around the world, i m becky anderson live for you at buckingham palace in london with cnn s special coverage, continuing coverage of the death of queen elizabeth ii. an hour from now britain s late queen is scheduled to embark on her final journey, leaving her beloved country home in scotland for the last time. the hearse expected to depart from balmoral castle for a 175 mile, six-hour trip to edinburgh. there she will be taken to the official royal residence, the palace of holyroodhouse. the king and queen consort will attend a church service in edinburgh for the queen on monday. on the following day quinn ses ann will accompany the queen s casket on a flight to london. the queen will lie in state at westminster hall for four days as the public pays its final respects to britain s longest reigning monarch. her state funeral is september 19th at westminster abbey followed by internment at windsor castle. pomp and ceremony as her son charles iii was officially proclaimed the n
morning to you as well. good morning. talk to us about the details this journey the queen it s been meticulously planned. yes, they always had a plan for if the queen were to die in scotland in balmoral. so it s not as if it was a surprise when it happened and they had to completely revise it. the original plan absolutely had a routine that would happen if she passed in scotland, and it is not incidental to the queen s life. balmoral is where she was probably her happiest. it s where she was her most private. and the route they ve chosen today allows several things to happen. firstly, maximum number of people to come and pay respects, coming through aberdeen and dundee. six hours. absolutely. it would only take a couple hours, few hours normal speed. we look back at diana when her core teblng went up in the middle of england, there were so many people dropping flowers from bridges and roads that the whole thing slowed down more than expected. secondly, they will lie at rest
it s really nice and i hope that the crowd and country gives charles a chance. it s lovely. reporter: as you can see this period of national mourning isn t just about looking back, it s also about looking forward. anna stewart, cnn, buckingham palace, london. and there s more to come on cnn after the break. we will have a look at the late queen s love for her scottish residence, balmoral. the central role that it played in her life through the years. it works. guaranteed. try niacinamide for strength, retinol 24 for s smoothness and vitamin c for brightness. i like to use them allll! olayay. face anything.
and her funeral service and internment will take place the following monday, september 19th. queen elizabeth is the longest reigning monarch in british history, occupying the throne for more than 70 years. her death last thursday at the age of 96 has deeply affected this country and the commonwealth with many people saying they felt a personal connection to her. she was at her scottish country estate balmoral when she passed away on thursday. she spent summers and holidays there for most of her life, along with many members of the royal family. my colleague michael holmes has more now on the late monarch s beloved retreat. reporter: this is where queen elizabeth chose to spend the last months of her life, balmoral in scotland. a refuge for the royal family in the scottish islands, a place dear to the late queen s heart. it s where she summered with her parents and sister margaret, was courted by his future husband phillip and where she would
that manage the balmoral residence transporting the queen s coffin to a waiting hearse, an opportunity for those who have worked and lived and known the queen for decades to pay their final farewell. final respect of course to the queen. it will then begin a slow six-hour journey, more than 170 miles along different towns and big cities, making its way to the royal mile and where you are. first it will go past a tiny little village, picturesque village of ballater where myself and the crew have been staying and where so many people we have spoken to had wonderful stories to tell of not just the queen, bumping into the queen, seeing her on walks, even in the butcher shop and as well as king charles iii, wonderful stories. they will take the time of course to pay tribute, bow their heads and wait and line the streets as a sign of respect. it will then go past several of the big cities, a city of