we report from one town deserted by russian troops. over here on the wall, one interesting detail a single word which someone has written in broken english. sorry. hello and welcome. queen elizabeth ii is lying in state tonight, beneath the ancient timbers of westminster hall. this is the scene live, in the oldest part of the palace of westminster. for the past six hours, thousands of people have been filing past her majesty s coffin to pay their final respects to a remarkable monarch. the queen will now lie in state for four full days, until monday, the morning of herfuneral. in a few minutes, we ll cross live to westminster to hear from some of those who ve been queuing to bid their farewells to the queen, but first, our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has the story of the day. in a setting that is so familiar, where so often and so recently there has been celebration, today an event of the greatest solemnity. on the pavements around the palace and along the mal
royal family in the procession, as well as the queen s coffin. it will be carried on a gun carriage from buckingham palace through the city to an historic hall in the palace of westminster. that is where the queen will lie in state until her funeral on monday, as more than a half million people are expected to pay their respects. this is cnn s live coverage as the people of london get close to their beloved queen and say farewell one last time. i m don lemon at buckingham palace. and i m anderson cooper in london overlooking the procession route. we ll take you every step of the way on this leg on the queen s final journey. the procession will begin at buckingham palace, as don was saying, and move down the mall to westminster with royal family members walking behind the queen s coffin. they ll pass the horse guard s parade ground, traveling on to white hall. they ll go by landmarks including number 10 downing street, parliament square, until they arrive outside westminster
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