Queen Elizabeth II: Details revealed for Queen's lying-in-state at Westminster
Mourners wishing to pay their final respects to the Queen have been warned to expect long queues, BBC reported.
Details have been revealed about how people can attend the lying-in-state, which will take place at the Palace of Westminster.
Large crowds are expected and there are warnings those wanting to take apart in the historic occasion may have to wait for hours and even overnight.
People are advised to bring food and drink as well as suitable clothing.
The lying-in-state begins at 17:00BST on Wednesday and will last until 06:30 on Monday, 19 September - the day of the Queen's funeral.
It will be open 24 hours a day between those times.
The Queen's funeral will be "living tradition in action", the Dean of Westminster has said.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle said it would be "an opportunity for us to give thanks for an extraordinary life... and an opportunity, if you like, for us to give the grief somewhere to go."
Since the Queen died peacefully at her Balmoral home on Thursday thousands of mourners have been leaving floral tributes at places she loved, including at Buckingham Palace, Sandringham House and Windsor Castle, according to BBC.
Crowds gathered to watch the Queen's funeral cortege travel from Balmoral to Edinburgh on Sunday, as her coffin began its journey to London ahead of the funeral.
On Monday members of the Royal Family will follow behind the hearse as it travels to St Giles' Cathedral in the Scottish city, where the Queen's coffin will lie under vigil for 24 hours.
During the lying-in-state period the Queen's closed coffin will rest on a raised platform inside Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament.
People are being warned that they will need to stand for many hours, possibly overnight, with little opportunity to sit down as the queue will be continuously moving.
There are also expected to be delays on public transport and road closures around the area.
Visitors, who will be required to go through airport-style security, are only allowed to bring one small bag with a single opening or zip per person and there are restrictions on what can be taken in.
People are asked to respect the dignity of the event including by remaining silent while inside the Palace of Westminster and dressing appropriately - with clothes "with political or offensive slogans" banned.
Filming, photography and the use of mobile phones or other devices will not be allowed in the security search area or the Palace of Westminster.
Those queuing are also asked not to attempt to queue on behalf of others or leave personal items unattended in the queue.
The new challengers
Call it ‘Balen effect’ or ‘Sampang effect,’ many young and educated people have declared their independent candidacies for the November elections, and the old-established parties feel unsettled. The groundswell of urban voters’ support to independent candidates in the May election has made parties realize they cannot risk fielding political stooges and placement in the upcoming polls.
Anthropologist Laya Prasad Uprety says the wave of independent candidacies in local and national elections is a sign that Nepali voters, mostly youths, are deeply disenchanted with the established political parties. “Since 1990, Nepali political parties have failed to work for the interest of people. And many of today’s young generation see these parties and their leaders as part of the problem,” says Uprety. “That is why we are seeing a rise in independent election candidates.” Political analyst Lok Raj Baral has a different thought regarding the rise in independent candidates.
He says there is a significant difference between local and federal elections. “Yes, the effects of Balen and Sampang’s victory in the local elections might sway some voters to pick independent candidates, but it cannot make that much of a difference to hurt the established parties.”
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