Article 63N56 Queen lying in state: mourners queueing into the night expect nine-hour wait to see coffin – as it happened

Queen lying in state: mourners queueing into the night expect nine-hour wait to see coffin – as it happened

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Nadeem Badshah (now); Christy Cooney ,Martin Belam
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On the first full day of lying in state, huge queues have formed in London

The first mourners to see the Queen lying in state have told how they were overcome with emotion as they paid their respects.

Some doffed their hats, others said prayers and shed tears, while one woman said she wanted to sing Ave Maria.

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