More than 1,500 people who queued to see the Queen lying in state needed medical help, including some with head injuries after fainting or collapsing

• The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8, was taking place on Monday.
• Her coffin lay in state in central London, attracting hundreds of thousands of people.

More than 1,500 people who queued to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state were given medical treatment since Wednesday, including 174 people who were taken to hospital.

After the Queen died aged 96 on September 8, her coffin was taken to Westminster Hall in central London on Wednesday to lie in state, drawing hundreds of thousands of people who wanted to pay their respects to Britain's longest-serving monarch.

Many — including soccer star David Beckham — queued through the night, despite temperatures dropping as low as 39 degrees Fahrenheit on Friday.

The queue stretched more than four miles from the Palace of Westminster to Southwark Park in southeast London, reported Insider's Will Martin, who joined the queue on Thursday night.

On Monday, the last people in the queue filed past the casket just after 6:30 a.m. BST ahead of the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey at 11:00 a.m. BST , BBC News reported.

The London Ambulance Service, a government agency which provides emergency services in the capital, and the charity St John Ambulance gave first aid to those in need in the queue and the surrounding area.

In a press release published on Thursday, St John Ambulance advised people visiting the capital to wear comfortable shoes and clothes, stay hydrated and bring snacks, prepare for all weather conditions including cool nights, and seek medical attention if they felt sick or were injured.

A total of 1,502 people in the queue were treated with 174 taken to hospital, the London Ambulance Service said on Monday morning, including 424 people treated and 38 hospitalized on Sunday.

The London Ambulance Service said in a press release on Friday that they had mostly dealt with people fainting or collapsing, which resulted in some head injuries.

A small number of people had serious conditions, St John Ambulance said without providing further details. The most common complaints were blisters, dehydration, and feeling faint, it said.

As the Queen's lying in state drew into its final hours on Sunday, St John Ambulance tweeted: "Our wonderful volunteers have been working non-stop so people can pay their respects safely. We've had volunteers of all ages, including amazing youth volunteers and even a dog!"

—St John Ambulance (@stjohnambulance) September 18, 2022