Will you go to see The Queen lying in state?

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I plan to go next week from the midlands, to oh my respects. How many of us are planning the journey? I’m considering going late in the evening as it should be open 23 hours a day according to the news.

Yes the Operstion Unicorn plan seems to have been scrubbed....

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No I won't be going. She's not my grandmother or mum.

If Operation London Bridge really thinks there will be millions and 7 miles of queues...

... wouldn't it have been worth a booking system so you could book for a particular hour, and therefore not have to camp or queue?

Of course it won’t be a glass coffin. Google pictures of the Queen Mother’s lying-in-state. It’ll be similar to that.

A glass coffin? 😂😂 I have peaked on here now.

Other countries
guardian.ng/news/pictures-from-tb-joshua-lying-in-state/amp/

www.hurriyetdailynews.com/amp/n-korean-tv-shows-kims-body-lying-in-state---9583

But no, not in uk for the queen

Neither of those roles are equivalents to the British monarch.

I don’t know how many times it needs explaining that British royalty gets buried in lead-lined, wooden coffins and that they lay in state draped in the Royal Standard, with a guard at each corner and a selection of the Crown Jewels on top. That’s the protocol.

Maybe in the future Charles will decide to be buried in a recycled cardboard coffin for environmental reasons, but I wouldn’t bet anything significant on that!

The Queen's coffin is oak. It's already been mentioned on the news.

I think people are confusing the real Queen with Disney princesses.

I was actually thinking of going, but I do not really relish the idea of queuing for several hours. (by which time, I will probably be desparate for the bathroom). Also, if I am queuing for several hours, would it be appropriate to have a drink and sarnies to eat while queuing?. Dont think I can take a backpack, and my normal bag I use is quite small.
Reason for going is actually it is a good opportunity to get a real glimpse inside Westminster Hall, which we don't normally go inside unless you ask your MP for a tour.

You can visit Westminster Hall any time! You can also go to the visitors gallery to see the MPs debating in the House of commons.

I've done both twice.

I'd love to go, but can't figure how the logistics of the queue will work - are you able to leave to go to the toilet and then take your place again? Will there even be toilets available? How do people manage to queue for hours and hours?

I wish I'd known about the many proclamations around the country today - that would have been something to experience in person. We're going to try to go to the lying in state. If the queues are just too long there's plenty of other things we can go and see in London instead.

We saw the proclamation in Edinburgh and then went back for the cortege passing down the Royal Mile. It's history in the making.

Not sure if I was closer geographically if I would, I'd like to pay respects but not sure i feel quite strongly enough to be in a miles long queue! She passed through where I live today and I appreciated getting to go and pay my respects in that way.

How weird. What a freakishly odd thing to even consider.

Unless they manage it by a timed ticketing system, then I can't. Some people have what will likely be over a day to stand a wait and people to wait with for loo breaks etc, I don't as I will be working and have a tight deadline I need to meet.

They'll put portaloos at intervals, and people will be able to break off and return to place in queue (most people will be in groups, and can go in turns) or your neighbours will keep your place.

I don't think they'll go for timed tickets, as I'm not sure they could guarantee its serviceability against expected numbers

Timed tickets would be brilliant - I'm local enough that I'd happily book a middle of the night ticket . And would allow people who are not physically capable enough of queuing for that length of time to attend as well.

I’m going. It’s a mark of respect.

The government has begun to issue guidance, with more to follow. It's linked to on another thread.

I saw it summarised in a newspaper, and it boiled down to 'use your common sense and behave decently'.

Of course, many people seem to have no common sense and don't know how to behave decently.

:Dress appropriately, for the weather and the occasion.

:People will be given wristbands as they join the queue.

:You will only be able to take a small bag in with you; anything else must be disposed of, or left outside and collected afterwards.

:Some items are absolutely forbidden and will be confiscated if you try to enter with them.

:Absolutely no photography inside, and no leaving flowers or tributes.

I'd really love to go but they are saying possibly 30 hours wait . Even that I think they have underestimated. I'd hate to walk past feeling utterly done in and fed up so for that reason im not going .

I am not long back from St Giles.

Had to go to the Meadows and queue for a wristband then get in a very big slow moving queue. Security check seemed to hold everything up.

I got the wristband at 3.30 but everything was almost static until it opened at 5.30. Don’t know what time they started giving out wristbands but there were thousands in front of me.You had to join the queue straight away as they were giving out different coloured bands for different times. Got in to St Giles about 8.30pm.

when I left the estimated wait time was 4 hours to get a wristband then at least 4 hours in the queue.

another one who went to pay my respects at St Giles. got back home just before 5.

queued for 4 hrs 45 mins. Took about 2 hours after we got our wristbands.
thousands were there, queues were very subdued, talking in hushed voices.

plenty of portaloos, St Andrews First Aid volunteers, Salvation Army had vans on the Meadows serving hot drinks and there were other stalls further on. Security check was at junction of George IV Bridge and the High Street and was very efficient

operation Unicorn was very well planned.