Queen Elizabeth II's queue in 14 hours
Excitement was evident among the thousands of people who joined the queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying-in-state Friday morning. The line was more than six miles long, with an estimated wait time of over 10 hours. Little did everyone know; it would be several hours more than that. Members of the public queue outside St Giles' Cathedral, in Edinburgh, on September 12, 2022, to pay their respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lying at rest. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images) After arriving from the U.S. just 24-hours prior, I joined the queue at 8:50 a.m.