Dozens of people are still leaving tributes outside the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh following the Queen’s death on Thursday.
A table has been set up where two security guards are cutting the plastic off bunches of flowers so that people can lay them on the ground.
Stewards and police officers told the PA news agency the plastic is being removed for environmental reasons and to make it easier to replant the flowers later on.
Notes and other gifts have also been left at the gates in Edinburgh. One visitor has left a copy of Michael Bond’s book Paddington At The Rainbow’s End with a note reading: “One last story Ma’am. X”
A film issued as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier this year had featured the late monarch taking tea with the famous bear.
With many heading for Balmoral in Aberdeenshire, where the Queen died on Thursday, the authorities there have urged people not to drive to the castle.
Aberdeenshire Council issued a reminder that there is “no vehicle access to Balmoral for leaving floral tributes”, saying people should instead use park and ride services from the nearby villages of Ballater and Braemar.
“Please note services are expected to be very busy, so please allow plenty of time for your journey,” the statement added.
As people across the UK remembered the Queen, her son was officially declared King at a service in London.
Charles III was proclaimed at a meeting of the Accession Council, with senior politicians who are amongst the members of the Privy Council, including the former prime minister Gordon Brown, present.
Later, the new King dedicated himself to the task now before him and the “heavy responsibilities of Sovereignty”.
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