King Charles has led royals in an emotional Vigil of the Princes as mourners filed past the Queen's coffin.
The first people to view the late Queen's coffin at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, where it will lie for 24 hours, have spoken about their experience.
He said: "I've been here since 6.45am, I came straight here after a night shift at work. I took my clothes to work, got changed and came straight here. I'm going back on shift at 9.30pm tonight, so I'm going to be very tired. But it's worth it, with her service to the country, to us, to people and to the Commonwealth, the least I can do is give her a couple of days of my time to say farewell.
Speaking about her moment with the royal coffin, the 64-year-old said: "It was surreal. It was very quiet, everyone was very still. It was like they were all statues. I can't believe I've done it and I was that close. I paid my respects, it was just beautiful."
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