A service will be held on Monday at St Giles’ Cathedral which will be attended by King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort
he Queen’s cortege has arrived in Edinburgh where it will remain in Hollyroodhouse overnight.
The Queen’s funeral cortege left Balmoral at 10am as Her late Majesty left the estate for the last time, acompanied by the Princess Royal.
Inside the hearse, the coffin was draped with the Royal Standard and a wreath of flowers on top.
King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort will travel to Edinburgh on Monday where a special service will be held at St Giles’ Cathedral.
On Sunday, proclamations were held in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as King Charles III was proclaimed to other parts of the nation.
On Wednesday, the coffin will arrive at Westminster Hall where the lying in state will begin.
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US president Joe Biden will attend the Queen’s funeral, officials have confirmed, amid reports that foreign heads of state will be asked to catch a coach to the service.
Dignitaries will travel to Westminster Abbey in escorted coaches and “because of tight security and road restrictions” they will be required to leave their private state vehicles behind, according to leaked documents, reported by Politico.
It reported that only heads of state and their spouses or partners will be invited to the event on September 19, due to limited space within the historic building.
The White House confirmed Sunday that Mr Biden will attend the funeral, along with his wife Jill.
Hotels in London have seen an increase in bookings ahead of the Queen lying in state and her funeral.
The Queen will lie in state at Westminster Hall in central London from Wednesday for four days, giving members of the public the chance to pay their respects.
Hotels of varying sizes have seen an uptake in reservations ahead of the lying in state.
Among them was Travelodge, which has nearly 80 hotels in the city, confirmed that it had seen an increase in demand for rooms.
Pipe Major Scott Methven, who was the Queen’s Piper until 2019, has recalled the “banter” he had with the “easy-going and funny” monarch during his four-year tenure.
The 48-year-old described being moved from the army in 2015 to live in Buckingham Palace as “surreal”, but explained he struck up a “great relationship” with the Queen.
He told the PA news agency: “She had really a quick wit as is well-documented. It was just always one-liners, I had so much sort of banter with the Queen, it was great.
“The first time when I was appointed, she turned around and said to me ‘Look, the only reason you got this job is because you’re the same height as me’ and then she just walked away.
“I didn’t expect it from the Queen if that makes sense. She set the bar so I continued with it and we just used to have a laugh. She was just the most easy-going person to work for.”
The King has left Buckingham Palace to cheers from the crowds after a day of meeting people like Commonwealth general secretary Baroness Scotland.
People erupted in cheers as Charles’s motorcade emerged from the palace gates.
He could be seen waving to people lining the street as the convoy travelled up the Mall.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater and Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton stood on the pavement outside Holyrood as the hearse slowed.
Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone and her deputies Liam MacArthur and Annabelle Ewing also lined the street to show their appreciation to the Queen.
As the leaders joined some of the thousands lining the streets in applause, the procession increased its speed into the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
As the Queen’s coffin passed the Scottish Parliament, Scotland’s political leaders assembled to pay their respects.
Among those who turned out in Edinburgh to pay their respects was Ukrainian refugee, Daria Oskolkova, who said she wanted to see “the Queen off on her final journey” as her coffin made its way along the Royal Mile.
“It was very emotional to be here,” said the 38-year-old who now lives in Glasgow.
Adriana Vraghici, from Edinburgh, also described the event as a “monumental day”.
“The Queen has been part of our lives for so long, it’s just nice to be so close, seeing the coffin, because she has been such an important part of our lives,” said the 25-year-old, who added: “She has served the country in such an amazing way”.
Another in the crowd as the Queen’s cortege made its way down the Royal Mile was Susanne Sedel, 62, and her son Erik Sedel, 31.
Ms Sedel, from Seattle, said she was visiting Edinburgh and London with Erik, from Berkeley in California, on holiday when they heard the news the Queen had died.
Ms Sedel, who said the pair changed their plans in Edinburgh so they could pay their respects, said: “I’ve always admired her, and I felt sad when I heard that she had passed. We were just getting off the plane from London to Edinburgh when we heard the news.
“We have European background, we’re German, so we’ve always admired the Queen and the monarchy.”
Thousands of people lined Edinburgh’s Royal Mile as the hearse bearing the Queen’s coffin made its way to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
James Kinlock was one of those lining the streets and said he felt an “enormous pull” to watch the procession through the Scottish capital.
“It’s a real loss to the nation, I felt it far more personally than I ever thought I would. I just felt compelled to come, utterly compelled to come,” the 55-year-old said.
“I didn’t expect to feel compelled to come but I did and I’m very glad I came,” he added.
Senior royals have received the Queen’s coffin at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh after a six-hour drive from Balmoral.
The Queen’s cortege received a guard of honour by the King’s Bodyguard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers) as it entered the palace.
Her late Majesty’s coffin will remain there overnight before it is taken to nearby St Giles’s Cathedral on Monday afternoon, where it will lie in rest for 24 hours.
King Charles and other senior members of the royal family will follow on foot behind the cortege before a service of remembrance is held at St Giles.