The Queue
The Queue is the queue for mourners to walk past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state in the Palace of Westminster in the days before her funeral on Monday 19th September 2022. It has reached as long as 4.9 miles and can take some 9 hours to complete.[1] Commentators and observers around the world have reflected on its significance for the relationship of the British to their monarch, their national character and stereotypes, notably that British people are both keen on and skilled at queueing.[2][3][4]
The Queue started in the early morning of 14th September, 2022 and its growth continued throughout the day. [5]
London also hosts the Wimbledon Queue, an annual very-long overnight queue for tickets for the Wimbledon tennis competition.
Route and progress
Starting backwards from the queen's resting place in Westminster Hall, the most immediate part of the queue at Victoria where the zig-zags back and forth following by Lambeth Bridge. It then snakes its way along the banks of the River Thames, passing perpendicular to the Waterloo, Blackfriars, Millennium, Southwark, London, and Tower Bridges. The back of the queue if needed culminates in a loop inside Southwark Park.[6] The route passes by more than 500 portable toilets, as well as eight first aid stations and multiple water stations.[7] Officials expect 750,000 to flow through the queue by the 15th September.[8] The British Film Institute in South Bank displayed historical footage of mourner queueing to pay respects to George VI. [9]
An "accessible" shorter queue is available for individuals unable to stand for significant lengths of time, primarily designed for the elderly or disabled. However, there have been complaints that this alternate route has not been sufficiently publicised or made clear, with some joining the primary queue and falling ill.[10]
Organisation
On the ground organisation is being performed by nearly 800 paid stewards supported by 100 civil service volunteers.[11] Queuers are issued with coloured wristbands allowing them to temporarily leave the queue while retaining their place.[11] Members of parliament have each been given 4 passes allowing them to bypass the queue.[12] The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport provided live updates on the status of the The Queue on Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. [13][5]
Responses
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❓🦎 via Twitter @curiousiguana 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.
Appreciation for The Queue on the internet became most apparent following a thread by Twitter user CuriousIguana, who described the The Queue as "a triumph of Britishness." [15] Participants noted the bonding experience of participating in The Queue, sharing details in deep conversation about personal lives and the reasons why they were queueing. [16][17]
The Queue was given extensive coverage by the BBC, who provided updates on progress and length, interviewing those waiting and issuing breaking news alerts to inform the public of The Queues length.[18]
References
- ↑ Walker, Peter; Abdul, Geneva; Hall, Rachel (15 September 2022). "15 September 2022: People keep calm and carry on queueing to see Queen lying in state". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ↑ "Peak Britain? The Queue For The Queen Has Become An Historic Event Itself". HuffPost UK. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ Ball, Siobhan (2022-09-15). "The queue to see the Queen's body is its own meme". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ Bannerman, Lucy. "Welcome to The Queue, the line Britons were born to endure". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nast, Condé (2022-09-15). "A Very British Farewell: The Queue In Pictures". British Vogue. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ Kwai, Isabella (2022-09-15). "'We're Part of History': An Overnight Wait to Bid Farewell to Queen Elizabeth II". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ "Queen's lying-in-state: How long is the queue?". BBC. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Thousands track 'mother of all queues' for Queen Elizabeth online". Reuters. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ↑ Conte, Marie Le (2022-09-15). "Notes from The Queue". New Statesman. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ Turner, Camilla (15 September 2022). "Elderly and disabled fall ill in long queue to see the late Queen's coffin". Telegraph.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Quinn and, Ben; Allegretti, Aubrey (14 September 2022). "Mourners warned queues to see Queen's coffin could last 30 hours". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ↑ McShane, Asher (15 September 2022). "Fury as MPs and four guests allowed to jump the queue to see the Queen". LBC News. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ↑ Pflughoeft, Aspen. "What's The Queue? People are spending hours in miles-long line to see queen's coffin". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ ❓🦎 [@curiousiguana] ({{{date}}}). "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" (Tweet) – via Twitter. line feed character in
|title=at position 122 (help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Shaw, Neil (2022-09-15). "Thousands love epic post about The Queue calling it 'greatest thing ever'". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ Adam, Karla (15 September 2022). "The British love queues. The queen's death brought one for the ages". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ↑ Barradale, Greg (2022-09-15). "Making friends and sharing sandwiches: What it's really like in The Queue to see the Queen". The Big Issue. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ Cursino, Malo (2022-09-15). "Queue for Queen's lying-in-state reaches capacity" Check
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