In absolute silence despite the thousands of people lining the ‘Royal Mile’ in Edinburgh’s Old Town, the coffin is carried in procession to St Giles’ Cathedral.
London: Thanasis Gavos
Queen Elizabeth’s coffin is being carried from the official royal residence of Hollyroodhouse to St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Watch live as King Charles leads a procession of members of the Royal Family to St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh behind the Queen’s coffin https://t.co/8JXnTIgOG9
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 12, 2022
The 20-minute silent funeral procession features King Charles III (in his commander-in-chief’s uniform) and the rest of the Queen’s children on foot, with the hearse accompanied by the Royal Regiment of Scotland and the King’s Guard, which in Scotland consists of members of Royal Company of Archers.
A mournful cannonade is heard from Edinburgh Castle (per minute) during the procession, while thousands of citizens line the edges of the Royal Mile, the road that runs in front of Hollyroodhouse.
As the coffin is placed in the church, the Crown of Scotland will be placed on it.
A eulogy follows after which the coffin will remain in the church so that the citizens of Scotland can pay their respects.
🚨 Queen’s four children join solemn march behind mother’s coffin in Edinburghhttps://t.co/8BvytCKXW3
— The Independent (@Independent) September 12, 2022
The body will be flown to London late on Tuesday afternoon, before going on public display on Wednesday night at Westminster Hall, a chamber in the Parliament building that dates back to 1097.
Later today King Charles will meet with the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and will appear at Holyrood local parliament to receive a condolence address.
In the evening (7.20 local) he will stand with other members of the royal family as an attendant at the coffin.
From Tuesday morning he will continue his scheduled tour of the rest of the UK, starting in Belfast. This is called Operation Spring Tide.
The procession follows King Charles and members of the royal family.
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