scotland was legendary. reporter: the late monarch s casket, draped with the royal standard of scotland, and the nation s crown, that she received here in 1953. a send-off full of scottish symbolism and her son taking his first steps as scotland s king. just shortly after, charles iii meeting scotland s first minister nicholas sturgeon leader of arguably the most rebellious of his nations. sturgeon wants to eventually secure another referendum on scottish independence, challenging the unity of the kingdom but in her address to the king at the scottish parliament she pledged her loyalty. your majesty, we stand ready to support you as you continue your own life of service and as you build on the extraordinary legacy of your beloved mother, our queen. queen elizabeth, queen of scotts. reporter: the encounter with the scottish leader came after an event at westminster where the king and queen consort
royal salutes and gunfire. one minute from the city s iconic castle. insides angels, members of the royal family and household as well as scottish politicians are representative of the military and scottish civil society they pay tribute and remember the queen s love of scotland. so we gather to bid scotland farewell to our late monarch. whose life of service to the nation and the world, we celebrate. and whose love for scotland was legendary. the late monex casket, draped with the royal standard of scotland. and the nations crowd. that she received here in 1953.
home of mary queen of scots. that is the bit of history, rather bloody and dramatic that tourists find most exciting but the building is known to all the members of the royal family as all of them have spent a good deal of time here. at the moment above the palace the royal standard of scotland, the lion rampant of course is flying at half mast. we will see when the king arrives and is technically in residence i think we will see the flag raised and it will no longer be at half mast. after the coffin comes from the throne room it will process up from the throne room it will process up the royal mile, the route which the king took a moment to go by car and he and the queen consort will walk from holyrood up the hill to