UK falls silent for Queen as public told not to set off to join queue for coffin – live

Decision later on Sunday on closing entry to queue permanently when it reaches capacity ahead of Monday’s funeral

The New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has told the BBC that in her conversation with King Charles he expressed gratitude for the condolences of the people who had come out to take part in the week’s events. PA Media reports she said:

I’ll keep my comments here very, very general because we always try to keep in close confidence the conversations we are lucky enough to have with His Majesty.

But the overriding sentiment was just the gratitude for the great effort that people were putting into coming and paying their respects, and by that I mean not just leaders, but people.

What you’re going to expect is the best of funeral services, the prayer book service, the words which were an inspiration to Shakespeare.

You’re going to hear this wonderful English at its best, also you’re going to hear angelic voices of the choir of the abbey plus the Chapels Royal, you really hear voices that are singing to the glory of God.

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