As ordinary people of all ages filed past the coffin of the long-reigning monarch, many wiped their eyes with tissues. If you left a bag or other item at the bag drop facility, you must collect your item straight after your visit. Follow the signs and directions given by stewards to return to the bag drop facility and collect your bag or item. Vanessa Nathakumaran, 56, an admin assistant from Harrow, north west London, said she had to battle to control her emotions as the Queen's coffin came into view.

Promoted heavily by the DCMS on the government department's social media feeds, the code was updated every few minutes to show the new end point of the line - which is currently more than three miles long. Flowers or other tribute items (including candles, soft toys and photographs). These items cannot be taken into or left in the Palace of Westminster. Floral tributes only should be taken to the dedicated floral tribute area in Green Park. Android users should turn off "High efficiency video" in Camera settings -> Advanced recording options. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit to pay their respects to the late monarch but mourners have been warned that they may have to queue for up to 30 hours. The queue route, which could stretch up to ten miles, takes in London Bridge, Southwark and Waterloo before finishing at Westminster. The main queue has step-free access with a separate accessible route also planned to run from Tate Britain where timed entry slots will be issued for a queue going along Millbank to the Palace of Westminster.

There is no parking available at the Palace of Westminster. Visitors are strongly advised to use public transport or taxis, as there are extensive road closures in place in the Westminster area.

People were permitted to bring only one small bag per person, and were not allowed to take food or drink inside the hall. Grandfather could be forced to sell his own house after spending thousands of pounds in legal planning disputes after removing his own wall Her Majesty The Queen’s Lying-in-State at the Palace of Westminster opens to the public at 5pm on Wednesday 14 September. It will be open 24 hours a day until it closes at 6.30am on Monday 19 September. The queue may close early to ensure as many visitors in the queue as possible can enter the Palace before the Lying-in-State period comes to an end. Lying in state is usually reserved for sovereigns, current or past queen consorts, and sometimes former prime ministers. According to the company, 85 percent of the UK's emergency services use what3words to locate people in urgent situations.

It is advised that there will be very little opportunity to sit down because the queues are likely to be continuously moving, with a first-come-first-served policy in place. This allows the app to assign a unique combination of words to anyone's location, narrowing it down to the three-metre area on the globe's surface. And today - the first full day of the Queen's coffin being on public view - the queue had already reached Bermondsey Wall, half a mile from the park, by 3pm today.

She told MailOnline: 'I was trying not to cry. I wanted to pay my respects in a dignified way but it was so hard. There were such mixed emotions. It was a privilege to be here but it was so sad and solemn. It was a moment that will live with me forever.Capacity is limited, and there is no guarantee that there will be space at the facility. Waiting for bag storage space to become available will increase your queuing time. Ms Purnell and her friend Jill Scudamore, also aged over 65, joined the queue at about 11am on Wednesday and waited six hours to pay their respects.