PM Jacinda Ardern has visited Westminster Hall to attend the lying in state of the Queen. She was accompanied by her partner Clarke Gayford and New Zealand's governor-general, Dame Cindy Kiro.  The party entered the hall by a the side door, bypassing the public queue that has now grown so large that officials are warning of 24 hour wait times. Ardern said it was a privilege to join those willing to go to such lengths to pay their respects. 'To see them doing so with such patience and in such a quiet and reverent way was very humbling to see.

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