Balmoral to Edinburgh

2022 - 9 - 11

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Queen Elizabeth II: Coffin to travel by road from Balmoral to Edinburgh (BBC News)

The Queen's coffin has left Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire and is making a six-hour journey to Edinburgh. The cortege began the 175-mile journey at 10:00 ...

Laybys and access roads along the route will be temporarily closed. There will be a service in the cathedral and then members of the public will be able to file past the coffin for a 24 hour period. - In the capital the procession will enter from the west of the city, skirt by Edinburgh Castle and down the full length of the Royal Mile to the The Palace of Holyroodhouse by about 16:00.

The route Queen's coffin will take from Balmoral to Edinburgh (Metro)

The Queen begins her final journey to her resting place today, travelling from Balmoral to Edinburgh. The Queen's cortege will start the journey at 10am by ...

‘So, here in the village, we want to give back, (and) by allowing the royal family to come here and go into the shops and have a cup of coffee and not be bothered. [ live blog](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queens-health-latest-concerns-royal-family-gather-head-to-balmoral-16453313/) for the latest updates, and sign Metro.co.uk's [book of condolence to Her Majesty](https://metro.co.uk/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-tributes-condolence-book/) here. When she arrives in Edinburgh at 4pm, the coffin will be taken to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of Her Majesty The Queen in Scotland. He added: ‘As you stand here today and you watch Her Majesty pass, that will be very tangible and be very real for people, and I think that will bring on an overwhelming amount of emotion.’ [Queen Elizabeth dead at the age of 96 after 70-year rule of UK](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-the-uks-longest-reigning-monarch-dies-aged-96-17324332/) [What happens next following the death of the Queen?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/11/queen-dead-what-happens-next-from-mourning-period-to-funeral-17348882/) [Charles III: The boy who waited 70 years to be King](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/10/king-charles-iii-as-queen-elizabeth-dies-whats-next-for-britain-17340207/) [RIP Ma'am: Your heartfelt messages to her Majesty The Queen](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/rip-maam-your-messages-to-her-majesty-the-queen-17334488/) [King Charles III addresses the nation for the first time](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-king-charles-iii-addresses-nation-for-first-time-17339232/) ‘And as she goes in, she was able to be a wife, a loving wife, a loving mum, a loving gran and then later on a loving great gran – and aunty – and be normal. On Monday, a procession will march up the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral, where a vigil of the princes is expected to take place with members of the Royal Family. There will be ‘overwhelming emotion’ when the Queen’s coffin passes through the Aberdeenshire village of Ballater, where many local people knew her, the local minister has said. Heading down to Edinburgh, the cortege will then pass through Dundee at 2.15pm and Perth before travelling through Fife and across the Firth of Forth. The Queen’s cortege will start the journey at 10am by road and make its way through Ballater, Aberdeen, Dundee, and Perth before reaching the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh at 4pm. Thousands of people will be lining the roads to pay their respects with crowds gathering along the route since early morning. [Queen begins her final journey to her resting place](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/11/when-does-the-queens-coffin-arrive-in-london-day-by-day-journey-route-17349134/) today, travelling from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

Queen's coffin leaves Balmoral en route to Edinburgh (The Guardian)

Cortege passing through villages of Royal Deeside where many considered monarch a dear neighbour.

From when I was born, the Queen was there, when I went to school, got married, and when my wife passed, she was there. “I wanted to be a part of it, it is a moment in history and the end of an era. “On our darkest days we would drive up here and treat ourselves to a meal at the Old Station restaurant,” he recalled. “Ballater is a special place and she was able to relax here. Carol Gregory and her husband, from Birmingham, had diverted from a planned holiday in Inverness to Ballater, draping a union flag across the metal crowd barriers opposite the church. From Ballater, the cortege travelled eastwards along the winding, single-lane A93 through a succession of villages – Aboyne, Banchory and Peterculter. The first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will attend a party leaders’ gathering at parliament to observe the coffin passing. Some phones were raised to capture the moment but many others preferred to watch without screens as the coffin passed, draped in the Royal Standard of We’d often see her about locally, and the community always respected her privacy. Florence, 11, said they had seen the Queen in her car, while five-year-old Gracie guarded closely their sharing tub of sweeties. She had travelled here on Sunday morning with her two daughters and three grandchildren. “It would have been her wish to die here,” added McLeod.

Queen's coffin travelling from Balmoral to Edinburgh on its journey to ... (ITV News)

The Queen's coffin began its journey to its final resting place when it left her beloved Balmoral castle on its journey to Edinburgh. | ITV National News.

“The grief we have seen across the world has been profound and deeply touching. As the hearse drove by I definitely felt emotional." So the Queen was very much part of my life. It first passed through the nearby town of Ballater at approximately 10.20am. ITV News Ben Chapman reports on the journey so far. "I think Aberdeenshire meant a lot to the Royal Family and the Royal Family meant a lot to Aberdeenshire.

Queen Elizabeth's coffin moves from Balmoral to Edinburgh as ... (The Irish Times)

The cortege is the first of a series of events leading up to the state funeral in London on September 19th.

That has left them alienated from the rest of the family, with Harry and his older brother William said to be barely on speaking terms. US president Joe Biden said he would be there, although full details of the event and the attendees have not yet been released. Shortly afterwards, the hearse emerged from the gates of Balmoral to head towards the Scottish capital. Her coronation took place a year later. The slow cortege is the first of a series of events leading up to the state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19th. The coffin was draped in the royal standard of Scotland and with a wreath on top made up of flowers from the Balmoral estate, including sweet peas – one of the queen’s favourites.

Queen's coffin seen for the first time as it leaves Balmoral on start of ... (Sky News)

Draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland and featuring a wreath of flowers on top, the oak coffin is travelling from the royal castle, through the ...

The proclamation was followed by a 21-gun salute from the city's castle moments later. It was respectful and showed what they think of the Queen. Many people brought their children so they could bear witness to the historic moment. Public viewing of the coffin will start on Monday, before Princess Anne flies to London with her mother's body on Tuesday. Draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland and featuring a wreath of flowers on top, the oak coffin is travelling from the royal castle, through the Aberdeenshire countryside, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Well-wishers in Scotland have been saying goodbye to the Queen, with some throwing flowers into the path of her coffin as it makes its slow journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

Live briefing: Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to travel to Scottish capital in ... (The Washington Post)

King Charles III, formally proclaimed as the new monarch of the United Kingdom on Saturday, will hold meetings at Buckingham Palace on Sunday and will visit the ...

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