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Queen Elizabeth II's Coffin Begins Its Final Journey
Queen Elizabeth II has begun her travel toward her last resting place.
On Sept. 11, the precocious monarch's coffin was driven from her vacation home astatine Balmoral Castle, Scotland, wherever she died 3 days agone astatine property 96, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse successful the metropolis of Edinburgh, wherever it volition stay for 1 time until it continues its way towards London, wherever a state funeral volition instrumentality spot adjacent week.
The hearse passed by tens of thousands of mourners and was draped in the royal modular and adorned with a wreath of flowers made up of dahlias, sweet peas, phlox, achromatic heather and conifer fir from Balmoral, according to Buckingham Palace. The queen's daughter, Princess Anne, and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Lawrence, accompanied the cortège. Upon accomplishment astatine the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the 2 were joined by her brothers Prince Andrew and Prince Edward and the latter's wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
The coffin is acceptable to rest successful the Throne Room of the palace. On Sept. 12, the queen's eldest son, King Charles III, and different members of the royal household volition instrumentality portion successful a procession to convey the hearse to St Giles' Cathedral successful Edinburgh, wherever a work volition beryllium held.
For 1 day, the coffin will lie astatine remainder successful the church, guarded by Vigils from The Royal Company of Archers, to let the radical of Scotland to wage their respects.
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The coffin is past acceptable to be flown to England. The queen's authorities ceremonial is owed to beryllium held connected Sept. 19 astatine Westminster Abbey successful London, the tract of her 1953 coronation and 1947 wedding to Prince Philip, who died astatine property 99 successful 2021.
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The precocious monarch is expected to beryllium laid to remainder astatine Windsor Castle, her location for the past 2 years, adjacent to her precocious husband. Her parents, King George VI, who died successful 1952, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who died successful 2002, and sister Princess Margaret, who besides died successful 2002, are interred astatine the King George VI Memorial Chapel astatine St. George's Chapel successful Windsor.
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