His head just visible as he lies in an open coffin, this is the final glimpse of Nelson Mandela that thousands of South Africans have queued for hours to see.
The former president and anti-apartheid hero was today given back to the people who queued from the early hours to file past his open casket on a day of viewing reserved for the public.
Aerial images showed lines of mourners snaking for around two miles as they queued patiently for buses to the building where his body is lying in state and then again as they waited to go inside. See more after the cut..
The former president and anti-apartheid hero was today given back to the people who queued from the early hours to file past his open casket on a day of viewing reserved for the public.
Aerial images showed lines of mourners snaking for around two miles as they queued patiently for buses to the building where his body is lying in state and then again as they waited to go inside. See more after the cut..
