all eyes on the new king and you will be meeting him. all eyes on the new king and you will be meeting him. yesterday, and toda , will be meeting him. yesterday, and today. another will be meeting him. yesterday, and today, another day will be meeting him. yesterday, and today, another day of will be meeting him. yesterday, and today, another day of contrast. - will be meeting him. yesterday, and today, another day of contrast. i - today, another day of contrast. i have the great honour of meeting his majesty the king as king for the first time, at edinburgh airport. i will conduct the ancient ceremony of the keys when we offer the sovereign the keys when we offer the sovereign the keys when we offer the sovereign the keys of the city and hopefully he hands them back for our safekeeping. but then, a more sombre part which will be the queen s coffin going up the royal mile followed by the royal family and i will receive the royal party at st giles cathedral for a short service la
in london, then edinburgh. the formalities. the experience of following his mother s coffin through the streets later today. we expect a huge crowd in edinburgh to watch the procession along the royal mile. the queen s coffin making its way to the cathedral. huge crowds yesterday after the coffin arrived after making thatjourney by road. the crowd was 12 deep along the pavement in places and hearing from people of all ages about why they wanted and needed to be here to pay respects. wonderful lady. there will never be anyone like her. never. sisters elsie and maureen. they have been the following the queen for years, and now they are here, for her finaljourney. just to show your respect. and i don t know.
there s plenty more on our social media accounts. good morning. welcome back to edinburgh. in the last few minutes, prince harry, the duke of sussex, has released a statement paying tribute to his grandmother, the queen. it is an interesting and heartfelt statement. it says in celebrating the life of my grandmother, her majesty the queen, and in mourning her loss, we are all reminded of the guiding compass she was to so many in her commitment to service and duty. he says, she was globally admired and respected. her unwavering grace and dignity remained true throughout her life and now her everlasting legacy. let us echo the words she spoke
day and night. and king charles will make his first visit to the houses of parliament as monarch this morning, before later travelling back to scotland. (sunrise sting) 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 its final farewell. it bids its finalfarewell. is it bids its final farewell. is a it bids its finalfarewell. is a beautiful autumnal it bids its final farewell. is a beautiful autumnal morr here it is a beautiful autumnal morning here in the capital of scotland. people are already turning out on the streets to witness another historic moment once again today. here this afternoon. 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.
he ends, thank you for your commitment to service. thank you for your sound advice. thank you for your infectious smile. we, too, smile knowing that you and grandpa are reunited now, and both together in peace. the statement from prince harry, the duke of sussex, released in memory of his grandmother in the last moments. we have been hearing throughout the programme that it will be another historic 24 hour is, 36 hours in edinburgh. the peple of scotland will be given the chance to pay their respects to the queen here at the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh. king charles will travel to scotland later, as he begins his first tour of the uk nations. he is waking up at clarence house in