That’s a at least 2 mile queue I can see where the 12 Hrs comes from. Does anyone know how long the queue was for His Late Majesty King George VI?
If she lies in state at Edinburgh we might go, if she takes the train we’ll watch at Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Hope not. All the backbiting that will go on will be unbearable. Bad enough on the criteria for the QPJM 
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According to a guy on BBC News earlier the queue to view the Queen Mother lying in state was 24 hours long at points with people filing past all through the night.
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Will be an obviously smaller crowd in Her Late Majesty’s Scottish Capital but I feel slightly sorry for my Scottish friends who can not make it to London but wish to file past Her Late Majesty’s Coffin. The High Kirk will be open to the public for just less than 24 hrs I would guess looking at the limited timings that have now been released & that’s assuming the High Kirk stays open all throughout the night for People to file past. Im not sure everyone who wishes to and who can get to Edinburgh would be able to in that time. Where as while being busier I think we have a better chance in London due to the much longer period.
I think I’ve just accepted that I won’t be making that trip to either capital. It is rather disappointing.
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Eek. I was contemplating it having not been old enough when Diana died but I don’t think I can mentally or physically wait in a queue for that long.
I think for me it will be headphones and an extremely large portable battery pack or two with some downloaded Netflix on my phone to keep me going
I considered it. But don’t think SWMBO would be keen on having to look after the kids for that long
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I will be in town for work overnight Tuesday, if timings work Wednesday morning I will head to the route as Her Majesty is driven to Westminster Hall to pay my respects.
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Conversely, this might be exactly why we get invited… to make them look bigger.
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Have heard that Her Majesty’s coffin will be flown by C17 in to Northolt with an escort of Typhoons, and potentially, although I myself find it unlikely, a flypast by the Red Arrows at Northolt.
Protocol is no fly pasts though…
But if they had used the train, hundreds of thousands of people would have lined the route and not then felt the need to go to London.
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The search operation and e roaches at on the track would’ve been a nightmare. They can’t send the flying Scotsman somewhere without hundreds getting on the track, imagine the Queen on a train.
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Also the Royal bus replacement service hasn’t got the same gravitas…
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It sounds like the Lord Lieutenants Cadets have been, and will be, busy attending various functions.
Apparently, its been a nightmare getting the required RHQ approvals at short notice.
I thought the royal train was a not-completely-uncommon thing?
Myself and a few cadet colleagues(mix of ex serving and never served CFAVs) are going to the local proclamation of His Majesty as members of the public not in uniform as CFAVs . We all agree suits and black ties but can’t agree medals or no medals. Any views?
Just spotted the Aberdeen drive past. LLs on the roadside. Definitely spotted SCC throwing up a smart salute, think I saw some ACF. Definitely no ATC.