The Queen’s oak coffin was
driven from Balmoral, where she passed away “peacefully” surrounded
by her loved ones, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Sunday, where she will be
laid to rest in the Throne Room. Upon her arrival, the Queen’s coffin was
carried into the monarch’s official Scottish residence on the shoulders
of the Royal Regiment of Scotland with her daughter Anne, 72,
watching on.
Dressed in an elegant black
outfit with her hair fastened into an updo, The Princess Royal looked stoic as
she bowed her head and performed a very deep curtsy – potentially her last one
for her mother. Royal ladies normally curtsy if they’re seeing the
monarch for the first time that day, and men’s greeting is normally a neck
bow.
Anne and her husband Vice
Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence had remained in one of the cars behind Her
Majesty’s hearse for the six-hour journey to Edinburgh. The cortege made its
way through Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Angus and Tayside before reaching Edinburgh,
allowing mourners to gather in the towns and villages along the way to pay
their respects.
The
Queen will lie in state at St Giles’ Cathedral until Tuesday, allowing the
public to view her coffin from 5pm on Monday 12 September.
After that, Princess Anne will
accompany the Queen to London, and there will be a second opportunity for
members of the public to pay their respects at Westminster Hall.
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The Queen will lie in state at St Giles’ Cathedral
From Wednesday 14 September to
Monday 19 September, the coffin will rest on a raised platform – known as a
catafalque – in the middle of the Cathedral and draped in the Royal Standard
with the Imperial State Crown, orb and scepter resting above it.
Her Majesty’s funeral will
take place at 11am on 19 September at Westminster Abbey.
