Queue to visit Queen’s coffin now has its own weather forecast

In the UK, I think it is fair to say that two of our favourite things are queuing and talking about the weather.

So, as people prepare to spend an entire day standing in line, the helpful weather boffins at the BBC tweeted the temperature specifically for queue.

That was fairly mild compared to the other locations listed in the weather update, with Benson in Oxfordshire recording just a temperature of 1°C and Shap in Cumbria below zero.

At just before 7am this morning (17 September) the temperature for people standing in the long queue was 7°C.

People on social media have been reacting to the bizarre weather report, one said: "It's things like this that make the United Kingdom a world leading power and, in no way, anything to be mocked."

A second jokingly added: "They don't have London there but fortunately I live minutes away from the queue so I can find out the weather where I live too. Unless it has its own weather?"

Since the general public were allowed to pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen from Wednesday evening, many unusual stories have come to light.

"I think something like this today is meant to be shared together so the fact that we've been here, we're eating Pringles, we're eating sherbet lemons, we're eating sandwiches, having coffee, doughnuts.."

In footage from the incident, the police quickly tackle the man to the ground and he gets arrested.

As the time runs out for the general public to pay respects to the late Queen before Monday's (19 September) state funeral, it would not be surprising if more weird stories unfold.