"Last great journey": Queen’s coffin arrives in Edinburgh
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrived in Edinburgh on Sunday following a six-hour journey from her summer home in the Scottish Highlands.
Her solemn arrival was greeted by thousands of people at the city's Royal Mile; Her Majesty's body will remain there for two days to allow people to pay their final respects.
The queen's daughter Anne and her sons, Princes Andrew and Edward, curtsied and bowed as the coffin was carried inside by soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
This is just ahead of the Queen’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19.
Following her death, the Queen's son, King Charles III, spoke of her long 70-year reign.
"Her dedication and devotion as Sovereign never wavered, through times of change and progress, through times of joy and celebration, and through times of sadness and loss,” he said.
He also spoke about looking forward to following in his mother’s footsteps.
"It will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I care so deeply,” King Charles III continued.
"But I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others.
"And to my darling Mama, as you begin your last great journey to join my dear late Papa, I want simply to say this: Thank you.
"Thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years.
"May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
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