as monarch this morning, before travelling to scotland. it s monday 12th september. people here in edinburgh will be the first members of the public to file past the coffin of queen elizabeth ii this evening, as scotland bids it s final farewell. evening, as scotland bids its final farewell. king charles iii will accompany the queen s coffin as it travels from here at the palace of holyroodhouse, along the royal mile to st giles cathedral where it will remain under continuous vigil for 2h hours. yesterday thousands of mourners lined the route as the coffin made the 175 mile journey from balmoral down to edinburgh, as judith moritz reports. 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
now, back to the breakfast team. good morning from edinburgh. we re here at the palace of holyroodhouse. where the queen s coffin has made the journey from balmoral. during the next 2a hours people will be given the chance to pay their respects. we thought we would go through the events for people want to come to edinburgh orwant to events for people want to come to edinburgh or want to understand what we can expect. king charles will also travel to scotland later, as he begins his first tour of the uk nations. but the king and queen consort will begin the day with a visit to westminster hall, where both houses of parliament will meet to express their condolences. they will then fly to edinburgh, where they and other members of the royal family will accompany the queen s coffin as it travels by procession from the palace of holyroodhouse to st giles cathedral, this afternoon. the queen will lie at rest at st giles and members of the public will be able to view the coffin fo
there will never be anyone like her. never. sisters elsie and maureen. they have been the following the queen for years, and now they are here, for her finaljourney. just to show your respect. and i don t know. just to be close. yeah just to be close. the queen actually died on what would have been my mum s 92nd birthday. so we have obviously been brought up with the queen all our lives and just very sad. really sad. i really feel for the whole of the royal family. they must be absolutely heartbroken. last sunday, they were at church near balmoral, the royals. a week on, they are waiting for the coffin to pass.
in london, then edinburgh. the formalities. the experience of following his mother s coffin through the streets later today. we expect a huge crowd in edinburgh to watch the procession along the royal mile. the queen s coffin making its way to the cathedral. huge crowds yesterday after the coffin arrived after making thatjourney by road. the crowd was 12 deep along the pavement in places and hearing from people of all ages about why they wanted and needed to be here to pay respects. wonderful lady. there will never be anyone like her. never. sisters elsie and maureen. they have been the following the queen for years, and now they are here, for her finaljourney. just to show your respect. and i don t know.