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Michael Broomhead

Queen's coffin arrives at Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh

The hearse bearing the Queen's coffin has arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh this afternoon (September 11) following a six-hour journey by road from Balmoral Castle. The coffin will remain at Holyroodhouse overnight and it will proceed to St Giles's Cathedral in Edinburgh tomorrow afternoon.

The coffin will remain under continuous vigil for 24 hours, with the public able to pay their respects. The coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday, and the Queen will lie in state at Westminster Hall from Wednesday.

The Queen's funeral will be held in Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19. It will be a bank holiday.

Hundreds of thousands of people lined the route as the start of the Queen's final journey began from Balmoral Castle at around 10am this morning. The Queen died at the castle aged 96 on Thursday.

The Queen's coffin was greeted with a guard of honour before being carried into Holyroodhouse. The Queen will remain in the throne room of the palace overnight.

As the coffin was taken into the palace, three of the Queen's children looked on - Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. King Charles is currently in London but will travel to Edinburgh tomorrow.

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