammer throughout his life, encouraged demonstrations of affection in the family. As a baby, her days were mostly spent at 145 Piccadilly, overlooking Green Park.