12.15am: Queue update: The current waiting time as at 12.00am on 26 March 2015 is 3 hours.

12.11am: Queue entry point update: The queue for members of public to enter Parliament House to pay their respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew will begin at the Padang tomorrow (March 26) at 7am, says a press release from the State Funeral Organising Committee. There will be a special lane at the Padang for the elderly, pregnant women, school children, families with children under 6-years-old and those with special needs.

The committee says a long waiting time can be expected in view of the large crowd, and seeks the understanding of members of public to remain orderly and be patient, and to follow the directions of the marshals on the ground. Ground personnel will be distributing water to those waiting in line and updates on the queue waiting time will continue to be provided on an hourly basis. The committee also advised the public to take public transport.

Graphic: State Funeral Organising Committee

11.15pm: Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam posts on Facebook announcing a memorial which will be held on Friday (March 27) at 8.15pm at the Hard Court beside Yishun MRT Station. "We will remember Mr Lee through the ceremony. Members of our community will also be creating an art piece as a gift to him," he said. "Hope to see as many of you as possible."

10.50pm: As at 10pm, 37,022 people have paid respects at Parliament House, and over 36,200 condolence cards have been issued.

10.30pm: Queue update: The current waiting time as at 10.00pm on 25 March 2015 is 4 hours.

10.20pm: Members from the National Taxi Association are still seen hard at work, giving out potato chips, drinks, sandwiches and biscuits to the people in queues. They had chipped in with their own money to buy the food and drinks. A group of 10 volunteers from Changi Christian Fellowship were also seen wearing specially-printed black tshirts and distributing bottles of water along South Canal Road.

Photo: Jordon Simpson, Valerie Koh/TODAY

10.15pm: People's Association says ten community tribute sites will open for 24 hours until the end of the State Funeral on Sunday.  The 10 sites are in the following GRCs: Aljunied, Ang Mo Kio, Chua Chu Kang, East Coast, Jurong, Kallang-Moulmein, Nee Soon, Sembawang, Tampines, Tanjong Pagar.  

As of today (March 25) at 9.00pm, the total visitorship for the 18 community sites was about 220,000 for the last three days.

10.10pm: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong writes on Facebook praising the "beautiful rendition" of Home by the choir of St John’s College, Cambridge. He said they happened to be in Singapore to perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall, and offered to sing at the Lying in State today as a tribute to his father.

"I was very moved by their performance. My parents studied in Cambridge. They were not in St John’s, but they had friends there, and one of their favourite places was the Bridge of Sighs, which is in St John’s College. They took a picture together at the bridge when they were students, and came back over the years to visit," he said.

Video: Prime Minister's Office

9.55pm: Ang Mo Kio residents are still queueing to write tribute cards and to lay flowers on stage, more than an hour after "Tribute Night" ended.

Photo: Laura Philomin/TODAY

9.50pm: Crowds are still unrelenting at Singapore Land Tower, Cavenagh Bridge and Hong Lim Park.

Photos: Jordon Simpson, Valerie Koh/TODAY

9.45pm: 11 MPs and Ministers are expected to pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew in a special Parliament sitting tomorrow (March 26), including Leader of the House Ng Eng Hen and Opposition leader Low Thia Khiang. To read what some of them are planning to say, go here.

9.33pm: A steady flow of people can still be seen entering Parliament House.

Photo: Yvonne Lim/TODAY

9.30pm: Queue update: The current waiting time as at 9.00pm on 25 March 2015 is 5 hours.

9.10pm: Chua Chu Kang GRC MP Alex Yam had started a mini bus service to ferry the elderly, disabled, and those with young children from Speakers' Corner to Parliament House since 2.30pm. The shuttle service began with five buses but was reduced to two buses by 8.30pm. Speaking to our reporter, he said: "We're happy to go on as long as we can (tonight) but we need to rotate our drivers. They're very tired. I'm not sure how long more they can continue." He added: "Even if we can't do this tomorrow, we still have our foot soldiers to lead those who can walk."

Mr Yam was also the one who spearheaded the setting up of portable toilets at Hong Lim Park, and had asked NParks to install extra temporary lights after seeing how dark it was there.

Photo: Valerie Koh/TODAY

8.49pm: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has left "Tribute Night", to the sound of applause.

