through, zigzagging for two hours or more and they will come behind me, where they will make a stately pace. fortunately no one has to march like a guardsman to get in to the westminster hall. let s take a look at the map because that gives you a sense perhaps of where we are geographically, if you know london. the river thames snakes its way through central london, just like if you stand on some of the buildings here you get a peculiar sense of where you are because the river appears and disappears, then suddenly appears over your shoulder. the start of the queue is at the south of the river, lambeth bridge. if only you could sit and have your sandwiches, because the garden at mammoth palace is one of the most beautiful in england. you go across the river, you work your way along the river, you work your way along the picture there towards westminster hall, on the north side of the river, just by westminster bridge, and then you will be glad to
this is bbc news, i m ros atkins. prince william has been meeting well wishers at sandringham telling them how walking behind his grandmother s often brought back memories of his own mother s death. i am at westminster where the queen currently lays then rest as members of the public pay respects. details of the public pay respects. details of her funeral have been released, which takes place on monday. and then london, people have been warned they will have to queue for eight hours to see the queen lying in the state. ,., , ., hours to see the queen lying in the state. , ., ., ., state. also this hour, one of the all-time tennis
their respects will continue until 6:30am on monday. i will be back with you in a couple of minutes. we just about managed 20 celsius today when the sun came out, but for most it felt fresher, and the reason for that change is the change of wind direction. we are now into this brisk north or north westerly airflow which is ushering in arctic air, so the first chilly snap of the autumn for many. that breeze has brought plenty of showers, and they will continue to push southwards through this evening and overnight, and that breeze continues to strengthen as well, particularly for the north and east, but inland, we will see temperatures falling lower than last night quite widely with a touch of grass frost in scotland. it will feel cool in the mornings if you are heading to london the next couple of days.
that process will continue, 2a hours a day, until monday morning at 6.30am. for all the very latest we can now join shaun ley in westminster. thank you very much. welcome wherever you are, watching others from around the world. we are in the heart of london at westminster, one of the three original cities that made up what became london back in medieval times but only one part of that medieval building remained standing, and that is westminster hall, which has stood since 1097 when it was erected as a symbol love the wealth and prestige of king william the second. many kings and queens later, the last queen, the longest serving monarch ever in this country is lying in state at the far end of the building behind me and you can see people behind me walking
steadily, as they have for hours on end, in order to pay their last respects. a mournful time, it has been a very cheerful 2a hours since the queen s body was brought here, a process observed for every monarch since king edward vii, the first to have laid in state in westminster, possibly inspired by the victorian prime minister william gladstone who lay here in the 1890s. but what about the events that lie ahead after the lying in state? this will last until 6:30am and thereafter as royal officials confirmed today there are detailed plans in place for monday s state funeral of queen elizabeth ii. the service will be held at westminster abbey in london before the late queen s body is