First mourners arrive in London for lying in state queue

Vanessa Nathakumaran, 56, from Harrow, is the first person to arrive on Lambeth Bridge (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

People have already arrived to queue for Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state in London – two days before the line opens.

Infrastructure is being set up and security staff are preparing for millions of people to wait to pay their respects to the late monarch, whose coffin will be placed in Westminster Hall from 5pm on Wednesday until the morning of September 19.