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Tuesday, 9 April, 2002, 08:30 GMT 09:30 UK
In Pictures: Third day of tributes
Thousands of mourners have again been queuing to pay their last respects to the Queen Mother, during the third day of her lying-in-state.
Church services have been held in her memory, and preparations have been made for her funeral service on Tuesday.
![]() At dawn, troops practised the 300-yard funeral procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey
![]() More than 100,000 people had filed through the hall by Sunday, with queues stretching several miles
![]() The queues were bigger on Sunday than they had been on Friday or Saturday, with 70,000 waiting at one point
![]() The Duke of York and his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie turned up to chat to queuers and volunteers
![]() A special service of commemoration at St Paul's gave thanks for the Queen Mother's "zest for life"
![]() Boys from Westminster School Choir rehearsed in Westminster Abbey for Tuesday's funeral service
![]() Yeoman of the Guard replaced the Welsh Guards to stand vigil over the Queen Mother's coffin
![]() Police praised the crowds as being quiet, polite, respectful and a pleasure to deal with
![]() Some of those paying tribute were visibly moved, while all said the long wait was worthwhile
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