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God Save Our Queen - Funeral will be Mon 19th September (p26)
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Be good to know how she gets on. It's been 2.4-2.6 miles since it opened. Vast amounts are joining it all the time I would imagine and that hasn't increased the queue length which would suggest it's moving reasonably well.JohnBoyUK said:Mrs JB got the 8:20pm train from Petts Wood and heading to London Bridge and the back of the queue with one of her friends. Will be interesting to see if she makes the last train back.0 -
They say 4000 will go through an hour in 24 hours will be 96000 think there will be a lot of people that won’t get to see0
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If she meets a nice man in military uniform, she's got the perfect alibi for not returning home until tomorrow morning.JohnBoyUK said:Mrs JB got the 8:20pm train from Petts Wood and heading to London Bridge and the back of the queue with one of her friends. Will be interesting to see if she makes the last train back.
"That queue lasted all night"
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1hr 10 mins to get as far as Waterloo Bridge so far. Still moving but has slowed right down apparently.
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That’s pretty good going in that time.JohnBoyUK said:1hr 10 mins to get as far as Waterloo Bridge so far. Still moving but has slowed right down apparently.
This queue would be the ultimate test in @oohaahmortimer IBS
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Mrs JB and friend have abandonned.
They got to Lambeth Bridge to be told there were two holding penss in the last 1/3rd of a mile which are taking between 1.5-2 hrs each to get through.
They wouldnt be getting home til 5-6am then.
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That's the reality of the queues. If you can spare the time, then getting there early on Thursday or Friday is probably the only way of seeing the coffin without an overnight stay.JohnBoyUK said:Mrs JB and friend have abandonned.
They got to Lambeth Bridge to be told there were two holding penss in the last 1/3rd of a mile which are taking between 1.5-2 hrs each to get through.
They wouldnt be getting home til 5-6am then.0 -
2 miles at the moment0
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And just before I got the train this morning, BBC Breakfast said 2 miles equates to an approx 7-8hr wait, which would be consistent with what Mrs JB experienced last night. Their friend who was ahead of them in the queue by an hour took over 9 hours. Hope that info helps anyone thinking of going.3
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Shame she never got in. Bit of a mission isn't it.JohnBoyUK said:And just before I got the train this morning, BBC Breakfast said 2 miles equates to an approx 7-8hr wait, which would be consistent with what Mrs JB experienced last night. Their friend who was ahead of them in the queue by an hour took over 9 hours. Hope that info helps anyone thinking of going.
Me and the family are thinking of going up to Green park when my boy finishes school today.
Anyone know the kind of waiting times up there?0 - Sponsored links:
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My mum wants to go up london on Sunday does anyone know if the flowers will still be available to view etc, we won’t be queuing for the queen but she wanted to be up there for the silence0
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palarsehater said:My mum wants to go up london on Sunday does anyone know if the flowers will still be available to view etc, we won’t be queuing for the queen but she wanted to be up there for the silence
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There is also an area in Hyde Park for flowers which may be less busy.0
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I dont think too bad.carly burn said:
Shame she never got in. Bit of a mission isn't it.JohnBoyUK said:And just before I got the train this morning, BBC Breakfast said 2 miles equates to an approx 7-8hr wait, which would be consistent with what Mrs JB experienced last night. Their friend who was ahead of them in the queue by an hour took over 9 hours. Hope that info helps anyone thinking of going.
Me and the family are thinking of going up to Green park when my boy finishes school today.
Anyone know the kind of waiting times up there?I did it the other day in my lunch break
I would go to St James Park tube and walk o to the park and join the queue that files past Buckingham Palace and then leads into Green Park.1 -
I got my garmin on and am doing half a mile an hour. Currently by the oxo tower. Approx 2 hrs to go.
5hrs gone, 1 to go!3 -
Someone said on Twitter they closed the hall for an hour about 2am for cleaning0
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A minutes clapping seems to be looked at now as a way of "celebrating" someone's life, but pretty sure it was brought in because a certain section of fans couldn't be trusted to do a minutes silence3
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Bloody 6 month old idiotsGribbo said:A minutes clapping seems to be looked at now as a way of "celebrating" someone's life, but pretty sure it was brought in because a certain section of fans couldn't be trusted to do a minutes silence0 -
I liked this on twitter
"Right, everyone. I need to be serious for a moment. Because the greatest thing that ever happened is happening right now.
