Balmoral

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.

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'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.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin leaves her Balmoral estate (NPR)

The coffin heads more than 100 miles to the royal Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

Paul Campbell /PA Images via Getty Images toggle caption 19](https://www.npr.org/2022/09/10/1122217268/queen-elizabeth-funeral-september-19). Owen Humphreys /PA Images via Getty Images hide caption Owen Humphreys /PA Images via Getty Images toggle caption Peter Byrne /PA Images via Getty Images hide caption Peter Byrne /PA Images via Getty Images toggle caption "We don't really need them. Paul Campbell /PA Images via Getty Images hide caption The hearse drove out of the gates of Balmoral past piles of flowers left by the public. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption The route takes her through villages and towns which are expected to be lined by her subjects. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images toggle caption

Queen leaves Balmoral for the final time as coffin starts journey to ... (Metro)

The Queen's coffin has begun its long journey from Balmoral Castle to Her Majesty's final resting place in Windsor.

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The Queen's coffin travels on six-hour journey from Balmoral to the ... (iNews)

Thousands of people are expected to line the route as a hearse will be driven through Scotland, passing through Aberdeen and Dundee.

Once the coffin arrives in Edinburgh this evening, it will remain overnight in the Throne Room at Holyroodhouse. She will remain with her mother’s oak coffin throughout the journey through Edinburgh to London. What a precious blessing.” With less than three hours to go, the convoy reached Dundee at 2.20pm. [mark the accession of King Charles III. “It was very emotional. It was respectful and showed what they think of the Queen,” she said. The crowds fell quiet and pipes played as the convoy reached the village of Aboyne in Aberdeenshire, as people crowded around to catch a glimpse of the Queen’s car. [The funeral cortege first arrived in the village of Ballater, ](https://inews.co.uk/news/what-happens-today-what-time-queen-coffin-travel-balmmoral-to-edinburgh-route-explained-1848562?ico=in-line_link)and was greeted by hundreds of well-wishers lining to streets to pay their final respects to the monarch. [tears in her eyes as she spoke about the event.](https://inews.co.uk/news/in-photos-mourners-line-route-queens-coffin-makes-journey-balmoral-edinburgh-1848765?ico=in-line_link) [Queen’s coffin](https://inews.co.uk/news/queen-death-end-reign-seven-decades-unstinting-service-1284264?ico=in-line_link) is travelling on a six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle’s ballroom to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. ](https://inews.co.uk/news/charles-proclaimed-king-today-time-when-watch-accession-council-tv-what-happens-1846963?ico=in-line_link)A hush fell over the crowds gathered in the city along King George IV bridge as the coffin passed by.