A single ray of sunshine from the heavens has been captured on camera shining down on Queen Elizabeth II s coffin, during a procession to transport her to St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Respectful well-wishers have been overcome with emotion, after queueing for hours through the streets of the Scottish capital. A poignant vigil was held inside St Giles Cathedral this evening.
His Majesty will touch down in Belfast for his 40th visit to the province - but it is his first as King, and his saddest. This evening the Queen will leave her beloved Scotland for the last time.
Made from gold, silver and precious gems, the Crown of Scotland was placed onto Her Majesty s coffin shortly after it had arrived at St Giles Cathedral from the Palace of Holyrood House.
Led by a lone piper from Balmoral playing a lament, Her Majesty was carried from the Palace of Holyroodhouse where she was lying in rest since a six-hour journey from her Aberdeenshire yesterday.