Overnight the Household Division rehearsed taking the Queen s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall to lie in state, as they were seen marching down the Mall in ceremonial attire.
The Queen will return to London today to lie in state, accompanied by Princess Anne, after thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
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.
The Queen will return to London today to lie in state, accompanied by Princess Anne, after thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
The Queen is staying in Buckingham Palace overnight before she is transported to lie in state ahead of her funeral. Prince William and Prince Harry will escort the coffin to Westminster.