Nobody does a queue better than the British! Queue for coffin is five miles long

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So the question is, would you join it? I’m just not very patient and don’t think I could do it!

news.sky.com/story/route-revealed-for-queue-to-see-the-queen-lying-in-state-and-where-you-can-take-a-break-12696584

I would ask yourself if you would feel sad in the future (looking back) if you ended up not going.

Then decide.

If you do go I hope that it all goes really well for you.

"ShamedBySiri" I saw a dog yesterday evening, a smallish terrier type maybe. Not a guide dog but perhaps another sort of support animal. I was a bit worried it would try to have a wee on the corner of the platform but the guy had it on a short lead.

Bold fail, sorry.

I'll arrive in London at 1am Friday night/Saturday morning.

Maybe loads of people will go tomorrow to try to see the Royal Family, and then it will settle a bit. Or have people seen it in the TV, seen how many people are saying it's lovely and just flocking there in their droves. I might not be devastated if I don't go...

Am I just being swept up in the hype? Maybe I am! Argh!

Did you want to go when you first heard about it?

Absolute lunacy. Embarrassing.

I've always wanted to, and planned to go since the Queen was of an age where it might happen @EmmaH2022

Jacob Reed Mogg

Rees

Goodness.

I think you better go then!

Absolutely not.

You can simultaneously honour the Queen and see the the largest medieval timber roof in Northern Europe - it is the most beautiful hammer beam roof.

That dog that paid its respects last night, terrier breed I think, didn’t look like a working dog did it? I can’t be certain but just looked like an average dog in a collar lead.

My terrier would not be trusted.

I could trust my spaniel to disgrace himself!

Looked like a Jack Russell I used to have. She would have yapped her way through the whole thing and definitely couldn’t be trusted either!

I'm finding it quite fascinating, i'd go if I could. I bet the queuing experience is just all part of it, as long as you can give up the time it's certainly something in your lifetime that you'll always remember. I went down to London after Diana's death and never regretted it.

I don't know much about dogs but there's one near me which is an autism support dog. It has an ordinary collar and lead I think. Perhaps the one last night was similar.

Dreikanter That's interesting about the roof, I didn't know that. There's one camera angle where you get a really good view and I was thinking how amazing it looked.

@FourChimneys

sure you’re probably right about the dog. Otherwise they probably wouldn’t have let it in nor might it have behaved so well!

The roof is beautiful. The livestream has so much going for it!

Yes, there is a fantastic view of it perfectly centred down to the doors at the front.

What's with the double queues in the hall? Trying to speed it up no doubt

My husband has gone to bed tutting and looking at Me like I've 2 heads

I don’t understand why there is so much exaggeration about the queue. I have a disability, so I went in the accessible line very early this morning. It was very well organized, there is seating in the Tate modern, tea and coffee, and I was guided by a civil servant right the way through. I am blind, so it was extremely helpful. The line is much shorter, and they give you a time slot. Really, it went very very quickly. I think if they saw someone in their 80s in the long he was struggling, they would probably put them in the accessible line. Also, yes, once you have your wristband, you can get a drink or go to the toilet. There are plenty of people around to help. The feeling inside the hall itself is one of all, I can’t think of another word to describe it. So I think, for a lot of people, it is worth the Q in the end. You can hear a pin drop in there.

I did ask the lady with me this morning how long the regular queue was, she said it was 6 to 8 hours, but they had to stop the queue in the middle of the night because they were rehearsing for the funeral.

I took a fully charged iPad, food, something to drink with me. I had to throw all of that away, except the iPad of course, before I went in. They are very, very strict with liquids. and food as well. Even things like lipstick, lighters of course are not allowed in.

Figgy, part of the queue on the right hand side is the accessible line. We came in from the right, not down the stairs. So you come in from the right, join the queue at the bottom of the stairs, and then go out again. It was really well organized, and for those who need it, I’m glad.

Take off, guide dogs, hearing dogs, and other service dogs are allowed in. And there is an accessible queue, sorry I am using dictation so this might not write correctly what I’m saying, but hopefully you understand

@Hellokittymania

It's made me a bit emotional to think there was someone to guide you all the way through.

Could you describe a bit more what you felt in the hall?