Queen Elizabeth’s coffin rested for 24 hours in Edinburgh’s historic cathedral on Tuesday before being transported to London, where her son King Charles and his three brothers held a moment of silence. Charles, along with his sister Anne and his brothers Andrew and Edward, attended his ten-minute all-night vigil at St. Giles’ Cathedral on Monday. respect.
Earlier in the day the wailing of bagpipes was the only sound as quilted soldiers carried coffins. “I was just overwhelmed because there was so much to absorb,” she said.
People queued up all night to pay their respects, some arriving with sleeping children, while others wore winter jackets, scarves, and woolen hats to keep out the cold. “We desperately wanted to be here to pay our respects,” said Edinburgh engineer Will Brehme.
“It’s a moment that will live with us forever. Considering she’s worked for us all her life, it’s the least we can do.” Elizabeth said Thursday at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands. At his villa, after a reign of 70 years, he died at the age of 96, and the whole country went into mourning. Her funeral will be held on September 19th.
King visits Northern Ireland Charles, 73, who has automatically become king of the UK and 14 territories including Australia, Canada and Jamaica, visited four parts of the UK before his funeral and visited Northern Ireland on Tuesday. are planning to visit
In Belfast, he will meet with senior political and religious leaders and attend a service at St. Anne’s Cathedral in the city before returning to London. Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Scotland, and crowds flocked early in the morning to watch the procession along the historic Royal Mile. In London, huge numbers of people leave flowers and messages in the grounds of the Royal Parks.
The Queen’s coffin leaves Scotland for the first time after her death and is airlifted to London in the evening and then to Buckingham Palace. On Wednesday, they will be loaded into artillery carriages as part of a massive military march to Westminster Hall, which begins a period of lying in state until September 19th.
Citizens are allowed 24 hours a day until the morning of the funeral, to walk past the coffin covered with the Royal Standard flag topped with the monarch’s orb and scepter. The death of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch has drawn tears and warm tributes from around the world, as well as from the Queen’s own close family and across her UK.Her presence on the world stage over 70 years. reflects the
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