People in Britain queueing for over 25 hours to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state

Those already in line were urged to brace for cold weather, as temperatures dipped below 10C in the early morning.

Queue time tick over 25 hours as thousands brave the cold to mourn the Queen (James Manning/PA)

Wait times stretched to more than 25 hours overnight as thousands of mourners braved cold temperatures to see the British Queen lying in state.

At about 1.15am on Saturday, the British governments Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) online tracker said the expected wait time was at least 25 hours as people queued from Southwark Park in south-east London to pay their respects to the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall, about five miles away.