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Wait, advance a little and wait again - hour after hour: Thousands stand in a seemingly endless queue in and in front of the British Parliament to be close to the late monarch Queen Elizabeth II for a brief moment.
O-Tones:
“This is important to me. The queen was part of my life. She was immortal to me and it's hard to believe she's gone. I just felt like we should be here. I have to show my respect to her. She has done an incredible amount for this country. It seemed like the right thing to do."
“I was at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen's mother, about 20 years ago. I can't remember if I said anything, but I know I bowed and I will do the same this time. We have to walk past the coffin in an orderly and quick manner so that as many people as possible have the opportunity to say goodbye in their own way. I haven't decided what I'm going to say yet..."
'We've come a long way and we're willing to stay here all night. The queue is moving much faster than expected. The mood in the crowd is good and we've made friends with others.«
The coffin was transferred from Buckingham Palace to the House of Parliament on Wednesday, symbolically handing over the body to the nation.
Westminster Hall is open to the public non-stop for four days.
The authorities expect up to two million people and waiting times of up to 30 hours.
Thousands of security guards monitor the flow of visitors.
At the same time, one of the largest security operations in Britain's history is underway, according to a BBC report.
Leading politicians from all over the world are expected in London for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II next Monday.