aftertheending a: Thousands Of Mourners Line The Streets Of South Africa, As They Pay Their Final Respect To The Former President Of South Africa Nelson Mandela

Grand scale: South Africans have been asked to line the streets every time Mandela's hearse drives through Pretoria

Thousands lined the streets as a hearse drove the coffin, wrapped in a South African flag, from a hospital to the government's Union Buildings to lie in state for three days.

Tears: Naomi Campbell, whom Mandela described as a 'granddaughter' to him, wept as she visited the casket

Supermodel Naomi Campbell wept when she joined mourners viewing Nelson Mandela's casket as the great former president of South Africa lies in state in the country's capital Pretoria.

Tribute: Military officers carry the coffin of former president Nelson Mandela into the Union Buildings in the South African capital Pretoria, the seat of government where he will lie in state for three days

This morning Mandela's grandson Mandla visited the open casket of his grandfather, followed by his second wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and third wife Graca Machel, as well as South Africa's current president Jacob Zuma.

Distraught: The British model was overcome with emotion at the site in Pretoria where Mandela's body is on display

Leaving: Ms Campbell walking away from viewing Mandela's open casket today

U2 singer Bono was another visitor to the site, as well as world leaders such as Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapaksa and South African dictator Robert Mugabe. F.W. de Klerk, Mandela's deputy, also paid tribute to the global icon.