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re: ROYALS: Elizabeth R: A Year in Her Life & Grandchildren Stand Vigil at Her Coffin
Queen Elizabeth II's FINAL JOURNEY From Edinburgh to London
Queens' Coffin Flown to London Princess Anne Escorts Queen on Journey Home
Queen Elizabeth II's Coffin Arrives at Buckingham Palace
BBC News 13 SEP 2022.
Applause had rang out from the crowds packing both
sides of the Royal Mile in the Scottish capital as the Queen's coffin was led out of St Giles' Cathedral.
Her hearse travelled up the Lawnmarket, then swept down Johnston Terrace on its journey from the city centre to Edinburgh Airport. The monarch's only daughter, Princess Anne, is accompanying the casket as it is flown down to RAF Northolt, before it is driven to Buckingham Palace, where it will lie in rest tonight....
NB: The Queens' coffin is lined with lead following royal tradition dating back hundreds of years
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has been made with a lining of lead, it's been revealed, and was designed more than 30 years ago by the same company that made Prince Philips'
Queen Elizabeth II 's funeral will take place on Monday September 19, where she will be buried within the King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor Castle during a private committal service.
There, once her casket is lowered, she will join King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and her sister Princess Margaret.
Prince Philips' coffin will move from the Royal Vault to the memorial chapel to join the Queen’s.
The Queens' coffin was made for her more than 30 years ago, by the same firm that made the lead-lined casket in which the Duke of Edinburgh lies buried.
Scotland Bids Farewell to Queen
Queens' Coffin Leaves Edinburgh
Queen Elizabeth II's Coffin Arrives at Buckingham Palace...
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace, where it will stay overnight before being moved to Westminster Hall on Wednesday, where the Queen will lie in state for four days.
Applause and shouts of “rest in peace” met the cortège as it proceeded towards the Mall and round the Victoria Monument, before it passed through the Buckingham Palace gates.
The hearse was received by King Charles III, Princes William, Prince Harry and Royal Family. at Buckingham Palace to receive Queen Elizabeth II's coffin
The Queen and Prince Philip with their great-grandchildren, from left, George, Louis, Charlotte, Savannah Phillips, Isla Phillips, Lena Tindall and Mia Tindall. This picture was taken by the Princess of Wales in 2018
King Charles VIGIL
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