here s how events will unfold this morning here in london. the queen s coffin will leave westminster hall carried on a state gun carriage, the same one used in queen elizabeth s father george vi s funeral. she ll be taken to westminster abbey where a funeral service will be held and attened by 2,000 people including world leaders and other dignitaries. and after that service the procession will leave westminster abbey winding its way through london, passing downing street, going up the mile to buckingham palace and wellington arch. cnn s scott mcclain joins us now here in london, and scott, for the past four days you have been amongst what has been hundreds of thousands of people queuing in what s become known as the line of duty. over hundreds of hours, that line has now finished. westminster hall is closed, and you are outside the palace of westminster. what are you seeing, and what can we expect? reporter: hey, becky, yeah. that s right. so i m amongst the crowd here. an
of national mourning for britain s longest serving monarch. well, the public viewing of the queen s coffin has now officially ended, and westminster hall is closed to the public as preparations begin for her funeral. over the last few days thousands have waited for hours in lines stretching several miles along the river thames just to pay their respects. well, in the hours ahead a procession will take the queen s coffin from westminster hall to westminster abbey where the funeral will take place. that service will be conducted by the dean of westminster. following the funeral the queen s coffin will be moved in a procession through central london to wellington arch where it ll be placed in the state hearse and travel on her final journey to windsor. from there a committal service will take place at st. george s chapel. well, cnn correspondents are following all of the developments for you. scott mcclain standing by in london where the final mourners have been waiting to pay t
so this westminster abbey, and you can see i mean for a city that would normally be extremely busy on the roads at this time on a monday morning, this is a bank holiday. this is a holiday in honor of the queen. it s busy but it s busy on foot as scott has been suggesting. he s in amongst the crowds there just outside westminster abbey, and there s a silence to this city, a city that i ve grown up in. and i ve never, ever known anything like this. it s busy, but it s quiet. let s look at the queen s itinerary for after this funeral service. and the funeral service will take about 45 minutes to an hour. the procession will leave westminster abbey taking a route through central london to what s known as wellington arch near high park corner. members of the royal family will be following the procession on foot. nina del santos is outside
developments for you. scott mcclain standing by in london where the final mourners have been waiting to pay their respects to the queen. nina del santos is live outside buckingham palace. let s start with you, scott. hundreds of thousands of people started their queue. it s a line of duty i guess back on wednesday at 5 p.m. that line has now finished. the queue is over, the hall is closed to the public. you ve been speaking to people over the last few days. your reflections on what you ve heard? yeah, line of duty is a pretty good way to describe it, becky. other people have been calling the queue which has now wrapped up the elizabeth line, not to be confused with the tube line that just opened in london in the last couple of months.
various streets that link this essentially the royal precinct of london, buckingham palace with the district just a few streets away which culminates in the palacef westminster. and the royal family will be exiting the gates of buckingham palace about 3, 3 1/2 hours from now. lots of people will be desperate to see them either on their way to westminster abbey or the funeral procession. nina del santos outside buckingham palace. prince george and princess charlotte, william and kate s children will join the royal procession later ahead of what will be an intensely personal service at at windsor. well, king charles is once again expressing his gratitude for the messages of condolence since the death of his mother.