Palace reveals details of route the Queen’s coffin will take from Wellington Arch to Windsor Castle

The route the Queen’s casket will take from Wellington Arch to Windsor Castle after her state funeral is unveiled, with tens of thousands of people expected to pay their last respects to Her Majesty.

The procession leaves Westminster Abbey and then heads west along the southern edge of Hyde Park, before passing through Queens Gate and down Cromwell Road.

It then goes along Talgarth Road via the Hammersmith Flyover, Great West Road (A4) and Great South West Road (A30).

The news confirms suggestions that the Queen’s casket would not travel on the M4, which would have been the fastest route, giving thousands of Britons the chance to pay their last respects as her casket passes.

Traveling west from London to Berkshire on the A roads will make it easier for mourners to queue along the road as tens of thousands are expected to be unable to get past Her Majesty’s casket at Westminster Hall due to the unprecedented length of the queue , which was previously closed after it got too long.

Former Tory cabinet minister David Jones, who called for a longer route after the funeral, had said last night: ‘I think it’s very important that as many people as possible get the chance to pay their respects while they’re in plain sight. stand off the box. So it makes sense that it doesn’t go all the way along the highway, because people wouldn’t be able to do that there.

“It’s very difficult because there are so many people who want to pay their respects, so it’s a good thing to have as many people as possible who can do that.”

Robert Hardman of the Daily Mail said earlier this week that the route should be extended after the funeral so more Britons can say goodbye.

After the funeral ends around noon next Monday, the Queen’s children will follow the carriage that carries her coffin to Wellington Arch.

Huge screens will be set up in Hyde Park for people to watch the service. Once in Windsor, the hearse will arrive at the Long Walk at 3:15 PM.

Earlier this week, Robert Hardman of the Mail outlined the case for extending the route after the funeral so more Britons could say goodbye. The funeral at Westminster Abbey will end around noon next Monday.

Large parts of central London will be closed for the Queen’s funeral, and up to a million people are expected to flock to the capital.

Roads around Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament will all be closed until at least the beginning of next Tuesday – including Whitehall, Birdcage Walk, The Mall, Constitution Hill, Northumberland Avenue, Horse Guards Avenue, Horse Guards Road, Victoria Street, Buckingham Gate, Marlborough Road and Victoria Embankment.

Westminster Bridge will also remain closed. While pedestrians and cyclists will be allowed through most areas, the closures will affect public transport – and the council said bicycles may be removed.

The council also warned that pedestrian access to some areas will be affected as it seeks to “minimize the impact on residents, businesses and local communities.” It added that it allowed residence permit holders from affected Zones A, D and G to park next Wednesday at 8.30am in resident parks in other zones in Westminster.

There will be a significant impact on roads in West London’s Kensington and Chelsea – with local authorities warning that roads from Kensington High Street South will be closed on the day of the funeral.

Queen’s Gate and Cromwell Road – as well as most other main roads through the borough and all bridges – will be closed Monday from 6am until later in the day when police decide it’s safe to reopen them.

The local government said there will be “considerable traffic” on Monday and told residents they will have “restricted access, which will make it very difficult to get around and get out of the neighbourhood.”

Coming in line to enter the official line to see the Queen’s casket formed in and around Southwark Park this afternoon.

In extraordinary scenes, tens of thousands of people descended into the park to enter the start of the main line for the rigged, but officials had to close it at 10 a.m. “at least six hours” because it was too long.

Thousands of mourners were placed in a waiting area in the park to relieve the congestion in the queue in front of us, which had stretched about five miles.

The gates to the park were then closed and people outside had to form a third row in a desperate attempt to see the coffin before 6:30 a.m. Monday, when the hideout will end.

In the park, a crowd formed in the waiting area next to the main queue as people begged to be let in. Security teams allowed 100 people from the waiting area to join the main queue every 10 to 15 minutes.

The Metropolitan Police released this image yesterday showing road closures, but they are expected to increase by next Monday

Next Monday there is expected to be a significant impact on roads in West London’s Kensington and Chelsea – with local authorities warning that roads from Kensington High Street South will be closed on the day of the funeral

Roads around Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament will all be closed until at least early next Tuesday – including Whitehall, Birdcage Walk, The Mall, Constitution Hill, Northumberland Avenue and Marlborough Road

But outside the park, some people waited in the street without knowing when they might queue. According to the government’s live updates, the main queue was still not open around 4:30 p.m. today.

David Beckham was one of the mourners in line. He reached Westminster Hall at about 3:30 p.m. after getting in line at 2 a.m.

The government said in an update just before 10am: ‘Southwark Park has reached capacity. Access is paused for at least 6 hours. We apologize for any inconvenience. Try not to queue until it opens again.”