JANE FRYER: Tuesday s sad little queue waiting to see the Queen lying in state the evening before her coffin was brought to Westminster Hall has been transformed. Not just in size but in cheeriness.
The unprecedented demand has sparked a huge logistical operation involving the Met, MI5 and the Armed Forces with Whitehall insiders fearing that central London could actually be full .
With Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan warning that queue times could hit 30 hours, this could mean the line being closed to new entrants in the early hours of Sunday, or even late on Saturday night.
The Archbishop of York spontaneously visited mourners and royal fans camping along the banks of the Thames in London overnight as they queue to pay their respects to the Queen as she lies in state.