Public set to be able to pay respects to Queen in person and file past her coffin as she lies in state in three days
MEMBERS of the public may be able to pay their respects to the Queen in person and file past her coffin.
It is possible that the Queen will lie in state for a short time in three days to allow mourners the chance to see her one last time after she passed away yesterday aged 96.
If it is to happen, the public will be able to visit the monarch's coffin in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
A procession is expected to walk the Royal Mile on Monday, arriving in the Cathedral for a service and a vigil attended by members of the Royal Family.
After this, it is possible that the public will be given the chance to file past the coffin.
This comes as large crowds have gathered outside royal residences like Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
Many people have laid flowers, flags and cards of condolence in memory of the great monarch, while others sang "God Save the King", the new national anthem.
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Gun salutes will be heard across the nation today, including in Hyde Park at 1pm, with one shot for every year of the Queen's life.
Bells will toll in Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral and Windsor Castle, with churches across the nation urged to do the same.
There is likely to be a mourning period of 12 days, with the funeral day being declared a Day of National Mourning and a public holiday.
The beloved Queen will have a state funeral which will be televised and a national two minute silence will be observed.
When Her Majesty's father George VI died he lay in state for three days in Westminster Hall.
Some 304,000 mourners visited the coffin, with queues up to four miles long at times.
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Her husband Prince Philip tragically died during the pandemic and so public mourning was not possible.
When the Queen is buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle, Philip's coffin will be moved from the Royal Vault to join her there.
