The rush to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II's coffin never stops.
Thousands of mourners waited several kilometers along the Thames in London to pay their respects to the Queen.
Authorities estimated the wait for those who queued on Saturday at more than 24 hours.
The closed coffin of the Queen is laid out in the Westminster Hall of the British Parliament until Monday morning before the state funeral for the Queen, who sat on the throne for 70 years.
Her eight grandchildren - including Princes William and Harry - are holding a 15-minute wake on Saturday night.
incident on Friday evening
An incident occurred late Friday night when a man attempted to touch the coffin.
The Metropolitan Police said the man had been arrested for violating the Public Order Act.
Previously, King Charles III.
and his siblings - also for a quarter of an hour - took over the wake at the coffin.
King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward positioned themselves around the coffin in the evening, all in uniform, clasped their hands and looked down.
Many other members of the Royal Family attended the wake from a podium on the edge of Westminster Hall in Parliament.
The wake was reportedly the only occasion at the celebrations that Prince Andrew was allowed to wear a uniform.
The Queen stripped her second eldest son of all military ranks earlier this year for his involvement in the abuse scandal surrounding the late US multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
At all other ceremonies he was dressed in civilian clothes.
Elizabeth II died on Thursday September 8th at the age of 96 at her Scottish country estate at Balmoral Castle.
Her coffin was brought to Scotland's capital Edinburgh on Sunday and then to London on Tuesday evening.
There, Charles' closest family escorted him on Wednesday afternoon in a solemn procession from Buckingham Palace to Parliament, where he has been laid out ever since.
Countless people have taken the opportunity to pause at the coffin since Wednesday.
On the night of Saturday, helpers distributed free tea, coffee and water as well as blankets, as eyewitnesses reported.
At London's Waterloo station, an empty train is available at night as a staging post for those who don't come home at night after being at the coffin.
At least those waiting can probably leave their umbrellas at home at the weekend.
The British weather service predicted sunny weather for Saturday with maximum temperatures of 17 degrees Celsius in the British capital.
It should also remain dry on Sunday, and sunshine is expected for the state funeral on Monday.
When the Queen's grandchildren keep the wake at the coffin this Saturday evening, Prince William, who has become heir to the throne, is said to be at the head and Prince Harry at the foot, as the British news agency PA learned from palace sources.
At the request of her father King Charles III.
both brothers will wear their military uniform.
At previous ceremonies, unlike his brother, Harry, who served in Afghanistan, wore a frock coat - he had to relinquish his military titles with his self-imposed farewell from the inner circle of the royal family.
Harry now lives in the United States with his wife Meghan and their children Archie and Lilibet.
Hundreds of monarchs, heads of state and government from all over the world are expected
The Queen's other granddaughters will wear formal black suits or dresses at the wake, it said.
The children of Queen's daughter Princess Anne, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, are said to be at William's side.
Flanking Harry are Prince Andrew's daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
The Queen's youngest grandsons, Lady Louise and Viscount Severn, Prince Edward's children, are positioned in the middle of the coffin.
The grandchildren are very anxious to pay their respects to the dead queen, it said.
Hundreds of monarchs, heads of state and government from all over the world are expected in London for the state funeral on Monday.
After a service at Westminster Abbey, the coffin is taken in a procession to Wellington Arch, the route takes in The Mall and past Buckingham Palace.
Such a ceremony has not taken place in Britain since the death of Winston Churchill in 1965, the BBC reported.
Among the guests is the Japanese Emperor Naruhito on his first trip abroad since ascending the throne in 2019. His participation is considered a special honor, as Japanese monarchs never actually attend funerals.
The actual burial will not take place in London, but in Windsor to the west.
Several soldiers rehearsed there for the ceremony on Saturday night.
The coffin is taken to Windsor in a hearse.
The Queen is to receive her final resting place on Monday evening at a private funeral in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle - alongside her husband Prince Philip, who died last year.