Fury as civil servants ‘underestimate’ nation’s love of Queen by failing to prepare for millions set to visit London

CIVIL servants have been accused of underestimating the nation’s love of the Queen by failing to prepare for the millions set to descend on the capital.

The Sun told yesterday how Whitehall officials were preparing for just 40,000 a day to head to London during the mourning period.

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Whitehall officials were preparing for just 40,000 visitors a day to head to London during the mourning period for the Queen[/caption]

And insiders working on the early plans said some mandarins thought there would be half that amount.

One said: “This is a travesty.

“They were warned about this and totally underestimated how many people would want to come out.”

Plans have been dramatically scaled up in recent days with three million extra visitors now expected in London in the next week.

The PM’s spokesperson denied public mood had been misjudged.

They added: “London is going to be extremely busy and there are going to be long queues. Beyond that, I don’t have any numbers.”