8.35pm: Mr Lee Hsien Loong addresses the estimated 2,500 people at "Tribute Night", He spoke in Mandarin and then English, thanking Singaporeans for their support. He then laid wreaths on stage. Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar, Mr Inderjit Singh, Mr Ang Hin Kee and Mr Seng Han Thong, as well as representatives from People's Association led by chief executive director Ang Hak Seng follow in laying flowers next to the wreaths. 

Photos: Laura Philomin/TODAY

8.30pm: NParks sets up temporary lights around Speakers' Corner to illuminate the area for people queuing late into the night.

Photo: Valerie Koh/TODAY

8.19pm: Queue update: The current waiting time as at 8.00pm on 25 March 2015 is back to 8 hours. 

8.15pm: Others have begun delivering their eulogy at "Tribute Night", with Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Intan Azura Mokhtar delivering hers in Malay and former MP S. Vasoo delivering his in Tamil. He later surprised the crowd by speaking in Hokkien, drawing big rounds of applause. Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Seng Han Thong followed with a eulogy in Mandarin.

7.50pm: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Ho Ching have arrived at "Tribute Night" organised by Ang Mo Kio GRC. Their arrival was greeted by rousing applause from the crowd. Minister of State for Ministry of Health Lam Pin Min begins delivering his eulogy.

Photos: Laura Philomin/TODAY

7.38pm: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posts on Facebook, saying he "was moved by the huge crowds who came". "Thank you for queuing so many hours in the hot sun to say goodbye to Mr Lee," he wrote.

Accompanying his posts were photos, including one that he took of a crowd happily waving while in a queue. "As you can see, the mood was sorrowful but not downcast. We are in good spirits!" was his caption. Mr Lee also thanked the pallbearers for the funeral possession. "They were all my father’s staff, who served him faithfully and well for many years," he said. 

Photos: Lee Hsien Loong/FACEBOOK

7.25pm: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) officers make their way into Parliament House.

Photos: Yvonne Lim/TODAY

7.15pm: As evening falls, the long queue outside The Adelphi has not abated - it snakes around the perimeter of St Andrew's Cathedral and Supreme Court. But the queue at Clarke Quay has shortened.

Photos: Yvonne Lim, Valerie Koh/TODAY

7.05pm: Some two hours after he was spotted mingling with the crowd outside Parliament House, Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam still hasn't left the area. He's seen outside Supreme Court, chatting with members of the public, shaking hands and obliging in photos.

Photos: Amanda Lee/TODAY

7pm: Residents have been quickly filling up the seats at Ang Mo Kio's tribute site, in anticipation for the special "Tribute Night" organised by Ang Mo Kio GRC. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is expected to attend, and will be joined by residents, students and grassroots volunteers in paying tribute to his father.

Photo: Laura Philomin/TODAY

6.52pm: The Esplanade announces that several ticketed shows at The Esplanade – Theatres By The Bay, in addition to the non-ticketed shows, have been cancelled as a mark of respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. These include Tan Wei Xiang’s Grupo Clave (scheduled for March 28) and Virtuosos Of Chinese Music by the Ding Yi Music Company (March 29); as well as two concerts scheduled under the Festival of Indian Classical Music & Dance 2015 organised by the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS) in collaboration with The Esplanade: Anahata-Mystical Sounds Of Music (March 27) and Hari Shringara-Songs Of Love (March 29). 

The remaining SIFAS programmes from March 30 to April 12 will continue as planned. Those who purchased tickets for these cancelled shows will receive full refunds. For the SIFAS shows, the refund period is between April 1 and 14, while those asking for refunds for Virtuosos Of Chinese Music and Wei Xiang’s concert, can claim them from March 28 to April 15. For more details, visit: http://www.esplanade.com/corporate_information/press_room/2015/03/index.jsp

6.44pm: Queue update: The current waiting time as at 6.00pm on 25 March 2015 is 5 hours. Ground personnel will be distributing water to those waiting in line. The line to enter Parliament House begins at the riverside Promenade next to Parliament House.

6.28pm: Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and labour chief Lim Swee Say and Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing have joined the NTUC vigil group.

