Former Tory chief Lord Hague stated it’s best to not “unfold the concept” that queues for the Queen’s mendacity in state can be a “horrible downside”.

He informed Instances Radio: “It’s extremely exhausting to inform when it comes to the numbers, is not it, if you happen to’re making ready for this occasion, however I believe it is best to be calm and for the police and others to calmly organise for that, and not likely attempt to unfold the concept, ‘oh, it may be a horrible downside, it may be overcrowded, you are going to have to attend too lengthy’.

“That may be fairly counterproductive, the place individuals then say, ‘oh, nicely if it may be such nice crowds, we have got to be there’.

“Or if telling us to not go, nicely, ‘then we wish to go’ – that is fairly a British response to say, ‘in that case, we’re going’.

“It will likely be distinctive. After all, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime occasion. So there can be huge crowds, as was seen in Edinburgh, the large crowds yesterday.

“I believe all people – all of the organisers, policemen ought to knuckle below to calmly making ready, and do not attempt to second guess the general public an excessive amount of on this.”