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The long wait to pay last respects to Queen Elizabeth II

Huge queues are forming along the banks of the River Thames, as people wait to pay their respects to the Queen.

Her lying-in-state begins at 17:00 BST and will continue 24 hours a day until 06:30 on Monday 19 September - the day of the funeral.

OS's James Reynolds has been speaking to people who've been queueing through the night, and longer, to say a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth.

Photo shows: Members of the public join the queue on the South Bank, as they wait to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lying in state. Credit: PA

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