Thousands expected to line route as Queen's coffin leaves Balmoral for six-hour journey to Edinburgh

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Thousands expected to line route as Queen's coffin leaves Balmoral for six-hour journey to Edinburgh
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Six gamekeepers from the estate will lift it into a hearse at 10am, with the journey expected to take about six hours

Thousands are expected to turn out on the streets of Scotland later as the Queen's coffin is driven from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

She will rest at Edinburgh's Holyroodhouse - the monarch's official Scottish residence - to allow staff to pay their respects. Heading south, the cortege will arrive in Dundee around 2pm and then head towards Perth, before picking up the M90 motorway.

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