More than 250,000 mourners saw the Queen lying in state in London
It is the first approximate figure for the thousands of visitors who attended Westminster Hall.
"I haven’t got the exact figures on how many poured into the capital but of course it wasn't just the events in London this week.'May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest': Royals issue touching tribute to Queen after private ceremonyThank you and goodbye, Your Majesty: Nation says farewell to Queen for final time as she's reunited with Philip
If confirmed, the number is less than the turnout for the Queen's father, King George VI, which is thought to have been around 304,000. She told LBC: "We need to look at the plans on this and obviously the Palace and the King will have a great deal of input into this. "If you look back at the Jubilee, how much we did for that and how the country came together. And it can in many ways boost the economy as well.Wait times stretched to more than 24 hours over the weekend as crowds braved the cold weather to pay their respects.Following the lie in state, the Queen was taken from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey for her state funeral.