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Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrives Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh

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Sep 11, 2022 09:29 PM IST

Queen Elizabeth II funeral: The arrival followed a slow, somber and regal procession through the Scottish countryside on Sunday. Mourners had packed city streets and lined rural roads to take part in a historic goodbye to the monarch who reigned for 70 years.

Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin has arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the British monarchy’s residence in the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh.

The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, on its way to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will lie in rest for a day, Sunday.(AP)
The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, on its way to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will lie in rest for a day, Sunday.(AP)

The arrival followed a slow, somber and regal procession through the Scottish countryside on Sunday. Mourners had packed city streets and lined rural roads to take part in a historic goodbye to the monarch who reigned for 70 years.

The hearse drove past piles of bouquets and other tributes as it led a seven-car cortege from Balmoral, where the queen died Thursday at age 96, for a six-hour trip through Scottish towns to the palace in Edinburgh. The late queen’s coffin was draped in the Royal Standard for Scotland and topped with a wreath made of flowers from the estate, including sweet peas, one of the queen’s favorites.

Members of the Royal Regiment of Scotland carried the coffin past the queen’s only daughter, Princess Anne, and into the throne room. It will remain there until Monday afternoon so residence staff can pay their last respects.

King Charles III and his Queen Consort Camilla will travel to Edinburgh on Monday to take the coffin to St. Giles Cathedral on the city’s Royal Mile. The coffin will remain there for 24 hours before being flown to London on Tuesday.

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