Queen visits Lee Rigby's barracks to pay her respects as coroner hears soldier had to be identified by dental records

The Queen has paid her respects to Drummer Lee Rigby by meeting officers and soldiers at the barracks where the murdered soldier was stationed.

She met, in private, military personnel from Woolwich Station where Drummer Rigby lived and others he worked with in his regiment's outreach team.

Her visit came as a coroner was told his body could only be identified by his dental records after he was killed when he returned to his barracks following a day working at the Tower of London.

Drummer Rigby's family were not at Southwark Coroner's Court to hear the brief details of the circumstances surrounding his death last week, but they thanked the public for the 'overwhelming support'.

As his inquest was opened and adjourned they said in a statement: 'We would like to emphasise that Lee would not want people to use his name as an excuse to carry out attacks against others.'

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The Queen today visited the barracks where Drummer Lee Rigby served to pay respects to the fallen soldier