we are just around the world from parliament square. ster abbey will be relatively short so the folks here won't see much of anything maybe passing glimpse of the casket from down in the street. it's what they are waiting for is the procession to the wellington arch which takes place after the funeral and i have just been speaking to some of the families and i just want to chat with his folks. hello, just wondering why was this so important for you to bring your daughters here? >> i just really wanted them to experience it. i hope there's a small chance they might remember it and we also felt that they may not have another queen in their lifetime so it was really important. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. becky, everyone seems to be on the same page saying look, this is a historical event, it's important to see it with your own eyes. >> is a moment in history. scott, thank you for that. i am becky anderson in london and more of our special coverage of queen elizabeth ii's funeral is after this short break. you are watching cnn. . go

pass through carriage gates and into the new palace yard into parliament square.

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extraordinary. - let's choose one moment, 12:25pm, the funeral procession is going through parliament square2:25pm, the funeral procession is going through parliament square, heading towards whitehall. 19.5 million people were watching on bbc one alone. then you've got 50 plus other channels in the uk all showing it. add it together, its about 28 million, but what i think is even more extraordinary is that from ten o'clock in the morning until five extraordinary is that from ten o'clock in the morning untilfive in the evening, the figures on bbc one alone never go below ten or 11 million. if you think of the number of people who dipped in and out through the day, that 28 million is just the beginning. there will be so many more there. if you just think about it, at 12:25pm, 28.6 million were watching tv altogether. that means more than 95% of the tv audience was watching the same thing at the same time. it almost never happens, a true landmark moment. david, thank you. for the first time in a cricketing generation, england are playing a game in pakistan. their 17 year absence from the countr

the state gun carriage will be drawn from the abbey around parliament square up whitehall and acrossuards and then pass buckingm palace and finally, up constitution hill to wellington arch at hyde park corner. there, under wellington arch, the coffin will be transferred from the gun carriage to the state hearse, ready for the journey to windsor. route to be taken from hyde park corner to windsor has not so far been disclosed. however, officials recognizehe need for the public to be as closely involved as possible. >> the queen, and elements of the royal family, particulay prince philip, took a close interest in this to try and make sure it combined the dignity of the occasion, the formality of the occasion, with as much access as possible for people to see the coffin at close quarters. reporter: the final element of the funeral plan will see the hearse traveling up the long walk of windsor and into the castle'main quadrangle, and then down the slope to st. george's chapel. inside the chapel at 4:00, the committal service will begin. at the end of it, the instruments of state by the m

well, solemnly moved to parliament square. so we're going to be following this throughout the morning, bringing you a live updates as millions say their final goodbye to queen elizabeth. the second we're going to be right back after the break. >> well, business in downtown napa is booming right now. it's harvest season. so not only are the winery's buzzing. many visitors are finding fun right along the downtown riverfront. they're more than 50 tasting rooms located there, along a few new restaurants and shops. live music scene is also expanding with shows and concerts happening every weekend. >> concert on the river piece that forward cellars. there's there's no news that. a couple years old at the most and the music scene in the entertainment thing i should of dog problem virtually from years ago or so to be not know. you have choices. >> all right. well, we can is for you. make sure you head over that. a napa head over to head to do napa dot com for a full list of events. and we also are going to let up on our website kron 4

they will make their way to whitehall and parliament square.emonial route travelled so many times by the queen on very happy occasions including jubilees and birthday parades, and of course in sadder times as well, including the funeral of her father and mother whose statues dominate one section of the mall on the ceremonial route. forfour of the mall on the ceremonial route. for four days of the mall on the ceremonial route. forfour days and nights of the mall on the ceremonial route. for four days and nights the ancient space of westminster hall which is 1000 years old, will be the setting for the lying—in—state and the solemn vigil to be witnessed probably by vast numbers of people all converging on central london in recent days, eager to pay their last respects to a much loved and respected monarch. our afternoon plasma coverage which will of course follow all of the events right up until the service, the religious service in westminster hall a little later on before the lying—in—state begins, our coverage begins with our special guest toda

