A Welsh woman who is second in line to see Queen's coffin in London sang a hymn in her honour live on GMB. Anne Daley, 65, from Llandaff, Cardiff, has been waiting in line to pay her respects since Monday afternoon - 48 hours before the doors to Westminster Palace open.
The late monarch's lying in state in Westminster Hall opens to the public at 5pm on Wednesday and it will be open 24 hours a day until it closes at 6.30am on Monday September 19 - the day of the late Queen's funeral.
The queue to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth as she lies in state could stretch five miles and reach up to 30 hours. In Edinburgh, thousands queued through the night to see the Queen lying in state at St Giles' Cathedral. You can see the pictures from that event here.
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Anne, who has been a regular at large royal events, was a hit with GMB viewers when she sang Praise my soul, the King of heaven live on air. Wearing a Wales rugby shirt and draped in a Welsh flash, Anne belted out the hymn with help from others who have joined her in the queue.
Back in the studio, presenter Susanna Reid complimented them for being in "full voice". She said: "It is unsurprising, because they are waiting there at the head of the queue until tomorrow afternoon at 5pm."
Co-presenter Ben Shephard said "They are clearly going to keep themselves and each other entertained." Anne, who has received a lot of attention from around the world for being one of the first in line, is one half of a pair of dedicated royal fans and is usually with her sister Judy Daley at big Royal events.
The 65-year-old arrived at about 2.15pm on Monday with a chair and a Welsh flag, saying she had got up at 3am and travelled with a group from Cardiff but only found out where to go after seeing Vanessa on the news.
She said: "So here we are and representing Wales." On hearing the news of the Queen's death, she said: "I couldn't stop crying for days."
Anne also explained: "My father was in the Irish Guards so I've been to a lot of ceremonies since I was four years old - Trooping of the Colour, weddings, all sorts. So I wanted to come and pay my respects."
"She was just a remarkable steadfast lady. She never let anybody down. She was always punctual, always had time for everybody; particularly when she came to Aberfan"
Anne continued: "We went to the rehearsals this morning and the whole country's going to be in floods of tears and heartbroken because we don't associate Her Majesty with sad hymns.
"This morning listening to the hymns for the funeral procession - you have goosepimples, it's heartbreaking."
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