"Waiting for hours": If you want to see the Queen's coffin, you need patience

Brits can say goodbye to their late Queen and mourn at her coffin.

"Waiting for hours": If you want to see the Queen's coffin, you need patience

Brits can say goodbye to their late Queen and mourn at her coffin. The government expects a huge crowd. If you want to see the Queen's coffin, you have to be prepared for long waiting times.

Weatherproof clothing, enough provisions, a power bank for your cell phone and a lot of patience: The British government recommends this equipment to all mourners and onlookers who want to visit Queen Elizabeth II's coffin from Wednesday. The coffin with the body of the monarch who died on Thursday will be on a so-called catafalque - a kind of plateau - in Westminster Hall of the London Parliament building from Wednesday (5 p.m. local time). Flowers or messages may not be placed in front of it.

Until the day of the state funeral on September 19, the British public will have 24 hours a day to pay their Queen one last visit and say goodbye. However, you should plan a lot of time: "You have to stand for many hours, probably overnight, with little opportunity to sit down because the line will move on," says the British government's information on the processes. You should think twice about bringing children. Road closures and disruptions to the transport network are also to be expected.

Celebrations in honor of the late Queen Elizabeth II continue in Britain on Monday. In the morning King Charles III. and his wife Camilla arrive at Parliament in London, where they accept condolences from both houses of Parliament. The royal couple then flies to Edinburgh.

In the afternoon, the coffin containing the Queen's remains will be taken in a procession through the Scottish capital to St Giles Cathedral, where it will be laid out. A church service follows. King Charles III also receives the Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon for an audience and visits the Parliament. In the evening, the king and other members of the royal family hold a vigil for the deceased in the cathedral.