the state gun carriage will be drawn from the abbey around parliament square up whitehall and acrossthen via the mall past buckingham palace, and finally, up constitution hill to wellington arch at hyde park corner. there, under wellington arch, the coffin will be transferred from the gun carriage to the state hearse, ready for the journey to windsor. the route to be taken from hyde park corner to windsor has not so far been disclosed, however, officials recognise the need for the public to be as closely involved as possible. the queen and indeed other members of the royal family, particularly prince philip when he was alive, took a close interest in this to try and make sure that it combined the dignity of the occasion, the formality of the occasion, with as much access as possible for people to see the coffin at close quarters. the final element of the funeral plan will see the hearse travelling up the long walk at windsor, then into the castle's main quadrangle and then down the slope to st george's chapel. inside the chapel, at four o'clock, the committal service will begin. at t

you can see there that is parliament square. and where we are right now is in the shadow of the houses of parliament and the shadow of probably the world's most famous clock big ban which sits in what is now called elizabeth tower. one of the buildings already honoring the late queen. obviously from while she was to live. yes. really, there is hardly you can't give the queen medals and, and jewels she's got them all. so you have to think of new ways to honor her. and m, you know, to name big benz tower in her name is a great day. and i, you know, these are the things that will remain down the centuries ahead to remind us of quinn, who is now departed. you're hearing some tolling every minute. that is not big ban that is the bell in westminster abbey. and i can tell you it's tolling 96 times before the funeral starts to mark the 96 years that the queen served. maybe let's look at the span of history of those 7 decades because she is now the queen of 15 countries, as well as the head of the commonwealth. when she took the throne,

what an incredible atmosphere here in parliament square this evening, there are thousands of people whoeers, the flashing lights, getting ready, they are taking up every single traffic light from around here. there were gasps from the crowd a short time ago as the sun lit up in this extraordinary orange light and suddenly a rainbow appeared over westminster hall. and then of course there is the queue, the peoplejust keep coming, from so that part all the way to westminster and the people i spoke to a short time ago have been queueing for ten hours to file past the queen's coffin. there was one man who spoke to me and he said hejoined the queue on his own, as an individual, and he left with a family. and i think a lot of people who will have stood all of those hours outside and waited to file past the queen's coffin will understand what he meant by that. people have been far more emotional, as they leave, then i think they ever expected they would be. sophie, a very strong feeling that we have heard so much over the past few days. the detailed plans to be implemented in the event of the

and we'll see the procession moving past buckingham palace, parliament square, onto the mile as you were >> this is really part one of this funeral. this is just the beginning of it, the service at westminster abbey. explain the -- what the order of the day is. >> after this the heads of state, and also ministers will go to church house for a rece reception. which is a building near the abbey, but the royal family, governors general of the realms, also prime ministers of the realms, but also crucially royal families from around the world will carry on to st. george's chapel. i describe that as a royal occasion. it's for the royals of the world to remember the queen, even though they're all at this service as well. and part three is this evening, the burial in a side chapel at st. george's will be for key members of family to see the coffin buried alongside prince philip and the queen's parents and sisters. that's a completely private affair we won't have cameras in there today. >> but for our viewers what will they be seeing the next several hours? >> you'll see the procession leaving fr

other strategic points, whitehall over there, parliament square, and so on. guarding that pref, precious position at the rail. so yes, that, that will be a lot of people who will come here who will want to see it in person. an awful lot more of course, will be watching on television. i think as you were pointing out the top of the bulletin, adrian, this would be an app so that the immense televised state funeral as well and this country enjoying if i could use that word a bank holiday. so people certainly not going to work if they can. many will watch the funeral. of course not everybody, and it's not pretend which is absolutely everybody's back around the quarter of people in this country, according to opinion, polls don't express wholehearted positive views about them. okay. but one imagine meant, imagine that even many of them will want to watch for the moment. juna, many things don't, don't hold at westminster abbey. let's bring in royal historian at owens is in london studio. ed. what are your thoughts right now? while i'm watching the crowds build, i was walking through central lon

from the palace of westminster, around parliament square and into broad century, the gun carriage was142 members of the royal navy. they brought it to the great west nor of the abby church where, as young princess, elizabeth had been married, and later crowned as sovereign. >> as the coffin was borne up the abby's central aisle, among the family members walking behind, two small figures. prince george and princess charlotte, aged nine and seven respectively, attending this most solemn of state occasions. on the coffin, a wreath with rosemary for remembrance, myrtle, the symbol of a happy marriage, and english oak, symbolizing the strength of love . and a card hand written by the king, in loving and devoted memory, charles. >> in profound thanksgiving, we come to this house of god. gather from across the nation, from the commonwealth, and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service. ♪ >> all the music and readings had been approved by the queen herself. they included a hymn sung at her wedding. into sermon, the archbishop of canterbur

