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TIMELAPSE: People by Lambeth Bridge in London wait in a miles-long queue to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The late monarch is lying in state in London's Westminster Hall until her funeral on Monday September 19. IMAGES
Thousands of people are queuing, day and night, along London's River Thames to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin lies in state at Westminster Hall. The UK Department of Culture has said that wait times could be as high as 30 hours as the queue continues to grow ahead of the record-breaking monarch's funeral on Monday 19 September. IMAGES
The Royal Air Force plane carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives in London after being flown from Edinburgh, accompanied by her daughter Princess Anne. The C-17 Globemaster plane, recently used for aid missions in Ukraine, arrives at the Northolt airbase ahead of the queen's funeral in the British capital on Monday. IMAGES
The European Parliament in Strasbourg holds a minute of silence in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as they open their plenary session. Parliament speaker Roberta Metsola leads the tribute by saying: "Few have shaped global history like Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and her words on European unity spoken in this European Parliament in 1992 still resonate today." IMAGES
King Charles III and his wife Queen Consort Camilla leave St Giles' Cathedral after a service for his mother the late Queen Elizabeth II, who will lie in state in the cathedral for a day before her coffin is transported down to London. IMAGES
During the opening of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council, the assembly marks a minute of silence in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the British delegate Simon Manley. IMAGES
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