Queen Elizabeth II’s cortege arrives at Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh
Tens of thousands of people have lined the streets and queued for hours to pay their respects to the the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Mourners stood through the night to see the Queen’s coffin in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh before it is flown to London today evening.
Members of the public are already queueing to view the Queen’s lying in state at Westminster Hall, which opens on Wednesday.
Lord Ian Duncan, the Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords, said crowds along the Royal Mile were “ten-deep”.
“The sheer quantity of individuals moving into Edinburgh today (indicates) that there will be many tens - possibly even hundreds - of thousands of people who will wish to pay their respects to the late Queen,” Lord Duncan told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio National programme.
King Charles III is to visit Northern Ireland today for the first time as the new monarch.
His Majesty will leave Scotland with the Queen Consort and travel to Belfast before returning to London in the evening.