and she became sovereign was $32.00 nations who they're making their way now around parliament square. they are just in the shadow, a big band and the houses of parliament right now. oh and opp white's whole. now this is the road in london by many of the ministries off this is the road, the 10 downing street, the seat of the prime minister has just off this road procession making its way through the center of government to the united kingdom. ah. with mister wilson, let's just reflect on some of the things in that service as we watch these pictures . particularly, most of the status, as we said, is, is, is, it is done by the book by, by, by the brett book it's, it's laid out how you do the services. but the bid is always different. is the sermon that is, that is, that is the archbishop of canterbury. the queen is that was the head of the church of england. the king is now, but the archbishop of canterbury is the day to day chief executive of that church. what did you make of his on his sermon and his words is tribute to the queen. well, naturally he concentrated on the spiritual aspec

her coffin will journey through central london, it will take in the queen's gardens, the mall, parliament squaree palace of westminster. the streets are filled with mourners this morning as they have been for days now. you're about to see members of the royal family in just a moment here led by king charles. prince william and prince harry will join. during the queen's final journey to buckingham palace, we have all seen the mourners standing in silent reverence, trying to get a glimpse of her coffin passing by. once at westminster hall, the public will begin filing past the queen, paying their respects, of course. mourners have been told they will have to stand for hours, possibly overnight. the line will move around the clock until monday. that's the day of her funeral. it was less than 24 hours ago we saw the breathtaking images as queen elizabeth made her final return home to buckingham. the king, the queen consort, camilla, prince william and prince harry welcomed the coffin. princess ann with her mother's coffin. she called it an honor and a privilege to take the queen home saying, quote,

the state gun carriage will be drawn from the abbey around parliament square, up whitehall and across — via the mall — pass buckingham palace, and finally, up constitution hill to wellington arch at hyde park corner. there, under wellington arch, the coffin will be transferred from the gun carriage to the state hearse, ready for the journey to windsor. the route to be taken from hyde park corner to windsor hasn't so far been disclosed. however, officials recognise the need for the public to be as closely involved as possible. the queen, and indeed other members of the royal family, particularly prince philip when he was alive, took a close interest in this, to try and make sure that it combined the dignity of the occasion, the formality of the occasion, with as much access as possible for people to see the coffin at close quarters. the final element of the funeral plan will see the hearse travelling up the long walk at windsor, then into the castle's main quadrangle and then down the slope to st george's chapel. inside the chapel, at four o'clock, the committal service will begin. at

there was this moment, this is a very, we are in parliament square, lindsey. people are running around. there are kids, their families. people have come here to see other people. to spend time with other people. those 15 minutes were much quieter. and you just want to pick up on something even suzannah had just said as well about prince william, about the prince of wales, really being his father's right-hand man now. we heard said that it will be a double act. the chairman and ceo. we saw that today, they're very close. prince -- king charles knows that prince william is more popular than he is. when you look at the polls, this is not necessarily the only thing, and the only reason that the king would do this, but he clearly trusts his son. he trusts the air apparent. but there are the two most popular royals right now. we will see them more prominent positions, we will see them out with prince charles and queen concert camilla. the future of the monarchy is on williams shoulders, it's also on kate. people love her, lindsey. we were talking to younger people t

the state gun carriage will be drawn from the abbey around parliament square up whitehall and acrossbuckingham palace, and then passed buckingham palace, and finally, our constitution hill to wellington arch at hyde park corner. there, under wellington arch, the coffin will be transferred from the gun carriage to the state her, ready for the journey to windsor. the route to be taken from hyde park corner has not so far been disclosed, however, officials recognise the need for the public to be as closely involved as possible. the queen and indeed other members of the royal family, particularly prince philip when he was alive, took a close interest in this to try and make sure that it combined the dignity of the occasion, the formality of the occasion, with as much access as possible for people to see the coffin at close quarters. the final element of the funeral plan will see the hearse travelling up plan will see the hearse travelling up the long war at windsor, before eventually going down the slope to st george's chapel. inside the chapel, at four o'clock, the committal service wil

