![]() The BFI will have an outdoor screen showing archive footage of The Queen and Her reign.Ĭafes and other local businesses are also expected to open for extended periods alongside welfare centres to provide refreshments for those in the queue. Local organisations including Southbank Centre, National Theatre, BFI Southbank, Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe will be opening their doors for extended hours to provide refreshments and comfort breaks to queuers around the clock. More than 1,000 dedicated volunteers, stewards and Metropolitan Police officers will be on hand to assist members of the public wanting to pay their respects and keep them safe.Įxtra welfare facilities in place will include toilets and water fountains at various locations along the route. British Sign Language interpreters will also be available to people joining the queue. Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other official assistance dogs will be permitted in Westminster Hall. ![]() ![]() The accessible route will begin at Tate Britain where timed entry slots will be issued for a queue heading along Millbank to the Palace of Westminster. The main queue has step free access and there is a separate accessible route, for those who need it. There are strict bag restrictions in place. Once people have passed through Albert Embankment they will be directed across Lambeth Bridge, into Victoria Tower Gardens and through airport-style security before entering the Palace of Westminster where The Queen will be Lying-in-State. ![]() Mourners from across the UK, Commonwealth and around the world are expected to join the line which will form on the Albert Embankment, run along Belvedere Road behind the London Eye, and head onto the South Bank where it will follow the River Thames past the National Theatre, Tate Modern and HMS Belfast through to Southwark Park. Those paying their respects are urged to plan ahead and prepare appropriatelyĭetails of the route that thousands of members of the public will use to queue ahead of paying their respects to Her Majesty The Queen in Westminster Hall have been published.Volunteers from the Scouts, Samaritans, The British Red Cross, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and The Salvation Army along with faith representatives will support those in the queue.Queue will begin on the Albert Embankment and continue to Southwark Park.
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