15 Sep 2022

Long shuffle to pay respects to the Queen

From Lately, 10:17 pm on 15 September 2022

Tens of thousands of mourners continue the slow shuffle towards Westminster Hall to pay their respects to the Queen.

Even overnight rain didn't put the crowds off and the queue has grown, now stretching over 5.6 kilometres along the River Thames to reach Tower Bridge. 

There's even a handy tracker for people to find the start of the line and estimate the waiting time.

Karyn spoke to RNZ's Corin Dann who joined the crowds. 

Members of the public join the queue on Westminster Bridge, as they wait in line to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, Lying-in-State in the Palace of Westminster in London on 14 September, 2022.

Members of the public join the queue on Westminster Bridge, as they wait in line to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, Lying-in-State in the Palace of Westminster in London on 14 September, 2022. Photo: Odd Andersen / various sources / AFP