then after the service, the royal procession will pick up again and this time moving past parliament squarend other major landmarks here, including whitehall and number 10 downing street. it will make a turn near the horse guards parade and travel down the mall to buckingham palace, continuing on to the wellington arch and there the queen's coffin will be transferred for that drive to windsor castle with the ceremony there to mark her departure. a royal salute and the playing of "god save the king." once again, today we're seeing those crowds, those hundreds of thousands anderson talked about lining the streets of london to witness these extraordinary royal rituals. and of course, this is the final time they will have a chance to pay their respects to the queen who served them for 70 years. and when the queen's coffin arrives in windsor, it will move up that long walk to the castle. the royals will rejoin their procession after their drive from london and go through the castle grounds and wind up at st. george's chapel for a public service and later a very private burial, attended by the fa

from the palace of westminster around parliament square and intoroad sanctuary, the gun carriage waswn by 142 members of the royal navy to the great west door of the abbey church where, as a young princess, she had been married and later crowned as sovereign. ♪ as the coffin was born up the abby central a, among the family members walking behind, two small figures -- prince george and insist charlotte, aged nine and seven respectively, attending this most solemn of state occasions. on the coffin, a reef with rosemary for remembrance, myrtle come of the symbol of a happy marriage, and english oak symbolizing th strength of life . and a card, handwritten by the king in loving and devoted memory, charles. >> in profound thanksgiving, we come to this house of god. we gather from across the nation, from the commonwealth, and from the nations of the world to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service. ♪ reporter: all the music and readings had been approved by the queen herself. it included a hymn sung at her wedding. in his sermon, the archbishop of canterbury spoke of

as the cortege approached parliament square and the palace of westminster, the applause from the pavementswelled. many of those who were watching had travelled from afar, feeling an overwhelming obligation to be present. each wanting to be part of this moment in the nation's history and leaving with a precious memory. seeing the queen on that carriage was just unbelievable. and it brings it all home that she's gone. and we won't see her again. i definitely felt personally touched, it was a very memorable experience, a memory that i will cherish. i have to be honest, _ i was so focused on the coffin that i didn't end up seeing the royals following her behind _ because i wasjust, you know, wanting to see the queen go. | 0utside westminster hall, the bearer party from the grenadier guards took the queen's coffin on their shoulders. other members of the royal family were there, watching. 0n the left, the duchess of sussex. the coffin, covered in the royal standard and surmounted by the queen's crown, was placed with care on the catafalque. oh, god, the makerand redeemer of all mankind, grant u

nicholas was saying, the ripple of applause that greeted the gun carriage as it came down to parliament squarethe celebration that many people feel for the queen, for a life well lived, a duty fulfilled, 70 years of service to the people of the united kingdom and the commonwealth, and that is what is being reflected here tonight come along processions of people that are filing quietly passed. let's go outside to victoria gardens, because those lines are snaking around victoria gardens. it is nightfall now in london, but this will continue right through the night. >> absolutely, christian. it is a beautiful night here in london, which is very fortuitous to people in london, theery front of the queue you can see behind me, everyone here will go into the house of lords, the palace of westminster, going through security. we have seen about eight lines of security, airport style barriers, where your bags are checked. everyone has been told to get rid of their food or drinks that they might have. no big bags. i think people are being asked to turn their phones off at the gate nearer to westminster h

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i walked through parliament squaring where theres were tens of thousands of people queueing up with excitedh a low murmur of conversation quite extraordinary walking through the square which was empty awaiting the procession that will take it from westminster hall to westminster abbey and the coffin on the state gun carriage it was extraordinary looking at the crowds watching and waiting. let me tell you about the next few moments. in the next hour, we will see the dignitaries will have arrived at westminster abbey, including president biden and president macron and the japanese emperor they will be some of the last people to arrive at 10:44, before that, we will see the state gun carriage with the coffin put upon it by the guards and then it will take a small procession from westminster hall parliament to westminster abeabbey. i have been looking at the pipes and drums marching to westminster hall they are part of the honor guard. i have seen navy attachments making their way to the hall and the royal marine band and raf. we have representatives from all of the armed forces in the united k

as the cortege approached parliament square and the palace of westminster, the applause from the pavementslled. many of those who were watching had travelled from afar, feeling an overwhelming obligation to be present. each wanting to be part of this moment in the nation's history and leaving with a precious memory. seeing the queen on that carriage was just unbelievable. and it brings it all home that she's gone. and we won't see her again. i definitely felt personally touched, it was a very memorable experience, a memory that i will cherish. i have to be honest, _ i was so focused on the coffin that i didn't end up seeing the royals following her behind because - i wasjust, you know, - wanting to see the queen go. 0utside westminster hall, the bearer party from the grenadier guards took the queen's coffin on their shoulders. other members of the royal family were there, watching. 0n the left, the duchess of sussex. the coffin, covered in the royal standard and surmounted by the queen's crown, was placed with care on the catafalque. oh, god, the makerand redeemer of all mankind, grant us

