Today on Tuesday September 13 Her Majesty will spend her last day in the capital after peacefully passing away at Balmoral on Thursday September 9.
Mourners in Edinburgh will have till 3.00pm to visit the coffin as it lies in rest at St Giles' Cathedral on the Royal Mile but huge queues are expected as many waiting to pay their respects queued through the night and into the early hours of this morning.
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As the laying in rest period draws to a close Her Majesty will then travel through Edinburgh one last time to the city airport before flying to London for the state funeral and other arrangements.
There will be more road closures in the capital, the following main roads will be closed between 4pm and 6.30pm – Johnstone Terrace, Lothian Road, Queensferry Street, Dean Bridge and Queensferry Road – as the coffin is taken to the airport.
Accompanied by the Queen’s daughter Princess Anne and vice-admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the coffin will be carried onto a Royal Air Force plane as the Royal Regiment of Scotland hold a guard of honour.
At the airport there will also be a royal salute and the regiment’s band will perform, the national anthem will then be played as the plane takes off for RAF Northolt.
All flights from the capital will either be grounded, delayed or cancelled to allow a safe passage for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's coffin.
Officials at the airport have confirmed the airspace will shut temporarily on Tuesday afternoon for a short period of time, to allow the coffin to safely depart for London.
After landing around an hour later, the coffin will be driven by hearse to Buckingham Palace, following a route along the A40, Eastbourne Terrace, Lancaster Gate, Bayswater Road, Marble Arch, Park Lane Hyde Park Corner, and Constitution Hill.
The Queen will then rest in the palace’s Bow Room overnight. Similar to Edinburgh thousands of people are expected to flock to the English capital to mourn Queen Elizabeth II.
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