Thousands queue overnight near Queen’s coffin to pay their respects

Tens of thousands of people are anticipated to stand in line to honour the Queen.

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Many people waited all night to be able to enter St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh and pass Queen Elizabeth II's casket.

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Gavin Hamilton, claimed it would probably be 13 hours before he could visit the Queen and pay his respects.

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He added that it took roughly five and a half hours to wait in line to see her and that he arrived at the church shortly before three in the morning.

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People who had travelled from Aberdeen, more than 100 miles away, to accomplish this were in line behind me.

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Around the beginning of the line at 12.30 am, there were thousands of people waiting.

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People were advised by Edinburgh City Council to pack food and beverages and to "prepare for long waits and long periods of standing."

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