Man arrested after rushing at Queen's coffin as wait times reach 24 hours

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A man has been arrested after rushing at the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall. DETAILS: ChristineAhern 9News

The livestream of people streaming through to pay their respects was cut off during the incident.

The British government warned that it would take more than 24 hours of waiting to cover the official eight kilometres from the start of the line in Southwark Park to the coffin at Parliament.The general public has been warned wait times to see the Queen's coffin are exceeding 24 hours.9News reporter Christine Ahern stood amongst the masses and pointed to the "thousands" of people in the unofficial line waiting to reach the official pilgrimage to see the Queen's coffin.

"Everyone is happy. We've met some nice people in the queue and we've shared memories so that's what's great," another person said.Thousands of people have filled the official eight kilometre queue and spilled out into an unofficial queue.

 

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