Photo: Tan Weizhen/TODAY

6.23pm: Metro Singapore announced on its Facebook page that all its stores will be closed on Sunday (March 29) as a mark of respect of Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

6.09pm: The Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Ismail and his family were seen paying their last respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew this afternoon. Other dignitaries have also arrived at Parliament House throughout the day. For more photos, go here.

Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY

6.05pm: The men in blue arrive to pay their respects, were seen bowing and saluting as one.

Photos: Yvonne Lim, Tan Weizhen/TODAY

6pm: As at 6pm today, 26,055 people have paid respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House, and 29,500 condolence cards were issued.

5.55pm: More businesses have been seen displaying acts of kindness to members of the public in the queue. Some were seen handing out fans, water, and biscuits to people in the queue. Full story here.

Photos: Valerie Koh, Jordon Simpson/TODAY

5.45pm: Singapore Pools announces that all Singapore Pools branches, authorised retail outlets and Livewire venues will be closed on Sunday (March 29), as a mark of respect for Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Account services will also not be available on that day. Normal operations will resume the next day.

5.38pm: UPDATE: All MRT and LRT train services will continue operating after normal hours tonight (March 25) at frequencies of up to 20 minutes, said a joint media statement by the Land Transport Authority, SBS Transit and SMRT. This is for members of the public who wish to pay their last respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House, they said.

On top of that, 41 feeder bus services serving residential towns will also operate non-stop tonight. SBS Transit’s six Nite Owl Services, that normally operate on Fridays, Saturdays and eves of Public Holidays, will also operate tonight from 12.00am to 6.00am. These bus services will operate at intervals of 20 to 30 minutes.

5.30pm: Queue update: The current waiting time as at 5.00pm on 25 March 2015 is 8 hours. The public is advised not to join the queues for now. Ground personnel will be distributing water to those waiting in line.

5.15pm: The police issues an advisory for members of the public who are entering Parliament House to pay their respects. As security checks will be conducted to ensure safety and security, the public should not bring along bags (for example haversacks) and metallic items (for example, pens, nail files), which may slow down the process of security clearance, said the police.

5.13pm: Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam was spotted mingling with the crowd outside Parliament House.

Photo: Tan Weizhen/TODAY

5pm: JUST IN: MRT services will run for 24 hours today so that the public can pay respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. 

4.55pm: A crowd gathers at Nanyang Technological University, as students, staff and alumni wait in line to sign condolence books. They also view the sketch of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew by artist Ong Yi Teck who wrote Mr Lee's name 18,000 times.

Photos: Jean Khoo/TODAY

4.50pm: The choir from St John's College, University of Cambridge sings a beautiful rendition of Kit Chan's Home at Parliament House, as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, his wife Ho ching, and brother Lee Hsien Yang stood beside the choir and listened silently. It was a beautifully poignant moment amid the endless queues that were snaking into Parliament House for the public wake. One by one, young men from the University of Cambridge - Mr Lee Kuan Yew's alma mater - wearing robes, started walking in, and stepping onto a podium above the casket. As one, the St John's College choir started singing a beautiful rendition of 'Home', composed by Dick Lee, in a fitting tribute to the late Mr Lee. The choir was on tour in this part of the world, and interrupted their schedule to pay tribute at the public wake.

Photo/Video: Tan Weizhen/TODAY

4.45pm: Ms Grace Fu, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, has arrived and is watching people file past Mr Lee's casket. 

4.30pm: Queue update: The current waiting time as at 4.00pm on 25 Mar 2015 is 8 hours. The public is advised not to join the queues for now.

Members of the public who want to pay their final respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House are advised to exit Clarke Quay MRT to join the queue, 

4.20pm: The Sultan of Johor has just arrived. PM Lee accompanied him to the casket. Minister Vivian Balakrishnan was also seen entering.

Mr Balakrishnan says: "All round you see people waiting 8 hours and prepared to wait for 8 hours or more. I think that just shows you the depth of feeling and appreciation Singaporeans have. This is once in a lifetime." 

4.15pm: Growing lines to pay respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew prompt acts of kindness. 

4.10pm: Spotted: PM Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Ho Ching watch well-wishers file past the casket of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has also entered. 

Photo: Tan Weizhen/TODAY

4pm: Over in New Zealand, MPs pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew in an 11-minute long exchange.

