Queen Elizabeth’s coffin to be flown to London

By: MRT Desk

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Queen Elizabeth’s coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday, after 24 hours of repose in Edinburgh’s historic cathedral, where her son King Charles and his three brothers held a silent vigil.

Carlos was accompanied by his sister Ana and his brothers Andrés and Eduardo at the 10-minute vigil that took place on Monday in the cathedral of San Gil, where they remained standing, with their heads bowed, on the four sides of the coffin according to the public. He came by to pay his respects.

While a wail of bagpipes had been the only sound as several kilted soldiers carried the coffin in the early hours of the day, the four royals left their vigil in the dark to the applause of mourners who they lined the street.

Frances Thain, 63, said she had been surprised to see the late queen’s four children entering the cathedral. “I felt overwhelmed because there was so much to take in,” she said.

People lined up all night to pay their respects, some arriving with sleeping children and many wearing winter jackets, scarves and wool hats to keep out the cold.

“We were desperate to be here to pay our respects,” said Will Brehme, an Edinburgh engineer, who arrived early in the morning with his partner and their 20-month-old daughter who was sleeping in a baby carrier.

“It’s a moment that will live with us forever. When you think that she worked her whole life for us it’s the least we could do.”

Elizabeth died at her holiday home at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands on Thursday at the age of 96, after a 70-year reign, plunging the nation into mourning. Her funeral will be held on September 19.

THE KING VISITS NORTHERN IRELAND

Charles, 73, who automatically became king of the UK and 14 other territories including Australia, Canada, Jamaica and New Zealand, is traveling to all four UK regions ahead of the funeral, and will visit Northern Ireland on Tuesday.

In Belfast, he will meet with senior political and religious officials and attend a mass at St. Anne’s Cathedral, before returning to London.

Tens of thousands of people have flocked to Scotland, with large crowds gathering from early morning to watch the processions. In London, large numbers of people have left flowers and messages on the grounds of the royal parks.

The queen’s coffin will leave Scotland for the first time since her death when it flies to London in the afternoon and is driven to Buckingham Palace.

On Wednesday he will be transferred in a tank as part of a large military procession to Westminster Hall, where he will begin a period of rest until September 19.

The public will be able to walk past the coffin, which will be draped by the flag of the royal banner with the sovereign’s orb and scepter draped atop it, 24 hours a day until the morning of the funeral.

The death of the UK’s longest-reigning monarch has sparked tears and warm tributes, not only from the Queen’s close family and across the UK, but from around the world as well.

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