the marines will lead the procession around parliament square.mbers of the royal family including her children and the king, will be accompanied on the journey to the abbey by the sound of mass pipes, and muffled drums. the possession will enter the great west torrey vice minister abby at exactly 11:00, marking the start of the funeral service. the queen will be carried past the grave of the unknown warrior and down the native of the abbey. following as they pass under the ornate gilded entrance to the choir, will be the archbishop of canterbury, and others from the senior clergy. and then, the coffin, followed by the king and senior members of the royal family, to be taken to the very heart of the abbey and placed in front of the high altar. members of the royal family will be seated alongside behind them in the south concept heads of state leaders and royalty from around the world sitting opposite holders of the victorian george cross our counterparts from the commonwealth and members of the nation's highest orders of chivalry. while the prime

system where a bus goes to a hospital, a place for retired serviceman, some distance away from parliament square. and those buses or bus in the the heads of state has been some complaints about the fact that limousines are being laid on . but this the size of this, the scale of it is such that the organizers have had to go for these buses. however, jacinta only and new zealand prime minister remarks, i can't understand what all the fuss is about the buses. i mean that that is one point. you have a whole series of commonwealth leaders here and that the words that are being used are republicans. but that there is a quiet acknowledgement that there is now going to be a difference, a shift of emphasis about the monarchy worldwide. a because this is a moment, probably not to discuss it. but you have to look at the situation with anthony albanese, and i'm looking what he said here. he was right diplomatic. he, he was overwhelmingly complimentary about the queen. but he has a reportedly said that there will be a referendum about the monarchy and they will be in the future, but not in his term, not in h

the king rapidly approaching parliament square. the statue of winston churchill. do the gates. --through the gates. the ancient structure of westminster hall directly in front of the car, pulling up to the north door of westminster hall. they will go into the hall and they will be witnesses to the moving of the queen's coffin which has been lying in state, to the state gun carriage of the royal navy, which would be drawn up in front of these doors once the royal party is inside. peter philips, the prince's royal son, lord chamberlain, in charge of westminster, the speaker greeting them in the speaker of the lords, the lord speaker. back at westminster abbey, more guests arriving present in the armed forces, representing charities and other organizations, patronage is of her majesty. they have all been invited for a specific reason, because they represent great achievements or relate representing the queen's own interest. we are seeing now some of the other members of the royal family, yes? >> i think one of the things that really struck me after that procession, just how many e

a specific moment, 12.25 yesterday afternoon as the funeral procession is passing through parliament square to remember there are another 50 plus channels covering the event and altogether it is 28 million people. and also you have to remember that throughout the day the audience, say, for instance, bbc one, it never went below ten or 11 million. a lot of people were dipping in and out throughout the day. the bbc alone said it reached 32 million people on the day. and one figure really struck me. when you look at it, many points in the day, more than 95% of the total live tv audience was watching the same thing at the same time. landmark moment. it certainly was, david sillito, thank you. for the first time in a cricketing generation england are playing a game in pakistan. their 17 year absence from the country has been based on security concerns. some cricket feared they would never return. so the start of the t20 series in karachi has been warmly welcomed. joe wilson reports. the love of cricket prevails in pakistan. it's the great distraction and entertainment through troubled times. in

the state gun carriage will be drawn from the abbey around parliament square, up whitehall and across journey to windsor. the route to be taken from hyde park corner to windsor hasn't so far been disclosed. however, officials recognise the need for the public to be as closely involved as possible. the final element of the funeral plan will see the hearse travelling up the long walk at windsor, then into the castle�*s main quadrangle and then down the slope to st george's chapel. inside the chapel, at four o'clock, the committal service will begin. at the end of it, the instruments of state — the monarch�*s crown and the orb and sceptre — will be removed from the coffin. and later, in a private service, the queen's coffin will be laid to rest with that of her late husband. nicholas witchell, bbc news. spare a thought, lewis, notjust for the various volunteers who are policing this queue but also police officers themselves come from around the country so that every individual here can have their one moment to mark the queen's passing. thank you sian leez. officials in ukraine say they'v

