Queen Elizabeth II’s body left Balmoral Castle by hearse to be taken through towns and villages to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, as thousands of mourners lined up to pay their respects
, where she spent summers with her family. It was said that at Balmoral, bought by Queen Victoria in the 19th Century, the queen could hang up her crown briefly and enjoy life and family.
Once in Edinburgh, the body will lie at Holyroodhouse, the British monarch’s official Scottish residence. On Monday afternoon, a hearse will carry the queen’s coffin through Edinburgh’s famous tourist area, along a hilly and cobblestone path known as the Royal Mile, to St. Giles’ Cathedral. King Charles III and the royal family will follow the vehicle on foot.
For four days, the queen is slated to lie in state in Parliament’s 925-year-old Westminster Hall, where Britons are likely to line up for hours for a chance to pass by the coffin and pay their respects. The coffin is to be draped in a royal flag and scepter and will be topped by the weighty Imperial State Crown, which sports a giant diamond nearly two-inches tall and 2,900 other precious stones.
Charles became king the moment his 96-year-old mother died, so the proclamation of his new role is now a largely ceremonial process. Historically, it was a way of formally announcing the new monarch to the nation before the era of mass media. Prince Harry has a tell-all book about his life as a royal coming out soon. That, combined with allegations by the Duchess of Sussex of racism in royal ranks, has strained relations between the two brothers, officials say.
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