A queue for the queue - mourners waiting to see Queen's coffin now placed in holding pen

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Mourners are continuing to arrive at the closed queue to see the Queen lying in state - and have been placed in a holding pen.

The official queue to Westminster Hall was closed after hitting capacity at 9.50am, with officials saying it would not be reopened for at least six hours.

Despite this, mourners continued to show up at Southwark Park, where they were placed in a holding pen. The entrance to Southwark Park has also now been closed

Before being closed, the queue had reached 4.9 miles long and the wait time was estimated at 14 hours.

Margaret Wallwork, 76, from Newcastle, arrived in London this morning and was placed in the holding pen.

She says she will wait as long as it takes to pay her respects to the Queen.

"She's been the Queen for as long as I can remember. She's been my Queen and she has served this country very well and she's a lovely lad...

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