The Shining twins, Lisa and Louise Burns, queued for hours to pay tribute to the Queen

Lisa and Louise Burns - who played the Grady girls in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 hit film The Shining - were among people who joined the queue to see the Queen Elizabeth lying-in-state over the weekend.

The 54-year-old twin sisters took to their joint social media accounts to share pictures of themselves in front of some of the sights in the UK capital as they stood in the five-mile line for hours for the chance to pay their respects to the late monarch.

Their first post saw them smiling behind big sunglasses as they posed with Big Ben Tower in the background.

“In the Queue! To view the Queen Lying in State,” the former child stars wrote alongside the snap.

Some time later, they posted another picture proudly showing off their green wristbands which people needed in order to gain entry to Westminster Hall, where Her Majesty’s coffin was being kept ahead of her state funeral.

After four hours, they had made their way to Tower Bridge.

Still smiling with the famous landmark in the backdrop, they told their 7k followers: “Only a few more hours!”

While waiting, Lisa and Louise - who starred alongside Jack Nicholson in the cult psychological thriller - were spotted by fans and happily obliged one by signing their white Converse trainers which they posted a picture of.

Another update saw a video of a Union Jack flag swaying in the breeze at Westminster Hall.

Their final photo was of them in front of Parliament Square at sunset with their pilgrimiage appearing to come to an end on Sunday evening.

They are not the only celebrities who waited to bid farewell, with others including former England football captain David Beckham, musician James Blunt, actress Tilda Swinton, Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid and Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Neil Jones.

This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield faced a fierce backlash after claims they “queue jumped,” with an online petition calling for them to be sacked.

During an appearance on the ITV daytime TV show on Tuesday, Willoughby and Schofield insisted they had not been fast tracked.

They told viewers that they “would never jump a queue” as they explained the rules in place for journalists and broadcasters.

Willoughby, 41, insisted that she and Schofield, 60, “respected” the rules in place, but “realise that it may have looked like something else” and therefore “totally understand the reaction”.