QUEENS CASKET INTO SCOTLAND'S PARLIAMENT¦ Thousands queuing overnight in Edinburgh to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II – as it happened
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QUEENS CASKET INTO SCOTLAND'S PARLIAMENT.
Thousands queuing overnight in Edinburgh to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II – as it happened.
Here’s a round-up of today’s updates:
The Queen is lying at rest in Edinburgh, as thousands of people are expected to walk past her coffin in St Giles’ Cathedral before it is taken to London on Tuesday.
Her children, King Charles, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward held a vigil to watch over the coffin earlier on Monday evening, standing around it with the Royal Company of Archers.
A thanksgiving service for the Queen’s life took place on Monday afternoon, attended by members of the royal family.
King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort attended a condolences session at the Scottish parliament. First minister Nicola Sturgeon said the Queen was “intrinsic to the story of modern Scotland”.
The Queen’s children, along with Princess Anne’s husband, Commander Timothy Laurence, walked behind a hearse carrying the late monarch’s coffin as it made its way from Holyroodhouse to St Giles.
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has spoken of his final audience with the Queen, held on Tuesday. In an interview with the BBC he said: “She seemed very bright, very focused. She was clearly not well. I think that was the thing that I found so moving when I heard about her death on Thursday – I just thought, how incredible that her sense of duty had kept her going in the way that it had.”
Prince Harry has given a statement on his grandmother’s death, calling her his “guiding compass”. He said he was “forever grateful for all of our first meetings”.
Three Premier League football matches have been cancelled this weekend due to “policing issues” caused by the Queen’s death and thousands coming to London.
Mourners who are heading to Green Park, near Buckingham Palace, to pay tribute have been discouraged from bringing marmalade sandwiches and teddies of Paddington Bear.
Several retailers, including supermarkets, will shut on the day of the Queen’s funeral.
Thousands of NHS procedures and appointments have been cancelled on the same day, according to news website OpenDemocracy.
That’s all for today. Tomorrow the Queen’s coffin will leave Edinburgh and be flown to London. Here is what will happen in the next few days. Thank you for following along.
Thousands queuing overnight in Edinburgh to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II – as it happened.
Here’s a round-up of today’s updates:
The Queen is lying at rest in Edinburgh, as thousands of people are expected to walk past her coffin in St Giles’ Cathedral before it is taken to London on Tuesday.
Her children, King Charles, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward held a vigil to watch over the coffin earlier on Monday evening, standing around it with the Royal Company of Archers.
A thanksgiving service for the Queen’s life took place on Monday afternoon, attended by members of the royal family.
King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort attended a condolences session at the Scottish parliament. First minister Nicola Sturgeon said the Queen was “intrinsic to the story of modern Scotland”.
The Queen’s children, along with Princess Anne’s husband, Commander Timothy Laurence, walked behind a hearse carrying the late monarch’s coffin as it made its way from Holyroodhouse to St Giles.
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has spoken of his final audience with the Queen, held on Tuesday. In an interview with the BBC he said: “She seemed very bright, very focused. She was clearly not well. I think that was the thing that I found so moving when I heard about her death on Thursday – I just thought, how incredible that her sense of duty had kept her going in the way that it had.”
Prince Harry has given a statement on his grandmother’s death, calling her his “guiding compass”. He said he was “forever grateful for all of our first meetings”.
Three Premier League football matches have been cancelled this weekend due to “policing issues” caused by the Queen’s death and thousands coming to London.
Mourners who are heading to Green Park, near Buckingham Palace, to pay tribute have been discouraged from bringing marmalade sandwiches and teddies of Paddington Bear.
Several retailers, including supermarkets, will shut on the day of the Queen’s funeral.
Thousands of NHS procedures and appointments have been cancelled on the same day, according to news website OpenDemocracy.
That’s all for today. Tomorrow the Queen’s coffin will leave Edinburgh and be flown to London. Here is what will happen in the next few days. Thank you for following along.