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
as a child, she and herfamily would regularly bump into the royals in stjames park. my brother was probably about two and a half. he had a tricycle and we were on the mall and we were not very far from clarence house where princess elizabeth, as she was then, lived with charles and anne and prince philip and there was often a little crowd there in the afternoon because it was known that baby prince charles, who was exactly two years younger than my brother, would be taken out for a walk in his pram by his nanny with one detective and one corgi on a string. and so they d wait, it was all very respectful. my brother shot round the corner into the little road where clarence house gate is, and there was a clang. and my mother went, oh, my goodness! rushed round the corner he had bumped into prince charles s pram, which was one of those sort of, like a slipper bath. so little prince charles was looking out and my brother was looking up and the crowd were slightly amused. my mother was to
with heart and voice, god save the king. we find 79 year old patricia learning the words for the new national anthem. as a child, her and herfamily would regularly bump into the royals in st james s park. my brother was probably about two and a half. he had a tricycle and we were on the mall and we were not very far from clarence house where princess elizabeth, as she was then, lived with charles and anne and prince philip and there was often a little crowd there in the afternoon because it was known that baby prince charles, who was exactly two years younger than my brother, would be taken out for a walk in his pram by his nanny with one detective and one corgi on a string. and so they d wait, it was all very respectful. my brother shot round the corner into the little road where clarence house gate is, and there was a clang. and my mother went, oh, my goodness! rushed round the corner he had bumped into prince charles s pram which was one of those sort of, like a slipper bath.