The Queen’s coffin is lying in state at Westminster Hall, ahead of her state funeral on Monday 19 September.
The hall is open 24-hours-a-day until Monday morning for members of the public to file past the coffin and pay their respects. Huge queues have formed along the banks of the River Thames.
People who wish to pay their respects virtually can watch a dedicated BBC live stream.
As more and more people join the lying-in-state queue in London, the line snaking along the south bank of the Thames is now about 3.5 miles (5.6km) and has reached the iconic Tower Bridge.
Here is your guide to what will happen, day by day.
Today is the first full day that the Queen’s coffin will lie in state in Westminster Hall, where she will remain until the morning of the funeral.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected pay their respects in the 11th-Century building, the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster.
A huge queue has already formed and it could end up snaking along the South Bank, past the National Theatre, the Tate Modern and HMS Belfast, through to Southwark Park.
The UK government has published a live queue tracker for people to follow on YouTube. And if you have questions about what to bring and what you can’t take in read our guide to lying in state.
Members of the public are able to walk past the Queen’s closed coffin, which rests on a raised platform, known as a catafalque.
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The Queen’s coffin will lie in state for the second full day in Westminster Hall, where people will be able to pay their respects.
King Charles III and Camilla will travel to Wales, marking the last of his visits to all four nations of the UK as king.
The Queen’s coffin will lie in state for the third full day in Westminster Hall.
The Queen’s coffin will lie in state for the fourth full day in Westminster Hall.
A one-minute silence will be held across the UK at 20:00 BST. People can mark the silence privately in their own homes, on the street with neighbours or at community events and vigils.
Today is the day of the Queen’s state funeral. It will be a bank holiday in the UK.
The Queen’s lying-in-state will end at 06:30. At 10.44, the coffin will be taken in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey. The state funeral will begin at 11:00.
Further details about the funeral are still to be confirmed.
Among the guests will be members of her family, senior UK politicians and heads of state from across the world, and representatives from the charities she supported.
Following the funeral, the coffin will travel in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch, from where it will travel to Windsor.
The state hearse will then take the coffin along the Long Walk to St George’s Chapel in Windsor Chapel, where a committal service will take place.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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