Black ribbons and extra hours as councils clean up after funeral and ‘The Queue’

Onlookers watch as the State Gun Carriage carries the Queen’s coffin (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

The clean-up operation has begun after hundreds of thousands of people flocked to London for Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state and funeral.

In Westminster, central London, street cleansing vehicles have been dressed in black ribbons and council workers have worn black bows as teams have swung into action to clean up litter and remove sand that had been spread on roads.