How do people in Westminster Abbey go to the loo?

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They’re in there already. The service doesn’t finish until 1pm. It isn’t like they can leave early to avoid the traffic and the queue at the door.

if I’d been inside since 8am I’d be bursting already.

Maybe there’s a loo in the vestry.

They won’t be eating and drinking in there. I can easily go 8 hours without needing the loo.

I believe there aren’t any toilets. I’d be arriving late and in continence pants 😊

I'm sure someone said at a previous event (maybe the Queens funeral) there is a row of portaloos hidden somewhere.

Stadium pal.

There are loos tucked away discreetly.

There will be loo's. Don't forget kids go too and will need to go. I was saying before, I'd be sneaking snacks in too!

I was just thinking exactly the same thing..

You believe incorrectly

They will just quietly move people as the cameras move away/they aren't live on air and have seat fillers like the Oscars.

The people that are 'important' to the ceremony and will be on camera constantly don't arrive until the last minute anyway.

It's all orchestrated military style.

There are lots of facilities available for large events at the abbey.

At the minute we've been focused on the choir for the last 10 minutes. Loads of time for people to move in and out.

Is this why the doddery heredity peers haven’t been invited? I once went to a wedding when the bride’s grandmother announced very loudly “I learnt to go to the toilet” just as the vicar started the vows. How we laughed.!

I was wondering more about the very unforgiving wooden seats they're expected to sit on for hours on end.

Gonna be some very numb bums come the big moment.

I just said to DH I wonder if there a portaloos as it is a very long time

4 hours should be ok for most bladders if you don't have anything to drink?
There will be some facilities.

I sometimes go for 5 or 6 hours without going to the loo, but if I knew there wasn't one I'd need to go after about 20 minutes!🤣

Haha this is it, I can go hours without going but as soon as you know you can't and you start to feel anxious about it you feel like you need to go!

Speak for yourself. I can't

They can use the loos up to 10am, after that they’re apparently out of bounds.

There are toilets in Westminster Abbey, I've used them! They aren't as impressive as I thought they'd be, not sure what I expected (gold throne style perhaps?) but I remember feeling slightly disappointed 😂

It’s the crowds I’m more worried about, the gates were opened at 6am and as soon as the viewing areas were full nobody else allowed in. So unless the police /stewards hand out toilet passes they’re in there till mid afternoon.

There is toilets in there you know?!

I had wondered exactly the same thing until I watched this being discussed in bbc earlier 🤣

If I don't drink when I get up I can go without the loo until about 1am, so in this case I'd stop drinking at 8pm the night before and awaith the migraine from hell if I didn't load up on water by 1pm. However, if you mention the magic words "do you need the loo?" I'd probably wet myself on command

My tummy would be louder than the orchestra in about an hours time.

I would be bursting within about 20 mins