"Lee Kuan Yew's given name in mandarin means 'light and brightness'. We would respectfully suggest that the world has a little bit less light and a little bit less brightness for his passing," an MP says. 

3.50pm: In a Facebook post, ESM Goh Chok Tong recalled Mr Lee Kuan Yew's many rousing speeches in Parliament, and mentioned a particularly memorable four-hour long one.  

3.40pm: Queue update: Parliament House open will be open 24hrs daily until Saturday, 8pm. The waiting time as of 3pm is currently 8 hours.

Due to overwhelming response from members of the public, the lying in state at Parliament House will be open 24 hours daily from today until 28 Mar 2015, 8pm.
Those who would like to pay their respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew during the lying in state may wish to note that the line to enter Parliament House begins at the riverside Promenade next to Parliament House.

3.39pm: Police seal off the end of the queue at Raffles Place to prevent more from joining.

Photo: Xue Jianyue/TODAY

3.35pm: View from above: Here's a snap shot of the queue situation: Hong Lim Park fills up as croads are redirected there, while snaking queues continue in the Clarke Quay and Fort Canning areas. 

Photos: Raj Nadarajan, Mugilan Rajasegaran/TODAY

3.30pm: Three Mayors - Dr Teo Ho Pin, Mayor for North West District,  Dr Maliki Osman, Mayor for South East District, and Ms Low Yen Ling, Mayor for South West District - visited the community site at the PA headquarters with staff from the four Community Development Councils and members of the public today. They observed one minute of silence before paying tribute to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. 

Photo: People's Association

3.20pm: Members of the public and the police help an old lady who faints in the queue along New Bridge Road. 

Photo: Valerie Koh/TODAY

3.05pm: While waiting in the long queues at Clarke Quay, student Amirah Zain spent three hours drawing a portraits of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. She came armed with two bottles of water to keep hydrated. 

Photo: Valerie Koh/TODAY

3pm: Water points: Various organisations have set up water distribution points to keep those in queues to pay their respects to Mr‪ ‎Lee Kuan Yew‬ hydrated:

- Officials have set up a water distribution spot for the public along the entrance of the Supreme Court

- OCBC Mortgage Specialist Centre gives out free drinks along New Bridge Road

- UOB sets up two water points in front of UOB Plaza building. UOB brought 1,000 cartons of 48 water cups to be given out. Distribution started at about 1pm, and will continue until Friday

- Staff from Grand Park City Hall give out water outside Supreme Court and The Adelphi

Photos: Xue Jianyue, Angela Teng/ TODAY

2.51pm: Spotted: Activist and blogger Han Hui Hui and Mayor of Central Singapore District Denise Phua were both spotted at the Moulmein-Kallang GRC and Whampoa SMC tribute centre at Hong Lim Park.

Apart from the public, many l ocal politicians and foreign dignitaries also paid their respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. 

Photos: Wong Pei Ting/TODAY

2.37pm: Schools arrive to pay tribute: St Joseph's International, St Andrews' School and Fengshan Primary School are among the schools that have sent students down to pay respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. 

Photo: Yvonne Lim/TODAY

2.30pm: Queue update: The end of the queue has spilled into Hong Lim Park which is steadily filling up, while at the head of the queue people are seen entering and exiting in two lates via a side gate. 

Photos: Lee Yen Nee, Laura Philomin/TODAY

2.15pm: Queue update: The queue from Circular Road to Parliament House could take up to 8 hours. The official Remembering Lee Kuan Yew website and the Singapore Police Force are advising members of the public  not to join the queue now.

Members of the public who would like to pay their respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew during the lying in state may wish to note that the line to enter Parliament House begins at the riverside Promenade next to Parliament House.
Updates on the queue situation will be provided on an hourly basis. As at 2.00pm, members of public should expect to queue for about 8 hours.
Members of the public are advised not to join the queue now, and to wait for further updates.
Ground personnel will be distributing water to those waiting in line.

The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew's body will lie in state from today until Saturday (March 28), from 10am to 8pm daily. Opening hours have been extended today until 12 midnight. Here's  where else you can pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. 