I don't particularly care either way about the Queen. But the queue? The Queue is a triumph of Britishness. It's incredible.
Just to be clear: I don't mean the purpose of the queue. I don't mean the outpouring of emotion or collective gried or the event at the end and around the queue or the people in the queue. I mean, literally, the queue. The queue itself. It's like something from Douglas Adams.
It is the motherlode of queues. It is art. It is poetry. It is the queue to end all queues. It opened earlier today and is already 2.2 miles long. They will close it if it gets to FIVE MILES. That's a queue that would take TWO HOURS TO WALK at a brisk pace.
It is a queue that goes right through the entirety of London. It has toilets and water points and websites just for The Queue.
You cannot leave The Queue. You cannot get into The Queue further down. You cannot hold places in The Queue. There are wristbands for The Queue.
Once you join The Queue you can expect to be there for days. But you cannot have a chair and a sleeping bag. There is no sleeping in The Queue, for The Queue moves constantly and steadily, day and night. You will be shuffling along at 0.1 miles per hour for days.
There is a YouTube channel, Twitter feed and Instagram page, each giving frequent updates about The Queue. Because the back of The Queue, naturally, keeps moving. To join The Queue requires up to the minute knowledge of where The Queue is now.
The BBC has live coverage of The Queue on BBC One, and a Red Button service showing the front bit of The Queue.
NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD JOIN THE QUEUE AND YET STILL THEY COME. "Oh, it'll only be until 6am on Thursday, we can take soup".
And the end of the queue is a box. You will walk past the box, slowly, but for no more than a minute. Then you will exit into the London drizzle and make your way home.
Tell me this isn't the greatest bit of British performance art that has ever happened? I'm giddy with joy. It's fantastic. We are a deeply, deeply mad people with an absolutely unshakeable need to join a queue. It's utterly glorious."
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Current queue 4.4 miles back to Bermondsey1
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Maybe Millwall are confusing the New Den with Westminster Hall - bless'em.AFKABartram said:Current queue 4.4 miles back to Bermondsey0 -
13/14 hours queuing?AFKABartram said:Current queue 4.4 miles back to Bermondsey0 -
Couldn't have put it better myself. Its extraordinary really.Jints said:I liked this on twitter
"Right, everyone. I need to be serious for a moment. Because the greatest thing that ever happened is happening right now.
I don't particularly care either way about the Queen. But the queue? The Queue is a triumph of Britishness. It's incredible.
Just to be clear: I don't mean the purpose of the queue. I don't mean the outpouring of emotion or collective gried or the event at the end and around the queue or the people in the queue. I mean, literally, the queue. The queue itself. It's like something from Douglas Adams.
It is the motherlode of queues. It is art. It is poetry. It is the queue to end all queues. It opened earlier today and is already 2.2 miles long. They will close it if it gets to FIVE MILES. That's a queue that would take TWO HOURS TO WALK at a brisk pace.
It is a queue that goes right through the entirety of London. It has toilets and water points and websites just for The Queue.
You cannot leave The Queue. You cannot get into The Queue further down. You cannot hold places in The Queue. There are wristbands for The Queue.
Once you join The Queue you can expect to be there for days. But you cannot have a chair and a sleeping bag. There is no sleeping in The Queue, for The Queue moves constantly and steadily, day and night. You will be shuffling along at 0.1 miles per hour for days.
There is a YouTube channel, Twitter feed and Instagram page, each giving frequent updates about The Queue. Because the back of The Queue, naturally, keeps moving. To join The Queue requires up to the minute knowledge of where The Queue is now.
The BBC has live coverage of The Queue on BBC One, and a Red Button service showing the front bit of The Queue.
NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD JOIN THE QUEUE AND YET STILL THEY COME. "Oh, it'll only be until 6am on Thursday, we can take soup".
And the end of the queue is a box. You will walk past the box, slowly, but for no more than a minute. Then you will exit into the London drizzle and make your way home.
Tell me this isn't the greatest bit of British performance art that has ever happened? I'm giddy with joy. It's fantastic. We are a deeply, deeply mad people with an absolutely unshakeable need to join a queue. It's utterly glorious."
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I cant wrap my head around it but each to their own.6
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No, that's the queue of away supporters waiting to leave The DenAFKABartram said:Current queue 4.4 miles back to Bermondsey7 -
fair play to anyone in that queue, not sure I could do that1
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The Woolwich bus queue takes some beating.Jints said:I liked this on twitter
"Right, everyone. I need to be serious for a moment. Because the greatest thing that ever happened is happening right now.
