continue to flock here, where the king charles the third has held meetings with diplomats from the 1a countries that recognise him as head of state. also ahead on the programme. ukraine s military says its forces have tripled the amount of territory it has retaken from russia in a little over 48 hours. and in sweden, voting in the country s general election has ended with an exit poll indicating that the prime minister s party may win slightly more seats than rivals. hello and welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the coffin of queen elizabeth is being taken on itsjourney to herfinal resting place. it left balmoral, where she died on thursday, and has now arrived in edinburgh. crowds gathered along the route, as the cortege made the 175 mile journey to the palace of holyroodhouse where the coffin will remain overnight. as that was happening, proclamations formally announcing the accession of king charles iii took place in cardiff, edi
thanked mourners who ve gathered to remember the queen, including an unexpected show of unity from princes william and harry. it s sunday, the 11th of september. i m at the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh, the official residence of the british monarch in scotland. the queen s coffin will arrive here from balmoral later today. let s take a look at the route it will take. at around 10:00, her coffin will be carried by six of the gamekeepers from her scottish estate from the ballroom at balmoral to a hearse. from there, it will begin a six hour, 175 milejourney. the route will pass through aberdeen, then on to dundee, before finally arriving at the palace here where it will lie in the throne room until monday afternoon. 0ur correspondentjudith moritz has this report. well, they have been rehearsing for the night. we have heard drums being beat, just in the last hour, we have seen much in parades in the last few minutes. judith moritz has this report on what we can expect in
three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip hooray. the oath has been taken. i will strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set. god save the king. what we have been seeing is this incredible transition. there s been a bittersweet feeling. we have had cheers and tears, and it s really two sides of the same coin. for us to see meghan and harry reunite with kate and william, and i think this will be seen as a hugely respectful thing to do for her imagine ind majesty. that s quite an amazing moment. i m shaking now. people are are wondering whether or not this was a photo opportunity or truly the beginning of some kind of reconciliation process. i m pamela brown in washington, you are live in the cnn newsroom. in great britain tonight, a royal transfer of power, king ch charles iii is formally named sovereign of the british monarchy. this is the first time the british people could turn on their tvs and watch the proclamation of their new
funeral were finally unveiled on saturday with her service at westminster abbey now set for september the 19th which is eight days from now. queen elizabeth died peacefully on thursday at her country estate in scotland at the age of 96. she was the only monarch most have ever known. her death has left many people deeply shaken. in just a few hours her casket is expected to leave balmoral castle in scotland on what will be the first leg of a final german back to london where she will lie in state at westminster hall until the funeral. cnn s nate robinson is in edinboro in scotland with all the details of what we can expect over the coming weeks. reporter: at approximately 10 a.m. local time on sunday the queen s body will be driven in a hearse slowly a six hour journey beginning in balmoral castle passing through the villages of bakery and at the city of aberdeen. then it will pass along the streets here in edinboro past the castle to the palace of holyroodhouse, the monarch
september the 19th, eight days from now. the queen s casket is expected to leave balmoral patacsil in scotland in about three hours. it ll be the first leg of what will be a salmon final journey back to london where she will lie in state at westminster hall until that funeral. let s get more on this was cnn. i see the queen s casket leave balmoral. that is not particularly a long drive to edinburg but it will take six hours. there s going to be several stops on the way and passing through the cities where it will eventually arrive at the official residence of the royal family. the policies of the hollywood house. and it will be taken to rest in the throne. as you mentioned several steps will follow before the queen is returned in london and later on in windsor we will see significant taking prince charles will go to edinburg and he will meet and also on the stated queen s coffin being carried through a procession down edinburg to st. charles cathedral where she will be left