Queen’s coffin reaches Scotland, King Charles to join procession at Edinburgh: What to expect today
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Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has reached Scotland, where it will remain for the next 24 hours. Read on to find out what happens next.
Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin was brought from her Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh in a regal procession as mourners on the streets bid their final goodbyes to the longest-serving monarch of Britain.
The hearse was escorted by a seven-car cortege from Balmoral, where the queen died Thursday at 96, during the six-hour trip.
The late queen’s coffin was brought draped in the Royal Standard for Scotland and covered with a wreath made of flowers from the estate, including sweet peas, one of the queen’s favorites.
Britain's King Charles III and his Queen Consort Camilla will fly to Edinburgh and join his siblings in another solemn procession that will take the queen’s coffin to St Giles Cathedral on the city’s Royal Mile. The coffin will remain there for the next 24 hours so the Scottish public can pay their respects before it is flown to London on Tuesday.
The Queen’s coffin will remain at the Palace of Holyroodhouse overnight on Sunday ahead of the procession scheduled for Monday (September 12).
The new monarch will also join senior royals for a vigil at the church.
People wanting to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state at the Houses of Parliament in London need to be prepared for a long wait.
