turning cooler in the second half of the week. that is how it is looking. our headlines today. people in edinburgh will be the first members of the public to file past the coffin today, as scotland says its final farewell. and this is st giles cathedral here in edinburgh, where the queen will lie in rest before being flown to london tomorrow. mourners are told to expect lengthy queues to see the queen lying in state here in london. the event begins on wednesday night at westminster hall, and the public will file past
coffin in the cathedral. i hope to do that. even for coffin in the cathedral. i hope to do that. even for my coffin in the cathedral. i hope to i do that. even for my grandchildren, to have do that. even for my grandchildren, to have a do that. even for my grandchildren, to have a witness, their grandfather was here to have a witness, their grandfather was here on to have a witness, their grandfather was here on this special occasion. i hope was here on this special occasion. i hope they was here on this special occasion. i hope they see me today. was here on this special occasion. i hope they see me today. thank you very much- hope they see me today. thank you very much- this hope they see me today. thank you very much. this is hope they see me today. thank you very much. this is happening i hope they see me today. thank you very much. this is happening in i very much. this is happening in edinburgh today. it means a lot to the people of scotland. as scotland also
towards edinburgh. our correspondent spent some time in those communities. she was speaking to people as they came out to say thank you and goodbye. sombre, sad, reflective. a last goodbye to her majesty the queen from scotland, from the people of dundee. it s the last chance i ll get to see my queen and the country s queen. how important was it for you to be here today? well, i think it goes without saying, every one of those medals that i wear bears her face and her picture, and it wouldn t be right for her to be passing so close to where i live for me not to be here and pay my respects. from those who served to those whose children knew the queen as the granny who met paddington bear. yeah, oh, he loves paddington the films, the programme, everything. and when the queen was
and when she stayed at balmoral, crathie kirk would be her place of worship, where the queen s chaplains would give sermons. one of these chaplains was the very reverend dr lorna hood, who s here with me now. good morning. we were talking about how special it is for edinburgh and scotland, nobody wanted the queen to die, but the fact she passed away here has given it a special resonance for people here. from balmoral right resonance for people here. from balmoral right down resonance for people here. from balmoral right down to resonance for people here. fr rrrn balmoral right down to edinburgh, people felt part of it and wanted to see a part of history. suddenly realising it is such an historical moment as well but happening in scotland, we do feel part of it. you sent scotland, we do feel part of it. you spent time scotland, we do feel part of it. you spent time with scotland, we do feel part of it. you spent time with the queen at balmoral in your professional role and pri
we expect people could turn up in their hundreds, and we saw incredible scenes on the scene here yesterday afternoon. tens of thousands of mourners lining the route of the coffin having made that journey. it was 170 miles from balmoral down to edinburgh. 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 the cortege crossed the firth of forth and reached to the edges of edinburgh.