Thousands of people continued to queue throughout the night in London to pay their respects to the Queen as she lies in state.
Members of the public are able to file past and say goodbye to the monarch 24 hours a day until her funeral next Monday.
Yesterday the first mourners were allowed into Westminster Hall with people sleeping rough overnight in the pouring rain to be admitted.
Last night the queue measured around three miles at one point before shortening to Blackfriars Bridge - around 1.5miles from the Queen’s current resting place.
Among the first to join the queue was Nina Kristofferson, 40, from north London, who joined at 5am on Tuesday.
She said: “It was really emotional, just having a moment to say thank you for everything - 70 years of service.
“It really is breath-taking. I was tearful. It was an honour just to stand there and take it all in. To give thanks and give a little curtsy to say thank you.
“I couldn’t wish for a more fitting opportunity to say goodbye. I’m really grateful. She will always be in our hearts.
“It was overwhelming, you want to stop and take pictures but it’s right that you don’t - that you savour the atmosphere and savour the moment.
“It was priceless. I had to be here.”
Delroy Morrison, 61, from Wembley and fourth in the queue added: “[The wait] was a piece of cake considering the 70 years the Queen spent looking after us.
“It was a bit emotional, I took my hat off and said ‘thank you my Queen, you have done a great job as you promised’.
“I bowed and then we walked past.”
Metropolitan Police officers, volunteers and stewards are managing the queue while toilets and water fountains are provided at various points along the route.
Overnight a Royal guard fainted and fell off the podium where he was protecting the Queen's coffin, as police rushed to help him after he crashed to the ground.
Soldiers marched with the coffin from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday but for one of the guards at Westminster Hall the strain appeared to be too much as he suddenly fainted.
There were gasps from mourners as he fell to the ground which was caught in a video.
Shocked viewers also took to social media with one tweeting: "He must've been so overwhelmed with what was happening."
Another said: "Bless him - just happened to tune in; saw he was a bit wobbly and feared he'd faint.
“Hope he's ok."
On Wednesday afternoon, the King had led the royal family in a possession behind the Queen’s coffin during a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
Today he will have a private day of reflection and is not expected to attend any public events.
