Mourners file past queen's coffin as she lies in state

A tide of people continued to stream into Westminster Hall on Sunday where the late Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.

The number of mourners has grown steadily since the public was first admitted on Wednesday, with a queue that stretches for at least five miles through London along the River Thames and into Southwark Park in the city’s southeast.

The queen, who died September 8 at age 96 after 70 years on the throne, is lying in state until early Monday morning, hours before her funeral. Around 500 royals, heads of state and heads of government from around the globe have been invited.