Queen's coffin arrives at Holyroodhouse Palace
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II has arrived at Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh, following a more than six-hour drive from Balmoral.
The streets were lined throughout Edinburgh with people paying their respects and cheering the late queen as a hearse carrying her coffin drove past.

Her coffin is covered by the Royal Standard of Scotland –- the flag the monarch uses when north of the border and the wreath on the coffin is made up of flowers from the queen's estate, including dahlias, sweet pea, heather and pine fir.

The queen's daughter, Princess Anne, her husband, Sir Timothy Lawrence, the minister of Crathie Kirk church and a representative of the office of Lord Chamberlain, the senior officer of the Royal Household, were part of the convoy that escorted the coffin from Balmoral.

A Guard of Honor from The Royal Regiment of Scotland greeted the coffin with a Royal Salute in the forecourt of Holyroodhouse Palace, where the coffin was received.

A military Bearer Party, found by The Royal Regiment of Scotland, carried the coffin into the palace and to the Throne Room where it will remain until the Monday afternoon to provide an opportunity for the staff of Holyroodhouse to pay their final respects. As the coffin was being taken into the palace, Princess Anne curtsied out of respect to her mother and the crown.





