In the imposing Throne Room of the Palace of Hollyroodhouse in Edinburgh, the coffin with the body of Queen Elizabeth has been since late afternoon.
“Louis said at least grandma is with great-grandpa now,” Kate Middleton reportedly said as she greeted citizens gathered at Windsor Castle on the sidelines of news of Queen Elizabeth’s death, referring to how her 4-year-old great-grandson is doing. her loss.
The Queen died aged 96 on September 8, while her 73-year-old husband Prince Philip died in 2021 aged 99.
In the imposing Throne Room of the Palace of Hollyroodhouse in Edinburgh, the coffin with the body of Queen Elizabeth has been since late afternoon.
On the six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle and along the 280km route, scores of Scottish citizens lined the roadside to pay their respects to the Queen, with some clapping and others throwing flowers at the hearse.
The body of the deceased was greeted at the Palace by a salute of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, while earlier, shortly before entering the Palace, their respects had been paid by the Prime Minister and other political leaders of Scotland, as well as thousands of Edinburgh residents who had flooded the center city’s.
The casket will remain in the Throne Room overnight and into the early hours of tomorrow to give royals in Scotland a chance to say goodbye to the Queen.
On Monday afternoon the coffin will be carried in procession, followed by King Charles and members of the royal family, to St Giles’ Cathedral, at the other end of the Royal Mile, the road that runs in front of Hollyroodhouse.
There, after a service of thanksgiving, the first 24-hour public pilgrimage will begin, before the body is flown late on Tuesday afternoon by a Royal Air Force aircraft to London (as part of Operation Overstudy) for the final leg of the funeral. of London Bridge business.
Queen Elizabeth’s funeral is set for 11am on Monday 19 September.
The new king and his wife will travel to Edinburgh at noon on Monday, after receiving condolences from both houses of the British Parliament first thing in the morning.
On Sunday afternoon King Charles III welcomed Commonwealth officials and the Abbot of Windsor to Buckingham Palace in London. With the latter they discussed the details of the burial to be held at Windsor Castle.
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