WATCH LIVE: Crowds gather in London to see Queen Elizabeth II's coffin procession
Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika, of the Household division, who organized the ceremonial aspects of the queen's funeral said it was a sad day, "but it's our last opportunity to do our duty for the queen and it's our first opportunity to do it for the king, and that makes us all very proud."The airport said in a statement that the changes would "ensure silence over central London as the ceremonial procession moves from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
Crowds have lined the route of the queen's coffin whenever it has been moved in its long journey from Scotland back to London. Hundreds of thousands are expected to do the same in London when the queen lies in state at the 900-year-old Westminster Hall, the oldest building in Parliament, for four days before her state funeral on Monday.
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