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Thousands of mourners waited hours in line for the chance to spend a few minutes filing past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II while it lay in state at Britains Parliament on Thursday, as King Charles III spent the day in private to reflect on his first week on the throne.

Tens of thousands of Brits waited for hours in line to see the queen of England's coffin as she lies in state ahead of her funeral Monday.

Thousands of mourners lined up through the night to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in Parliament's Westminster Hall on Thursday, as King Charles III spent a day in private to reflect on his first week on the throne.

Thousands of mourners are waiting for their chance to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and the livestream shows just how long the line stretches.

Her coffin will lie in state at Westminster Hall until Monday, when it will be taken across the street to Westminster Abbey for the queen's funeral.

After passing Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, some mourners wiped away tears and bowed their heads as they said goodbye to the monarch.

As the queue snaked along Londons River Themes on Thursday, King Charles III spent the day in private to r...

Thousands of mourners waited for hours Thursday, in a line that stretched for nearly 7 km across London, for the chance to spend a few minutes filing past ..

Two minutes of silence will be observed across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth's state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, giving people across the nation a chance to pay their respects to the late monarch.

Thousands have already paid their respects, filing past the casket draped with the royal standard and topped with a diamond-encrusted crown.