St Giles' Cathedral

Queen Elizabeth II has been moved to St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, where her son King Charles and his siblings have performed the Vigil of the Princes ...

If she died in London, we would never have had this opportunity." - King Charles III and his siblings performed the Vigil of the Princes next to their mother's coffin Thousands of people in Edinburgh have lined up to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II, with King Charles III and his siblings holding a silent vigil at the side of their mother's coffin.

The Queen's coffin has been in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh since yesterday and will be flown to London later today where she will lie in state for four ...

The coffin will then be flown to London with Princess Anne on board the flight. “By goodness, they were ten-deep. In London, a rehearsal took place overnight on the Mall near Buckingham Palace in preparation for the Queen’s coffin being brought from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall tomorrow. Mourners filed silently past the Queen’s coffin, which is draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland, as it lays at rest in the cathedral. [“ten deep” along the Royal Mile in the Scottish capital](https://inews.co.uk/news/scotland/queen-coffin-edinburgh-people-queue-hours-st-giles-cathedral-1851817?ico=in-line_link), according to Lord Ian Duncan, the Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords. Tens of thousands of mourners have queued overnight to pay their respects to the Queen as she lays at rest in Edinburgh’s St Giles’ Cathedral.

The Scottish Government has warned that the queues for the public to enter St Giles' will get longer throughout the morning.

"Some people, including myself, felt it was perhaps a little bit of scaremongering to get the crowd numbers down a bit." "There were people in the queue with me who had travelled from Aberdeen, over 100 miles away, to do this. We accepted this but later found out it was not the case," he added. What time is the Royal Mile procession? [Edinburgh](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/) told the PA news agency he was informed upon arrival it would likely be 13 hours before he would have the chance to pay respects to the Queen but it soon became apparent the wait would only be five or six hours. [Edinburgh](/topic/edinburgh) have shown up in their "tens of thousands" to pay their respects to the [Queen](/topic/queen), with many queueing for hours overnight.

The coffin has been laying in state at St. Giles' Cathedral in the Scottish capital, before it is taken to London later on Tuesday.

Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest-serving monarch, having ascended the throne 70 years ago. Earlier on Monday, the UK's new monarch King Charles III accompanied his late mother's coffin in a procession through the Scottish capital. The Scottish government is warning that the line, and waiting times, are expected to be long, with perhaps hours of standing. The archers - who act as the British sovereign's bodyguard in Scotland, and whose company dates back to 1676 - are wearing hats called “Balmoral bonnets” adorned with a single eagle feather. The Lords Speaker, former Labour MP John McFall, and Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, both offered their condolences. around the world”.

King Charles III and other members of the royal family hold a vigil at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Monday ...

May it be granted to us all to fulfil the tasks before us so well. Updates as Queen’s coffin to leave Edinburgh LiveUpdates: Queue to view the Queen’s coffin at St Giles’ Cathedral closed “This promise she kept with steadfast faith. Read MoreWhat time does the Queen's coffin leave St Giles' Cathedral and return to Buckin... [Edinburgh Airport](/topic/edinburgh-airport) on Tuesday afternoon, bound for London.