it s currently more than four miles long, with waiting times of up to nine hours. away from westminster, today s other headlines authorities in ukraine say they re investigating evidence of a mass grave in the city of izyum, which was recently liberated from russian occupation. disruption for thousands of british travellers today, as air traffic controllers in france go on strike. and it s farewell to one of the greatest tennis players of all time, as roger federer announces his retirement. good morning. it s friday september the 16th. you re watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen has spent a second night lying in state. the queue to enter westminster hall is now stretching back 3.6 miles, as thousands more people wait to pay their respects. here are some of the images here at westminster towards the end of the queue. the queueing time changes hour by hour, but at the moment it is approximately nine hours for those people queueing to pay their
world leaders and heads of state. it is such a rare occasion for so many of them to be in the same place at once. so consider the work of the police and many others in organising all of this and keeping everyone safe. sniffer dog scout is here from cumbria, one of many extra resources brought into the capital. at the end of the service, in the place queen was crowned, two minutes of silence will be observed across the country. then the procession heads from the abbey up the mall past buckingham palace and along constitution hill to hyde park corner and the wellington arch, where the coffin will be transferred to the state hearse for the drive to windsor, up the long walk to the castle, and then st george s chapel for another service at 4.00. there is then a private ceremony where the queen s coffin will be laid to rest alongside that of prince philip. before that, three more days for the public to pay their respects in their own way,
security all over the place, everyone in a veryjovial mood, just trying to make this work, because there isn t that long for the number of people that will want to come and pay their respects to the queen, so everyone really focused on getting as many people through as possible. and look ahead now to what we can see in terms of the movements of the royal family. king charles for example is going to wales for the first time as monarch. example is going to wales for the first time as monarch. yes, although he was still first time as monarch. yes, although he was still working first time as monarch. yes, although he was still working yesterday, - he was still working yesterday, going through those red boxes and culling readers around the world who are bringing to offer their condolences, the king will be out and about in public again making his first visit to wales as king along with the queen consort. calling leaders around the world. william and catherine will be visiting an arm
see the coffin. i think there is not i going to be another queen for quite a long time, so it is a one time opportunity to go and see her today. it is a special occasion, isn t it? did he manage to stay awake? yes. where have did he manage to stay awake? yes. where have you did he manage to stay awake? yes. where have you come did he manage to stay awake? yes. where have you come from? we i did he manage to stay awake? yes. l where have you come from? we have come from cardiff. where have you come from? we have come from cardiff. we where have you come from? we have come from cardiff. we left where have you come from? we have come from cardiff. we left at - where have you come from? we have come from cardiff. we left at four i come from cardiff. we left at four o clock yesterday afternoon and keyed since nine o clock last night and overnight. we have got here now. it was a journey. king and overnight. we have got here now. it was a journey- it was a ourney. king charles i
we thought the reading. why this morning, why now? we thought the weekend reading. why this morning, why now? we thought the weekend would - reading. why this morning, why now? we thought the weekend would be - reading. why this morning, why now? | we thought the weekend would be very busy, with other ridges to pay our respects. busy, with other ridges to pay our resects. ,, busy, with other ridges to pay our resects. . i. ., , ., respects. and you are prepared to wait u- to respects. and you are prepared to wait up to ten respects. and you are prepared to wait up to ten hours? respects. and you are prepared to wait up to ten hours? yes. - respects. and you are prepared to wait up to ten hours? yes. and i respects. and you are prepared to | wait up to ten hours? yes. and the scenery is wait up to ten hours? yes. and the scenery is beautiful wait up to ten hours? yes. and the scenery is beautiful under- wait up to ten hours? yes. and the scenery is beautiful under them. i l