2pm: Queue update: From Circular Road to Boat Quay, to Battery road and Fullerton. Massive queues as the Singapore public brave the heat and long wait to pay their last respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew at Parliament House. 

Video: Mugilan Rajasegaran/TODAY

1.35pm: Back at Parliament House, the flow of people coming in to pay their respects has been changed. Now people can walk past the coffin instead of being ushered in groups to bow in front of the casket. 

1.26pm: Security screening stations have been set up at the Promenade next to Parliament House for the Lying in State, police say. The queue is currently extended to Circular Road. The public is advised to exit at Clarke Quay MRT Station to join the queue for the Lying in State.

1.15pm: Some have come well prepared for the massive queues with umbrellas and even lunch. Water is also being distributed at Cavenagh Bridge. 

Photos: Xue Jianyue/TODAY

1pm: Queue update: The queue has stretched to both sides of the Singapore river, and ends at Circular Road. People joining the queue at Circular Road have been told by officers on the ground that the waiting time is now estimated to be 6 hours. 

Photos: Xue Jianyue, Laura Philomin/TODAY

12.35pm: Spotted: MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC Indranee Rajah and Education Minister Heng Swee Keat arrive to pay their respects. Yesterday, Mr Heng posted an essay on the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew's unwavering dedication to Singapore. 

12.20pm: Meanwhile inside Parliament House, members of the public from all walks of life continue to stream in to pay respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. At the moment, groups of approximately 30 to 40 people are let in at each time, though some groups are smaller. 

Photos: Amanda Lee/TODAY

12.05pm: A florist at Raffles Place MRT is seen offering roses to people heading to Parliament House. The boss of the shop would only say "Lee Kuan Yew is a great man and we're doing this to show our respect."

Photo: Lee Yen Nee/TODAY

12pm: Extended visiting hours: Hours for public to pay respects have been extended to midnight for today.

11.45am: Crowd update: Thousands are getting in line to enter Parliament House to see the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew's body lying in state. Crowds have stretched round the Singapore River all the way to Circular Road. 

Photo: Instagram/Sohlfood

From 18 community sites to 25 public libraries, here's where else you can pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. 

11.25am: Spotted: Law Minister K Shanmugam, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, Attorney-General V K Rajah are seen at the condolence table for dignitaries. PM Lee Hsieng Loong and his wife Ho Ching stand on the sidelines as dignitaries continue to stream in. 

Photo: Amanda Lee/TODAY

11.15am: Recap: Crowds gathered along the road to pay their respects to the late Mr Lee. Some remained silent and shed tears, while others loudly cheered for the former Minister Mentor, chanting his name and clapping in a mark of respect. Check out some of the scenes along the route.

11am: Queues are seen stretching to Fullerton.

Photos: Lee Yen Nee, Teo Xuanwei/TODAY

10.45am: According to the official website Remembering Lee Kuan Yew, the waiting time if you join the queue right now is 2.5 hours.

10.10am: Traffic flow has resumed, with roads reopened, but the queue to enter Parliament extends all the way across the river to UOB Plaza. 

10.05am: The 4-day lying in state period has begun. Throngs of people begin entering Parliament House, many bearing flowers. 

The public can pay their respects at the Parliament House between 10am and 8pm daily from today to Saturday, March 28.  

Video: Lee Yen Nee/TODAY. More videos here. 

10.02am: Mr Lee Kuan Yew's grandsons place his photo on a pedestal infront of the casket. 

Vigil Guards: The first of many Vigil Guards will be mounted as a special mark of respect for the late Mr Lee. The traditional mounting of Vigil Guards during the lying in state period symbolises the highest form of respect accorded to the deceased. It comprises four uniformed officers each standing at a corner of the casket with his head bowed, back turned away and ceremonial sword inverted.

The Vigil Guards will be led by a senior officer, who will stand at the head of the casket facing inwards. LG Ng, together with Chief of Army, Major-General Perry Lim, Chief of Navy, Rear-Admiral Lai Chung Han, Chief of Air Force, Major-General Hoo Cher Mou, and Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, BG Chia Choon Hoong, will perform the first Vigil Guard this morning.

In the afternoon, the Commissioner of Police will lead senior officers from the Singapore Police Force in performing the vigil guard. 

