The body of Queen Elizabeth, who died last Thursday (8 years), at the age of 96, is still in Edinburgh. Yesterday, after a short funeral procession, The King’s coffin has arrived at St Giles’ CathedralWhere a funeral is open to the public.
Today at 5:00 p.m. local time (1:00 p.m. PT), the Queen’s coffin will be transported from St. Giles to Edinburgh Airport.
Residents will have another opportunity to express their grief as hearts move along the road.
The body will then be loaded onto a plane to RAF Northolt, the royal family’s air base.
Princess Anne will accompany the coffin, which is due to arrive in London just before 7pm local time.
The Queen’s body will be taken to Buckingham Palace, where she will be received by King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort.
Tomorrow afternoon, the coffin will be moved from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Palace, where it will remain for four days. People will be able to watch the march through central London.
Once again, the procession will include the king and members of the royal family. Guns will be fired in Hyde Park and Big Ben will be ringing.
The body of Queen Elizabeth II leaves in a procession
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King Charles III accompanies the funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth II
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Princess Anne accompanies Queen Elizabeth II’s body parade
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King Charles III accompanies the body procession of Queen Elizabeth II
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Crowds wait to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral procession in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Queen Elizabeth: The King’s body departs in procession
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Queen Elizabeth: The King’s body departs in procession
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Queen Elizabeth: The King’s body departs in procession
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Queen Elizabeth: The King’s body departs in procession
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The body of Queen Elizabeth II departs in a procession on foot toward St Giles’ Cathedral
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Queen Elizabeth: The King’s body arrives at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh
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Queen Elizabeth: The royal family attends the ceremony at St. Giles
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