edinburgh. a special programme on today s events will follow shortly. it is worth saying that after the coffin lies in rest overnight, on wednesday the coffin will be flown from edinburgh to central london where the queen will spend a final night at buckingham palace. we also understand that on wednesday afternoon the queen s coffin will then travel from buckingham palace to the palace of westminster, christ will be able to watch as the journey goes through central london on thursday marks the first of four full days the queen s coffin will lie in state in westminster hall, hundreds of thousands of members of the public are expected. you can find full details on the bbc news website, but essentially there will
some here, like donald wilson, had a very personal connection to the queen. at one point, when i was lord lieutenant, there was 38 royal engagements in six months. and there s a feeling of honour and a sense of history being made in edinburgh. the focus is very much on the capital city for these few days and that s fantastic. you can feel it. but to feel the respect and love everywhere you go isjust amazing. so it s something that i m very proud to be part of. at the palace of holyroodhouse, the next scene. the coffin carried inside by a bearer party formed by the royal regiment of scotland past three of the queen s children. overnight, at the monarch s official scottish residence, the coffin lay in the throne room and today it will be
people in edinburgh will be the first members of the public to file past the coffin today, as scotland says its final farewell. mourners are told to expect lengthy queues to see the queen lying in state here in london. the event begins on wednesday night at westminster hall, and the public will file past day and night. king charles will make his first visit to the houses of parliament as monarch this morning, before later travelling back 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 its final farewell. king charles iii will accompany the queen s coffin as it travels from here at the palace
vigil. denied the queen s four children will stand guard around her coffin as it lays it rest in st giles cathedral in edinburgh. hundreds of people have already filed past the coffin since the doors were opened to the public a short time ago. 0utside so many people willing to wait however long they need to, and it could be many hours, so that they get their chance to say a personal farewell to the queen. the king and his brothers and sisters arrived at st giles a short time ago, and will be shortly taking their place around the queen s coffin. sally magnusson is at st giles . ., giles . and the king and the princess royal giles . and the king and the princess royal taking i giles . and the king and the princess royal taking their i giles . and the king and the i princess royal taking their places around the coffin, and their
edinburgh is the focus at the moment because the queen s coffin is lying in rest. 0ver because the queen s coffin is lying in rest. over in st giles cathedral. we have been seeing members of the public filing past or are close enough edinburgh, who have already been making their way. they have not. the coffin will lie in rest for 2h hours, and we are hearing from daniel sanford there are of course a number of different places around the country where people can pay their respects.