A slow, steady tide of humanity today began filing past the Queen Mother’s coffin as it began its lying in state at Westminster Hall.

Members of the public today queued to pay their respects to the Queen Mother as she lies in state at Westminster Hall.

The Queen arrived at Buckingham Palace today as the British nation prepared to honour her mother with the greatest ceremonial procession for a generation.

The first spectators are already arriving to make sure of their places on the route along which the Queen Mother's coffin will be borne from St James's Palace to Westminster Hall.

EastEnders will show extra scenes reflecting the death of the Queen Mother in tonight’s episode which will be screened just hours after the ceremonial procession, the BBC has announced.

Thousands of people from Northern Ireland will pay their respects to Britain's Queen Mother when books of condolence are opened in towns and cities today.

Although a sad occasion, the Queen Mother’s funeral will be a spectacle of pomp and ceremony.

The Queen Mother's funeral will take place on Tuesday April 9, Buckingham Palace has announced.

A 40-gun salute is to mark Northern Ireland's tribute to the Queen Mother tomorrow at Hillsborough Castle.

Royal advisers were today meeting to finalise the details of the funeral for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Princess Margaret’s ashes are expected to be interred with the Queen Mother’s coffin in the George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor.

Irish officials have sent messages of condolences to the British royal family.

Tony Blair tonight led the tributes to the Queen Mother, saying she had been a symbol of Britain’s ‘‘decency and courage’’.

The Queen Mother has died, Buckingham Palace has announced.