Plymouth mourners say sight of Queen's coffin very powerful

A mother and daughter who travelled from Devon to London to pay their respects to the Queen said it was a "powerful" experience.

People are paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, who is lying in state in Westminster Hall.

Phoebe Skedgell and mum Emma, from Plymouth, drove to London to join thousands of others in line at 07:30 BST on Wednesday.

Phoebe said it "feels good to be part of something so historic".

"Everyone has their 'where were you?' story and we can say we were actually here," she added.

The mother and daughter entered Westminster Hall shortly after 18:00 BST on Wednesday, and described it as "very powerful".

"As we were going through security people were still talking, but as you got up the stairs into the room where the coffin was it hit you," said Phoebe.

"Everyone was quiet. The talking instinctively stopped."

She added: "It was very respectful and quiet, you could tell everyone was reflective and moved."

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