from the palace of westminster, around parliament square and into broad sanctuary, the gun carriage was2 members of the royal navy. they brought it to the great west door of the abbey church, where, as a young princess, elizabeth had been married and later crowned as sovereign. as the coffin was borne up the abbey's central aisle, among the family members walking behind, two small figures. prince george and princess charlotte, aged nine and seven respectively, attending this most solemn of state occasions. 0n the coffin, a wreath, with rosemary for remembrance, myrtle, the symbol of a happy marriage, and english oak, symbolising the strength of love. and a card hand written by the king, "in loving and devoted memory, charles r." in profound thanksgiving, we come to this house of god. we gather from across the nation, from the commonwealth and from the nations of the world to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service. # the lord's my shepherd, i'll not want #. all the music and readings had been approved by the queen herself. they included a hymn sung at her wedding.

will be followed by the coffin with existing members of all three branches of the services on parliament squaree queens cough and will enter the west door of the abbey and will be placed upon the high altar. the service itself led by the dean of westminster, and there will be a sermon by the archbishop of canterbury that includes music that had been played both for the queens wedding and for her coronation and will include and conclude with the national anthem and played by her paper, digni dignitaries, of course, arrived in with status anxiety with seating placement and the use of buses to ferry around. here was president biden who won't be taking a bus paying tribute to the queen last night. >> to all the people of england, our hearts go out to you. we were fortunate to have had her for seven years, we all were. the world is better for it. >> amy: most of today's newspapers are graced with his newly released picture of queen elizabeth. it was done in may. reportedly a gift from her late father, her brooch and prince george will be at the funeral who is nine, second in line to the throne after

when the procession reaches st giles�*, it will effectively be parliament square, the old parliamentn by the public. and the crown of scotland will be placed on the coffin when it reaches st giles�*, before the reverend callum mcleod conducts the service of thanksgiving. slowly, with great dignity, the hearse comes up the hill, and at each point, these crowds who have been waiting here for many hours can see for the first time the coffin carrying the late queen on the journey that will take her from this city back to london, to herfinal resting place. in windsor. after the service here, the king will return to the scottish parliament, down by the palace of holyroodhouse, where he will receive the condolences of the parliament. a parliament which, at its first meeting in 1999, after the referendums which gave birth to it a year earlier, was opened by her majesty the queen, and an utterly joyous day in this city. she came up this same route to the old assembly hall of the church of scotland at the top of the royal mile, and there, there was a very moving opening ceremony for the new pa

this is parliament square. you can see there's police, obviously uniformed officers. there's police in their ceremonial uniforms as well. the square itself is empty, but if you just look over to the right they have setup these barricades, and people are already lining up to catch any glimpse of the queen's coffin as it goes by. in fact, some people had been camped out here since yesterday. in fact, they just made an announcement not long ago that politely asked people to take down their tents so that other people could get into this line. that is how many people are here lining the streets. and a lot of the people, of course, becky, who are inside queuing for 10, 12, 14 hours to file past the queen's coffin are also going to be trying to find a place here on the street to see the procession go by after the funeral wraps up. >> well, in the queue they were united in mourning. they braved the cold. they waited patiently four hours to pay their respects. estimates of upwards a million people for the events of today. we haven't seen proceedings like this, of course, in lo

the atmosphere inside is very different to the one that has been outside both here in parliament squareare waiting, but then the procession of people queueing to see the queen passed over the bridge and as people went through security the atmosphere became more muted and inside it is far more solemn but there are plenty of people gathering here at sunset in this beautiful lighted westminster to see the many thousands of people who had turned up thousands of people who had turned up to pay their respects. it is a hugely important occasion for many of the people who have made their journey from across the country and the world, i had been talking to people from across the country and i met one man who had come especially from australia to pay his respects. so i think a time of quiet reflection as people have had a moment to mark their respects to queen elizabeth, the moment where they get the personal interaction as they get the personal interaction as they pass on both sides of the coffin, filing through westminster hall, the oldest surviving part of the parliamentary and state which has

kim, we have actually seen several people now pitching up tents around us here at parliament square waiting the funeral tomorrow. they want to have the chance to see the queen's coffin being carried in that procession from the palace of westminster just across the street to westminster abbey where that funeral will take place. we are expected to see king charles iii and prince andrew, princess anne following behind the carriage as well as other senior members of the royal family. that will be a ceremony to behold tomorrow. >> it's interesting to hear the emotions in the voices of the people you spoke to there and certainly there will be plenty of emotions throughout the day and tomorrow for the funeral. thanks so much, nada bashir in london. >>> well, as we've been reporting global leaders are traveling to london to honor the late queen. u.s. president joe biden and first lady jill biden arrived on saturday and will be among the heads of state attending the funeral at westminster abbey on monday. arlette saenz has more. >> reporter: president biden and jill biden arrived in london late satu

