In pictures: Crowds gather for historic day

Crowds gathered in London for an historic day - the final journey and funeral of the Queen Mother. Many have camped out for two nights to secure prime spots for the occasion.

Crowds stand behind barriers draped with flags and pictures of the Queen Mother in the shadow of Big Ben

A policewoman shares a joke with children on a day the Queen wanted to be about celebration as well as commemoration

Royalists gather in Parliament Square as they wait for the procession carrying the Queen Mother's coffin

Well wrapped up against the morning chill, members of the public wait outside Westminster Abbey

Hundreds camped outside Westminster Abbey ahead of the funeral service