The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Commonplace of Scotland, leaving Balmoral because it begins its journey to Edinburgh.

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The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Commonplace of Scotland, leaving Balmoral because it begins its journey to Edinburgh.

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A cortege carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin left her property in northern Scotland on Sunday morning, on the best way to Edinburgh.

The convoy carrying the Queen started slowly snaking via the hills and forests of the Scottish highlands. The route takes her via villages and cities that are anticipated to be lined by her topics.

Flowers and footage of the late Queen Elizabeth II are positioned exterior of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

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Flowers and footage of the late Queen Elizabeth II are positioned exterior of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

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The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lined with the Royal Commonplace of Scotland and a flowers is pushed away from Balmoral Fort in Ballater.

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The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lined with the Royal Commonplace of Scotland and a flowers is pushed away from Balmoral Fort in Ballater.

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Gamekeepers from the summer season retreat Balmoral, the place the Queen died final week after 70 years on the throne, carried the late sovereign’s oak coffin from the fort’s ballroom to a hearse. The hearse drove out of the gates of Balmoral previous piles of flowers left by the general public.

It can drive greater than 100 miles to the south in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh on the royal Palace of Hollyroodhouse.

Cops anticipate Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

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Cops anticipate Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

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Tomorrow she’ll be conveyed from the palace to close by St Giles Cathedral, to lie at relaxation, earlier than being flown to London on Tuesday.

On Saturday, the queen’s eldest son was formally proclaimed the brand new monarch — King Charles III — at an accession ceremony. “I’m deeply conscious of this nice inheritance and of the duties and heavy obligations of sovereignty, which have now handed to me” he mentioned.

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will journey by street via Scottish cities and villages on Sunday because it begins its last journey from her beloved Scottish retreat of Balmoral.

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Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will journey by street via Scottish cities and villages on Sunday because it begins its last journey from her beloved Scottish retreat of Balmoral.

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