The Queen's coffin arrived at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh these days followed through her four youngsters on a sorrowful ride via the Scottish capital lined through lots of hundreds of mourners who stood in silent revelry punctuated by means of the sound of gun salutes from the city's castle.
Led by way of a lone piper from Balmoral enjoying a lament, Her Majesty used to be carried from the Palace of Holyroodhouse the place she was once mendacity in relaxation considering that a six-hour ride from her Aberdeenshire home yesterday.



As the country wide anthem played the coffin was once gently decreased into the hearse, watched with the aid of a visibly emotional King Charles and his siblings, Anne, the Princess Royal, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, who then marched dolefully for 1,200 yards at the back of their cherished mother.
Hundreds of lots lined the streets and applauded as the Queen was once taken to the cathedral where her family, and a congregation drawn from all areas of Scottish society, attended a provider of thanksgiving for her life.





The Queen's casket was once draped with the Royal Standard in Scotland and dressed with a wreath of plants consisting of white Spray Roses, white Freesias, white button chrysanthemums, dried white heather from Balmoral, spray eryngium, foliage, rosemary, hebe, and pittosporum.
Bagpipes played the National Anthem from Holyrood Palace as the Queen's coffin cortege started the walk up the Royal Mile. The hearse was flanked with the aid of a Bearer Party located through The Royal Regiment of Scotland and The King's Body Guard for Scotland. Mounted police in ceremonial dress rode beforehand of the parade.





King Charles walked solemnly in step with his brothers and sister in the back of the Queen. The assembled well-wishers fell silent as the hearse appeared. The crowd then broke out in spontaneous applause as the cortège approached and many shouted God Save the King and God Save the Queen.
Around 30 minutes later the Queen arrived at St Giles' Cathedral where the Crown of Scotland was positioned upon the coffin. After the service, participants of the public will be allowed to file previous to pay their respects for 24 hours before Her Majesty is moved to London by means of plane.





Earlier the King met with well-wishers who lined the streets of Edinburgh to see him these days in an unplanned walkabout as Scotland's capital welcomed the new monarch and mourned the Queen - with so many humans turning up that police were forced to flip many away.


  

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