the queen's casket will be moved in the hour ahead from westminster hall, which is cross parliament squaree abby is situated across to the abbey. and this funeral, the state funeral, the likes of which we haven't seen since 1965. that was a state funeral afforded the former prime minister winston churchill. this will be bigger than that. 2 million people expected on the streets of london. and here you see images as we continue with the pageantry ahead of this funeral. let me get you to clarissa ward who is watching events from just outside westminster abbey. clarissa? >> reporter: that's right, becky. we have another bus getting closer. not clear yet who will be on that bus. but we do expect those digni dignitaries, world leaders and also royal families from sweden, spain, belgium, the netherlands, denmark, jordan, japan, the emperor will be attending. among the roughly 2,000 guests, more than 100 foreign dignitaries who are expected to arrive shortly for this funeral. really, becky, i think a demonstration of the far-reaching popularity of the queen but also her unique ability to engage i

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also seen which is quite interesting today is people beginning to pitch up tents right here in parliament squaret across from the palace of westminster but also of course we're right beside westminster abbey where the queen's state funeral will be taking place on monday. this is very route which the queen's coffin will follow in that procession ahead of the funeral, follow closely on foot by the queen's children and the new monarch king charles iii. we spoke to some of those who have been camping out since friday, some of them, hoping to catch a glimpse of that procession. take a listen. >> we're canadian and the queen was also the head of state of canada and we're here to pay our respects after 70 years of service. >> history, that moment and just to say that you were there and i'm with my mom, just to do it together is quite the experience. >> we have all come, none of us know each other so we have all come by ourself and had a fantastic night and met some real characters. it's been great. >> yeah, my mom went to diana's when she was young so she wanted us to feel the experience. >> reporter:

goes past the prime minister's residence, past parliament square, the king, his siblings, prince williamd after a short service at westminster, the queen's casket will lie in state for the next five days until the state funeral on september 19th. i want to bring in former deputy chair of the british museum, bonnie greer. and author mike saunders. bonnie, describe what we can expect to see today. >> i can't do that very well because i don't know the schedule. but i can tell you what's behind me. and what's behind me is the mile leading down to the palace. these are the people who are standing there, frankly, waiting for a glimpse of the cavalcade coming by that will include the royal family. >> bonnie, do you have a sense from being in london for so long, the people gathered there overnight how much is to pay the respects, mourn the loss, how much is to be a national event, to be part of this day, and how much of it may be support for the royal project going forward? >> john, that's a brilliant question. i actually haven't heard anybody ask me that. this is large lay royalist crowd, these

so what we're seeing in the next 30 minutes, the queen will be arriving in parliament square in frontpalace of westminster. and then her coffin will beer is moanously put into westminster hall. i was showing that distinction, the most ancient part of that famous complex. she will be lying in state there for more than four days. she will be lying in state for quite a long period of time right up until the morning of monday, where she has her state funeral across the street at westminster abbey. now it's going to get a massive state funeral, which will make this procession and everything we have seen today look minuscule by comparison. the pomp and ceremony we're expect og to see on monday and the logistical messaging we have been hearing from local officials in london have indicated this could be a very, very big event. nothing like what we're seeing today. but in the meantime, we're going to be seeing what london officials are expecting to be nearly half a million people filing past the queen's coffin as it lies in state inside westminster hall. all of them hoping to pay tribute to he

the procession will make its way to parliament square, about any second now.or those who fell in battle. big ben, one chime every minute. then at westminster hall, so the coffin is taken inside, where there will be several hours before members of the general public begin the lying in state. >> i think that best gins about 5:00 or time, when the public are allowed in. you'll see not just the crown, but we're told the scepter and orb as well. interestingly, for many reasons, and as we see the king and his brother and sister passing the senate hall, which meant a lot to the queen, because of her context with world war ii, and on every november 11th, there abouts, which is armistice day, which is all the politician of all the parties, members of the royal family, members of the commonwealth, everybody goes to put their wreathing inside westminster hall, which is an awesome play. architects even say the architecture is spectacular, the way it was built, but it speaks to the heart of this very strange fusion between monarchy and government in this country, obviously