Barrie Scott News Today

The final day of the Queens lying-in-state begins today, as tens of thousands of mourners face the prospect of being turned away from the huge queue snaking its way through London.

With the line at around 3.5 miles long, mourners who have made the last-minute scramble to see the Queens coffin this evening can expect to queue for around seven hours.

At 10.41pm tonight, the Government said it stopped mourners from joining the line to see the Monarch lying in state ahead of her funeral tomorrow.

EXCLUSIVE: The man arrested after rushing out of the queue of mourners and grabbing the Queens coffin at the Palace of Westminster in a security scare was behaving strangely.

A mourner was filmed on the phone to her father after a surprise meeting with the Prince of Wales, saying she couldnt talk at the moment, as shed just shaken hands with the royal.

The Government has warned that tens of thousands of mourners will have to queue at least 24 hours to pay their respects to the Queen lying-in-state at the Palace of Westminster.

Britains new monarch and his son Prince William delighted hundreds of stunned mourners during the walkabout in London today.

Kate and Camilla have today hosted a lunch for governors-general of the Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace, ahead of the reception of the century tomorrow.

Vast numbers of people have been queuing since the Queen was moved from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster on Wednesday, with many paying tearful tributes.

A man arrested for attempted to grab the Queens coffin last night in Westminster Hall after queuing up for 14 hours remains in police custody, Scotland Yard have confirmed.