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BBC Parliament is a British free-to-air television channel which broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Select Committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Scottish Parliament, the London Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Welsh Assembly.

BBC to stream Queen Elizabeth II lying in state

Feb 16,2020 10:01 am

The Bbc is launching a dedicated stream of The Queen lying in state, for people who want to pay their respects virtually.

The Service will be offered globally for those who want to pay their respects but cannot travel to London or are physically unable to queue.

It will be available on The Bbc Home Page , the Bbc News website and app, the iPlayer, Bbc Parliament and Red Button.

The live stream will be available from 17:00 BST on Wednesday.

People will be able to file past The Coffin in Westminster Hall until The Morning of The State funeral on Monday.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

Mourners began gathering as early as Monday, and by Wednesday morning many people had joined the queue forming on nearby streets and along The Banks of the River Thames .

The Queen 's coffin was taken to Buckingham Palace after it was flown from Edinburgh to London on Tuesday evening.

It is due to leave for Westminster Hall at 14:22 BST, carried on an open gun carriage of The King 's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, drawn by a team of Black Horses .



Source of news: bbc.com

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