Susanna Reid waited in line for over seven hours to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth lying in state at Westminster Hall.
Susanna Reid has shared her experience of queuing to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state
The 'Good Morning Britain' presenter joined the queue to see late monarch - who died on September 8 at the age of 96 - with her "lovely mum and her very good friend" and she is happy that she sacrificed her time to "experience a moment in history".
Posting on Twitter, she said: "Evening - along with my lovely mum and her very good friend, I have just experienced a moment in history - witnessing the Queen lying in state in Westminster Hall. At once majestic and peaceful."
When asked how long she had queued for by one follower, Susanna replied: "7 hours 20 mins."
Susanna, 51, then shared a thread of tips for people who are planning to also travel to London to also pay their respects to the monarch - who reigned over Britain and the Commonwealth for 70 years.
She tweeted: "If you are planning to queue here are our tips. We joined at 1.23pm near Butlers Wharf and entered Westminster Hall at 8.43pm - 7 hours 20 mins. Wear the comfiest shoes you own. Go with someone if you can, although everyone in the queue was friendly.
"Don’t carry too much in a bag - water is freely available and there are lots of cafes along the route. Also plenty of toilets. I put my phone on low battery mode and it lasted the entire time.
"The first part of the queue is for wristbands. Ours were given out at Tower Bridge about an hour after we began queuing. There is no queue jumping - people waited patiently for wristbands and once you have one you can leave the queue for snacks/loo stops slip back in.
"Queue tips contd: while the longest part may geographically be from the start in Southwark, to Victoria Gardens (next to the Houses of Parliament) prepare to wait in Victoria Tower Gardens on the N side of Lambeth Bridge for around 3 hours in a zig-zag queue.
"There are lots of portaloos along the route - at least every hour. The team keeping them clean deserve medals. Take loo roll. Carry wet wipes for hands - not sanitiser as it will be confiscated by security. Any liquids are thrown away at security even 100ml.
"Once you enter Westminster Hall, it is worth every minute of The Queue. Utterly magnificent. Quiet. Respectful. Historic."
However, those hoping to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth now face a wait to even join the line as the queue has been closed for at least six hours.
Shortly before 10am on Friday (16.09.22) government officials released a statement informing members of the public that they cannot join the line at the moment, with a further update expected later in the afternoon.
A messaged shared by the Department of Culture, Media, and Sport stated: "HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S LYING-IN-STATE QUEUE UPDATE, 09:50 AM, 16 Sept
"Southwark Park has reached capacity. Entry will be paused for at least 6 hours. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
"Please do not attempt to join the queue until it re-opens.
"Check back for further updates."
At 8am, the estimated queuing time was 11 hours, but just an hour later, mourners were warned they would be in the line for roughly 14 hours before being admitted into Westminster Hall.
People began queuing to see the queen's coffin on Monday evening (12.09.22) ahead of admittance on Wednesday (14.09.22) at 5pm.
In the early hours of Thursday (15.09.22) morning, officials made the decision to have two queues inside the building filing past the coffin on two sides in order to reduce waiting times.
And members of the public wishing to pay their respects to the monarch have been warned they need to be in the queue by 12.30am on Monday (19.09.22) in order to make it into Westminster Hall before it closes at 6.30am, hours before her funeral is due to take place.
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