The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II made its six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle, where the royal family holidayed, to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
As the coffin was carried to the Throne Room of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the British monarch’s formal residence in Scotland, thousands of mourners gathered along the ceremonial route to pay their respects to their late Queen.
A ceremonial guard procession received the cortege.
The sombre crowds along the route fell hushed in reverence as the procession passed by and then burst into modest applause in Her Majesty’s honour.
The procession made its first stop in Ballater, where officials, including the queen’s envoy in Aberdeenshire, were present for a funeral.
