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Brits show raw emotion as they finally get to pay respects to the Queen’s coffin after queuing for hours

• Jon Rogers

• 12:08, 18 Sep 2022
• Updated: 12:24, 18 Sep 2022

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BRITS have been showing their raw emotion as they pay their final respects to the Queen after standing in line for hours.

Members of the public have been able to pay heartfelt tributes to Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state at Westminster Hall before her funeral tomorrow.

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A woman shows her emotion as she leaves the Palace of Westminster after paying her respects to the QueenCredit: PA

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A woman reacts as she pays her respects inside Westminster HallCredit: Reuters

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Thousands of people have queued up for hours to pay their respects to the QueenCredit: PA

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Many people were seen letting out their emotionsCredit: PA

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This woman appears tearful as she waits in line to say goodbye to the QueenCredit: PA

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A woman dabs away a tear as she leaves Westminster HallCredit: Reuters

The queue is now so vast the government has warned mourners it could take as long as 24 hours to get to the front.

Many of those waiting have shed plenty of tears as they say goodbye to the Queen who gave 70 years of service to the country.

The Queen died at Balmoral at the age of 96 last Thursday.

Due to the huge number of people wanting to pay their respects, the line stretches from Westminster Hall all the way to Southwark Park in South London, and is thought to be the world’s longest queue at around five miles long, which can even be seen from space.