In the following days, the Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force will lead their respective groups of officers in mounting vigil guards.

10am: Casket received in Parliament: The casket is received by the Chief of Defence Force (CDF), Lieutenant-General (LG) Ng Chee Meng, and Commissioner of Police, Hoong Wee Teck, Speaker of Parliament, as well as the Prime Minister and the rest of the family.

9.55am: The Coffin Bearer Party transfers the casket of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew onto the bier for the lying in state at the Parliament House. 

9.52am: People along North Bridge Road, mostly office workers, are still standing around watching the rest of the procession on their phones in groups. 

9.50am: Entering Parliament House: The State Vehicular Procession makes its way into the driveway of the Parliament House, where it is accompanied by eight pallbearers representative of the three branches of government – the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.

Crowds are heard cheering "Lee Kuan Yew! Lee Kuan Yew!" as the procession turns into Parliament House. 

Video: Lee Yen Nee/TODAY. More videos  here.

9.45am: Crowds cheer "Thank you Mr Lee!" and "We'll always miss you, Mr Lee" as the carriage passes.

Photo: Angela Teng/TODAY

9.40am: Carriage route: The Carriage will subsequently reach the junction of Bras Basah Road and Queen Street, before turning into North Bridge Road. Passing the Supreme Court building on the left, the procession then continues towards the Parliament House. 

9.38am: Crowds are heard applauding and cheering as the cortege makes it way past the Istana gate. Phones and tablets go up as people attempt to capture the prcoession. 

Video: Xue Jianyue/TODAY. More videos  here.

Most of the crowd members further along the route North Bridge Road have their phones tuned in to live feeds of the movement of the gun carriage, meanwhile crowds opposite Parliament House spilled onto the road once traffic was cleared. 

Photo: Lee Yen Nee/TODAY

9.35am: The mood is sombre as people wait outside the Istana. 

Photo: Xue Jianyue/TODAY

9.32am: Istana gate: The state funeral procession makes its way past the Istana gates, moving along an estimated 2km route, at about 25km/h. It will take about 5 minutes for the procession to travel from Orchard Road to Parliament House, passing through Bras Basah Road and North Bridge Road.

9.28am: Istana guard house: The carriage passes the Istana guard house, where three Ceremonial Guards stand in salute. Six Istana security staff stand in line along Edinburgh Road.

At the Istana main gate, 24 Ceremonial Guards from the Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command form a line of honour as a mark of respect to Singapore’s first Prime Minister. 

9.25am: Istana Plaza: At The Istana Plaza, Singapore President Dr Tony Tan and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, are waiting to offer his respects. They are joined by 90 staff from the President’s Office, and the Prime Minister’s Office, and 24 Ceremonial Guards.

As the Carriage comes to a stop, a bag piper from the Singapore Gurkha Contingent plays Auld Lang Syne. 

Video: Prime Minister's Office

9.22am: Gun carriage route through Istana: The Gun Carriage passes by a military Line of Honour made up of 48 personnel from Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command. Also present are 20 representatives from Tanjong Pagar (a constituency the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew represented as MP since 1955) and Teck Ghee constituencies. 

It also passes by The Lawn, an English garden with beautiful and stately Yellow Flames. There, 12 Istana landscape technicians and horticulturalists led by Istana’s curator, Koh Soon Kiong, are lined up along the entrance to the garden. 

9.15am: Foot procession from Sri Temasek: The ceremonial foot procession is led by Mr Lee Kuan Yew's elder son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and his wife, Ms Ho Ching. Mr Lee Kuan Yew's daughter Lee Wei Ling, younger son Lee Hsien Yang and his wife, Ms Lim Suet Fern and seven grandchildren - XiuQi, Yipeng, Hongyi, Haoyi, Shengwu, Huanwu and Shaowu - are also part of the procession.

The Singapore Armed Forces Band will play Beethoven Funeral March No.1 as the foot procession commences.

9.10am: Loading of Ceremonial Gun Carriage: The Ceremonial Gun Carriage consists of three parts – the Ceremonial Land Rover, the Limber and the Gun Carriage. The Limber is a two-wheeled vehicle, to which the Gun Trail is attached. The Gun Carriage consists of a 25-pounder Gun with a tempered glass case for the casket.

