‘Worth the wait’: queueing begins for chance to pay respects to the Queen

Vanessa Nanthakumaran is one of the first in line to thank the Queen for her service during her lying in state in London

Vanessa Nanthakumaran never expected to be first in line of the hundreds of thousands of people expected to queue in London in the coming days for the Queen's lying in state at Westminster Hall.

At 11.30am, Nanthakumaran, 56, was walking past the Houses of Parliament when she learned that the line would start riverside, just south of Lambeth Bridge.