Thousands of mourners are lining the south bank of the River Thames as they queue to see Queen Elizabeth II's coffin at London's Westminster Hall.
The queue snaking along the Thames and over Lambeth Bridge is nearly 5km long, according to a government tracker.
Eight pall bearers carried the oak and lead-lined coffin into the 900-year-old building on Wednesday (local time, Thursday NZT), placing it on a raised platform known as a catafalque.
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King Charles III and his siblings Anne, the Princess Royal, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew, as well as the King's children, Princes William and Harry, walked behind the late monarch's coffin.
The coffin was draped in the Royal Standard and topped with the Imperial State Crown – adorned with almost 3000 diamonds -- and a bouquet of flowers and plants including pine from the Balmoral Estate, where Elizabeth died last week.
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Hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to visit Westminster Hall, the oldest building in Parliament, before the Queen's state funeral on Monday.
Some wanting to see the procession up the The Mall were left disappointed. (Source: 1News)
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