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From 17:00 BST, members of the public have been filing into Parliament's Westminster Hall to view the Queen's closed coffin. It is resting on a raised platform, known as a catafalque, beneath the 11th Century hall's medieval timber roof. Earlier, the coffin made its way through the heart of...

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Here is a brief recap of what has been happening this afternoon: The Queen is now lying in state in Westminster Hall in London, and mourners are lining up to enter and pay their respects from 17:00 BST Huge queues are expected, and the government earlier warned that people could face 30-hour...

Tears and bowed heads as the Queen went past Nick Beake Reporting from The Mall The Queen is now lying in state, and thousands turned out to see her final journey from Buckingham Palace. Crowds at the far end of The Mall fell silent as the sombre thump of the drum echoed out. Both young...

The significance of Westminster Hall Westminster Hall is the only part of Parliament that wasn't destroyed by an inferno in 1834 The Queen is now lying in state in Westminster Hall. Built in 1097, Westminster Hall has played a significant role in British history for centuries. King Charles...

Queen's coffin arrives at Westminster Hall The Queen's coffin has arrived at the oldest-surviving part of the Houses of Parliament for the public to pay their respects https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-62897146/page/2

Crown, orb and sceptre - the details of what's on the Queen's coffin in London

Rain stops as queue to see Queen's coffin grows Kristian Johnson reporting from Albert Embankment There are hundreds of people in the queue now to see the Queen's lying-in-state at Parliament's Westminster Hall. It stretches back along the South Bank as far as the eye can see, with people...

A 'unique privilege' to take part in today's procession Major General Christopher Ghika is in charge of the ceremonial aspects of the Queen's funeral It's a "very sad duty but a unique privilege" to be involved today as the Queen's coffin is taken to the Palace of Westminster, says the man in...

Route released for queue to see Queen lying in state in London The route for people queuing to see the Queen lying in state at Westminster Hall in Parliament has been released by the government. The line will start at Albert Embankment near Lambeth Bridge, and could stretch all the way to...

Queen hosted footballers and royalty in room her coffin will rest in The Queen with members of the Arsenal team in 2007 The Queen's coffin will rest in Buckingham Palace's Bow Room tonight, where it will be watched over by a rota of chaplains. The red-carpeted room in the west wing of the...

In full: The Queen's coffin as it travelled from RAF Northolt in west London to Buckingham Palace in central London after arriving from Edinburgh. Thousands lined the streets to pay their respects...

Thousands witness Queen's final homecoming Rajini Vaidyanathan Reporting from Buckingham Palace The sound of helicopters whirred above. The crowd held their phones in the air, the rain continued to fall - and then she arrived. As she made her final homecoming, some of the thousands who'd...

Cheers and applause at Buckingham Palace George Bowden Reporting from Buckingham Palace A huge cheer went up as the Queen’s hearse passed those waiting beside the palace. After a previously sombre atmosphere came a respectful celebration of the late Queen. Applause and shouts of “rest in...

Queen's hearse arrives at Buckingham Palace The Queen's coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace to cheers from the crowd. Alongside King Charles III, the hearse is being received by Princes William and Harry and other members of the Royal Family. Thousands of people lined the 14-mile route...

Queen's coffin has arrived in London The Queen's coffin has arrived in London from Edinburgh on an RAF plane where it will travel to Buckingham Palace and be received by the King and Queen and the children and grandchildren of Her Majesty. Amongst those at RAF Northolt as it arrived in the UK...

"I can't bear this bloody thing!" The King today got frustrated with a leaky pen during a book-signing ceremony at Hillsborough Castle in Belfast, though with everything that's happening in his life right now - the death of his mother and unexpectedly becoming Head of State at this time - we...

Crowds have started camping outside Westminster Hall in London ahead of the Queen's lying in state on Wednesday. Huge crowds of people are expected to pay their respects, with members of the public already being warned to expect long queues around the capital.

Princess Anne’s emotional and historic moment beside the Queen’s coffin

The Crown of Scotland Resting on top of the Queen's coffin at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh is the Crown of Scotland. It dates back to the reign of James V, who was King of Scotland from 1513 until his death in 1542. They are the oldest crown jewels in the United Kingdom. It's made from...