The line to see Queen Elizabeth II lie in state at Westminster Hall has grown so long that the government said Friday it would have to temporarily prevent new people from joining it.
People waited in queues for more than seven hours overnight to see Queen Elizabeth II lie in state at Westminster Hall on Sept. 14.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the government department responsible for managing the queue,Less than an hour later, at 9:50 a.m. local time, the department said entry would be paused for at least six hours and warned people not to “attempt to join the queue until it re-opens.”Southwark Park has reached capacity. Entry will be paused for at least 6 hours. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
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