David Baddiel has serious concerns about where crowds for Queen’s Lying-In-State will go to loo as thousands descend on London-Kim Novak-Entertainment – Metro

David Baddiel needn’t have worried about the toilet facilities for the Queen’s Lying-In-State (Picture: Getty Images)

David Baddiel has expressed his concerns about the hordes of people descending on London to visit the Queen’s Lying-In-State and where they will be able to use the toilet.

The comedian, 58, is not among the mourners lining the streets of London in the queue to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II once her coffin arrives at the Palace of Westminster, as he queried the practical arrangements made for visitors.

David tweeted: ‘Wondering if anyone else is as concerned as I am about what all the millions of people planning to queue for hours to see the Queen’s coffins are going to [be] provided with in terms of toilet facilities.’

Despite the Lying-In-State not opening to the public until 5pm on Wednesday, September 14, mourners had already begun queueing in excess of 48 hours earlier.

The proceedings will begin with a ceremonial procession to transport Her Majesty’s coffin to Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament, starting at Buckingham Palace at 2.22pm on Wednesday.

It will proceed along The Mall, Horse Guards Road, across Horse Guards Parade and onto Whitehall to Parliament Square and into the Palace of Westminster.

Portable toilets have been installed along the route of the procession and near to the queue for the Lying-In-State (Picture: PA)

Mourners will get to visit the Queen’s coffin at the Palace of Westminster from Wednesday evening until Monday morning ahead of her funeral (Picture: Jane Barlow – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The Queen died on Tuesday at the age of 96 (Picture: Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP)

The public will then have access to visit the Queen’s coffin 24-hours a day from 5pm on Wednesday, September 14 until 6.30am on Monday, September 19, the day of the Queen’s funeral.

Thankfully David needn’t worry as a vast amount of portable toilets have been installed on the route to cater for the masses who are expected to be waiting in line for several hours and possibly overnight too.

Entry to the Lying-In-State will be via wristband available at the start of the queue and people will not be allowed to hold spaces for others who are not there in the queue.

Toilet breaks will be permitted by wristband so visitors will be able to head to the temporary toilet facilities when needed, as there are no public toilet facilities available in the Palace of Westminster for the event.

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