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Beth Lindop

Holly Willoughby shares rare photo of children as they leave 'beautiful' tribute to Queen

Holly Willoughby has shared a touching photo of her children leaving a "beautiful" tribute to Queen Elizabeth II outside Buckingham Palace.

Posting to Instagram, the This Morning star shared a photo of her three children standing outside the palace with her eight million followers. Holly, shares 13-year-old Harry, 11-year-old Belle and seven-year-old Chester with husband Dan Baldwin.

The photo shows the children looking at the masses of flowers mourners have left at the royals' London residence in tribute to the late Queen. The 41-year-old presenter captioned the photo: "Time to reflect and pay our respects… the children wrote the most beautiful words."

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Holly's post comes days after she posted her own sweet tribute to the Queen. Alongside a series of photos of the country's longest-serving monarch, Holly wrote: "Thank you for your lifetime of service and humble commitment to duty… you really were the best of us, you never let us down."

The Queen's coffin has now arrived in Edinburgh following a six-hour journey from Balmoral. Her majesty's oak coffin left Balmoral, where she passed away on Thursday (September 8), around 10am this morning.

Six gatekeepers at the castle moved it from the Ballroom to a hearse ahead of the 175-mile journey. Thousands of people lined the streets today to pay their respects as the hearse travelled to the Scottish capital before it's flown to London ahead of the Queen's state funeral on Monday, September 19.

Yesterday, King Charles was formally declared head of state during a historic ceremony that was televised for the first time. During proceedings, the King confirmed the day of the Queen's state funeral is to be a bank holiday.

The ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey and will start at 11am, following a four-day period where the Queen will lie in state at Westminster Hall. Details of how the public can attend Westminster Hall are expected to be released in the coming days.

We have turned comments off on this story but you can share your tribute in our online condolence book here.

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