as monarch this morning, before travelling to scotland. it s monday 12th september. people here in edinburgh will be the first members of the public to file past the coffin of queen elizabeth ii this evening, as scotland bids it s final farewell. evening, as scotland bids its final farewell. king charles iii will accompany the queen s coffin as it travels from here at the palace of holyroodhouse, along the royal mile to st giles cathedral where it will remain under continuous vigil for 2h hours. yesterday thousands of mourners lined the route as the coffin made the 175 mile journey from balmoral down to edinburgh, as judith moritz reports. balmoral was the queen s most beloved home. scotland her place of refuge. how fitting, then, that it s across this land that she is beginning her finaljourney. these were the hills she knew. the forests she enjoyed. and the communities she felt closest to. all along the route, crowds returned that affection. and then, a majestic sight, as
now, back to the breakfast team. good morning from edinburgh. we re here at the palace of holyroodhouse. where the queen s coffin has made the journey from balmoral. during the next 2a hours people will be given the chance to pay their respects. we thought we would go through the events for people want to come to edinburgh orwant to events for people want to come to edinburgh or want to understand what we can expect. king charles will also travel to scotland later, as he begins his first tour of the uk nations. but the king and queen consort will begin the day with a visit to westminster hall, where both houses of parliament will meet to express their condolences. they will then fly to edinburgh, where they and other members of the royal family will accompany the queen s coffin as it travels by procession from the palace of holyroodhouse to st giles cathedral, this afternoon. the queen will lie at rest at st giles and members of the public will be able to view the coffin fo
people working, more people coming to lay flowers. and the mall a scene of celebrations for the queen and royalfamily over many of celebrations for the queen and royal family over many decades and a scene of historic importance over the coming days. that is the scene live, looking up towards buckingham palace. where we are this morning. over the past days, people from around the world have shared their tributes and memories of elizabeth ii. for residents at castle view retirement village in windsor, it s been a particular time of reflection after living so close to where the queen spent many of her weekends. fiona lamdin has been to meet some of the residents. occasionally at night, i come out onto the sky lounge with my nightcap, and if the royal standard is flying, i ll turn to the castle and say, good night, ma am . but i won t be able to do that any more,
next week, in two weeks, these flowers will be taken to hyde park nursery and the compost that will be created from the organic material as it breaks down will be used in royal parks across london. for now, quite a sight to behold. it is peaceful and there is a feeling of reflection. back to you. the flowers are simply stunning. over the weekend, people from around the world have been sharing their tributes and memories of queen elizabeth ii. for residents at castle view retirement village in windsor, it s been a particular time of reflection after living so close to where the queen spent much of her time. fiona lamdin has been to meet some of the residents. occasionally at night, i come out onto the sky lounge with my nightcap, and if the royal standard is flying,
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