9.08am: The mood is sombre as ceremonial guards line the roads. Spectators are hardly talking among themselves. 

Photos: Xue Jianyue/TODAY

9.05am: The Coffin Bearer Party will transfer the casket onto the Gun Carriage. The Coffin Bearer Party, led by Brigadier-General (BG) Ong Tze-Ch’in, Commander 3rd Division comprises eight officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Police Force. They will carry the casket and make their way to the Gun Carriage waiting just outside the entrance of Sri Temasek. 

9am: Draping of the State Flag: The draping of the State Flag over the casket bearing Singapore’s founding Prime Minister, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. The draping of the State Flag over a casket is the highest State honour accorded to a leader. When the Singapore flag covers the casket, it is placed so that the crescent and stars lie over the head and close to the heart.

8.30am: Pallbearers: A group of personal staff who have served and worked closely with Mr Lee at various points in his life will send him off from Sri Temasek. Eight pallbearers from the Istana Household and Mr Lee’s Private Office are: 

Sending off from Sri Temasek

• Istana Comptroller in charge of the Istana household, Mrs Foo Su Bang
• Istana butlers, Mr Amran Bin Ghani and Mr Ismail Bin Rahim
• Istana chef since 1963, Mr Wong Shang Hoon
• Former Principal Private Secretaries, Mr Lim Siong Guan (Mr Lee’s first Principal Private Secretary and former Head of the Civil Service) and Mr Chee Hong Tat (Mr Lee’s last Principal Private Secretary before he stepped down as Minister Mentor, and currently Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry)
• Private Secretary, Ms Wong Lin Hoe
• Press Sectary since 1993, Madam Yeong Yoon Ying

Receiving at Parliament House

The eight pallbearers receiving the casket of the former Prime Minister at Parliament House represent the three branches of our government: the Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary.

• Representing the Legislature are two members of the Parliament Secretariat: First, Mr A Palaniappan, who has provided simultaneous translation for parliamentary sittings and other events such as the National Day Rally since Mr Lee’s days as Prime Minister; Second, Ms Owyong Chuen Song, a long-serving member of the Official Reports Department which compiles the verbatim official records of parliamentary proceedings.
• Representing the Executive are three public servants: Mr Benny Lim, concurrently Permanent Secretary (National Development), Permanent Secretary (National Security and Intelligence Coordination) and Permanent Secretary (Prime Minister’s Office); Mr Aaron Maniam, a Lee Kuan Yew Postgraduate Scholarship recipient, and currently Director of Industry Division at the Ministry of Trade and Industry; and Mr Stanly Tan Seng Chuan, a Senior Constituency Manager with the Buona Vista Constituency Office.
• Finally, representing the Judiciary are: Mr See Kee Oon, Presiding Judge of the State Courts of Singapore, and a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court; Madam Masayu Norashikin, a District Judge of the Family Justice Courts; and Ms Marina Wang Meng Si, a Mandarin interpreter at the Supreme Court of Singapore.

8.10am: Parliament House: A crowd is also forming opposite Parliament House, the end point of the gun carriage procession.

8.05am: Istana: A crowd has already gathered at the front entrance of the Istana ahead of the gun carriage procession, which is due to start in less than an hour.

Photos: Xue Jianyue, Teo Xuanwei/TODAY

8am: The public can pay their respects at the Parliament House between 10am and 8pm daily from today to March 28 (Saturday). Queues will start at the riverside Promenade next to Parliament House.

Condolence cards will also be available for them to pen their tributes to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Those with flowers can also lay them at the condolence boards along the Promenade.

7.30am: From community sites and libraries to the Istana, here's where you can pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. 

7.15am: The Land Transport Authority has issued an update on the traffic arrangements for today. 

Road closures are expected from 8.45am to 9.30am, with bus delays of up to 30 minutes.

7am: The seven-day period of mourning for Singapore’s founding Prime Minister moves into a more formal phase today (March 25), when the body of Mr Lee Kuan Yew will be transferred from Sri Temasek — the Prime Minister’s official residence on the Istana grounds — to Parliament House where it will lie in state until Saturday. A gun carriage will transport Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s casket to Parliament House.

Good morning. Here's our live coverage from Day 2 in case you missed it.