The following day, her coffin was moved from her official Scottish residence to St Giles’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, where the Queen lay at rest until Tuesday afternoon. Her four children – the new King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward – walked behind in procession as the cortège made the short journey across the Scottish capital. The streets of Edinburgh were lined with members of the public wishing to pay their respects.
The Crown of Scotland, which dates back to 1540, was placed on top of the Queen’s coffin in St Giles’s Cathedral, ahead of a service of thanksgiving for Her Majesty. An evening vigil, attended by the King and other senior members of the royal family, was also held at the church. Mourners queued overnight in order to file past the coffin and pay their respects to the Queen.
On arriving at Buckingham Palace on the evening of 13 September, the Queen’s cortège was met with applause from members of the public gathered outside. Her Majesty’s coffin will rest in the Bow Room overnight, before being moved to Westminster Hall, where the Queen will lie in state from 14 September until the morning of 19 September.
Mourners lined the streets from early on Sunday morning for the chance to pay their respects, as the Queen’s last journey got underway. The hearse drove through the gates of the Scottish estate shortly after 10am, giving the public its first sighting of the monarch’s coffin. It was draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland and decorated with a simple wreath of white flowers. The wreath includes dhalias, sweet peas, phlox, white heather and pine fir, all picked from the Balmoral Estate.
God save the Queen)
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