I don't particularly care either way about the Queen. But the queue? The Queue is a triumph of Britishness. It's incredible.
Just to be clear: I don't mean the purpose of the queue. I don't mean the outpouring of emotion or collective gried or the event at the end and around the queue or the people in the queue. I mean, literally, the queue. The queue itself. It's like something from Douglas Adams.
It is the motherlode of queues. It is art. It is poetry. It is the queue to end all queues. It opened earlier today and is already 2.2 miles long. They will close it if it gets to FIVE MILES. That's a queue that would take TWO HOURS TO WALK at a brisk pace.
It is a queue that goes right through the entirety of London. It has toilets and water points and websites just for The Queue.
You cannot leave The Queue. You cannot get into The Queue further down. You cannot hold places in The Queue. There are wristbands for The Queue.
Once you join The Queue you can expect to be there for days. But you cannot have a chair and a sleeping bag. There is no sleeping in The Queue, for The Queue moves constantly and steadily, day and night. You will be shuffling along at 0.1 miles per hour for days.
There is a YouTube channel, Twitter feed and Instagram page, each giving frequent updates about The Queue. Because the back of The Queue, naturally, keeps moving. To join The Queue requires up to the minute knowledge of where The Queue is now.
The BBC has live coverage of The Queue on BBC One, and a Red Button service showing the front bit of The Queue.
NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD JOIN THE QUEUE AND YET STILL THEY COME. "Oh, it'll only be until 6am on Thursday, we can take soup".
And the end of the queue is a box. You will walk past the box, slowly, but for no more than a minute. Then you will exit into the London drizzle and make your way home.
Tell me this isn't the greatest bit of British performance art that has ever happened? I'm giddy with joy. It's fantastic. We are a deeply, deeply mad people with an absolutely unshakeable need to join a queue. It's utterly glorious."4 -
That's brilliant. It really is the most British thing ever. It's utter madnessJints said:I liked this on twitter
"Right, everyone. I need to be serious for a moment. Because the greatest thing that ever happened is happening right now.
I don't particularly care either way about the Queen. But the queue? The Queue is a triumph of Britishness. It's incredible.
Just to be clear: I don't mean the purpose of the queue. I don't mean the outpouring of emotion or collective gried or the event at the end and around the queue or the people in the queue. I mean, literally, the queue. The queue itself. It's like something from Douglas Adams.
It is the motherlode of queues. It is art. It is poetry. It is the queue to end all queues. It opened earlier today and is already 2.2 miles long. They will close it if it gets to FIVE MILES. That's a queue that would take TWO HOURS TO WALK at a brisk pace.
It is a queue that goes right through the entirety of London. It has toilets and water points and websites just for The Queue.
You cannot leave The Queue. You cannot get into The Queue further down. You cannot hold places in The Queue. There are wristbands for The Queue.
Once you join The Queue you can expect to be there for days. But you cannot have a chair and a sleeping bag. There is no sleeping in The Queue, for The Queue moves constantly and steadily, day and night. You will be shuffling along at 0.1 miles per hour for days.
There is a YouTube channel, Twitter feed and Instagram page, each giving frequent updates about The Queue. Because the back of The Queue, naturally, keeps moving. To join The Queue requires up to the minute knowledge of where The Queue is now.
The BBC has live coverage of The Queue on BBC One, and a Red Button service showing the front bit of The Queue.
NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD JOIN THE QUEUE AND YET STILL THEY COME. "Oh, it'll only be until 6am on Thursday, we can take soup".
And the end of the queue is a box. You will walk past the box, slowly, but for no more than a minute. Then you will exit into the London drizzle and make your way home.
Tell me this isn't the greatest bit of British performance art that has ever happened? I'm giddy with joy. It's fantastic. We are a deeply, deeply mad people with an absolutely unshakeable need to join a queue. It's utterly glorious."0 -
My Mrs just said she’s gonna take our 3 eldest up there this evening , I got told off for raising my eyes when i was told .
Boffin , Petrol head and Peter Kay , little shit said he’d be too tired for tomorrow’s school football so is swerving it .
Good luck to em , FairPlay each to their own .
petrol head and Peter Kay doing it to get half day off school tomorrow I reckon0
