Five-mile 'Elizabeth Line' queue for the Queen snakes around Southwark Park with wait hitting FOURTEEN hours as stoic mourners brave another night in the open air to pay respects to Her Late Majesty

Mourners hoping to pay their respects to the Queen have today been warned they face a nine hour wait - with queues now snaking back past Tower Bridge - amid claims that people have been fainting in the queue while dogs owners have tried to smuggle in their pets. Queues to see the late monarch as she lies in state at Westminster Hall have more than doubled in length. Many more are expected to join the queue over the weekend - in a sign of the huge demand from people, some who have travelled from across the world, to say their final goodbye to the popular monarch. It is estimated the number of people set to make the trip could hit more than 350,000. Parliamentary sources revealed they had stopped six well-wishers who attempted to smuggle their pets into Westminster Hall. The pet owners had apparently tried to hide their dogs under their coats as they entered the mourning area, it was today claimed. Others have been seen bringing their babies (top right) to see the Queen lying in state.