Infrastructure is being set up and security staff are preparing for millions of people.
People have already arrived to queue for the Queen’s lying in state in London – two days before the line opens.
Ms Nathakumaran, who is staying at a hotel in Lambeth so she does not miss the opportunity to pay her respects, told the PA news agency she began “admiring the royal family” from the age of 10 and has “a huge respect for them”. “I do respect her way of kindness, how she treats everyone equal, the religions and the communities. She sees everyone as equal.”“I don’t want to miss it in case… they said they are probably going to control the crowds if gets too long.”
Anne said waiting for days is “nothing to me” adding that she had come prepared with Welsh cakes and a sandwich as well as ordering from Deliveroo.Ms Gothard, originally from Ghana, had a Union flag draped around her neck and was carrying a cardboard cut-out of the Queen and some marmalade.She told reporters: “The Queen was everyone’s mother, she protected the Commonwealth and made sure everyone is protected.
A marquee and armed police could be seen at the entrance to Cornwall Gardens, with several police and emergency service vehicles parked across the road.
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