skost land for the last time to return to london ahead of her statement funeral next week. before attending the service, the king and queen consulate shook hands with people at the royal residence in northern ireland. he then spoke to members of the northern ireland assembly saying he was committed to helping all people in that part of the united kingdom. with us is nbc news foreign correspondent kelly cobiella and keir simmons. kelly? reporter: that s right. today the viewings of her majesty s coffin have stopped. there were people waiting in line right up until the end. they stopped people from joining the line a couple hours ago trying to ensure those waiting for so long would be able to get inside the cathedral and pay their final respects. in the next hour to two, we ll see preparations start to get underway to move the queen s coffin to london. and this will be another round of sort of ceremonial events. the royal company of archers honor guard, the company that prote