Droves of people have been camping out on the streets of London, as they try and reserve their spot to see the Queen’s funeral procession and pay their final respects.

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, will take place on Monday (September 19) in Westminster Abbey – with thousands expected to stand on the streets of the capital, and millions more watching at home.

It is expected that the coffin will leave Westminster Hall, where the Queen has been lying in state for the last four days, at around 10.44am.

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Her coffin will then arrive at Westminster Abbey at 11am, before it is transferred to a hearse at Wellington Arch at 1pm for a drive to Windsor Castle.

The coffin will then arrive at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle for committal service at 4pm.

In preparation for the funeral, people have been dedicated to reserving a spot by camping out for the last 24 hours for them to see the funeral procession.

Numerous people from across the globe have been spotted in tents, sleeping bags, and even union jack umbrellas, as they bid to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

The Northern Echo’s chief features writer, Chris Lloyd, is in London to cover the funeral, and has witnessed a large amount of people camping.

Joking about how warm the weather is compared to Darlington, he said: “Hats off to all these brave people sleeping out - well no, they should keep them on.

“London is 20 degrees warmer than Darlington, but in the last 20 minutes, the temperature has started to drop. The sweat on my back is running cold.”

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