Balmoral Castle

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.

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.

Crowds lined the route in Scotland as the United Kingdom mourns its longest-reigning monarch.

He was meeting at Buckingham Palace with the secretary-general of the Commonwealth, a group of nations that grapples with affection for the queen and lingering bitterness over their own colonial legacies. and let’s face it Scots tend not to like everyone, but had a special place of affection for the queen,” Fisher said. Early on Sunday flowers and other tributes were piled up outside the gates of both Balmoral and Holyroodhouse.

The hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth departs Balmoral Castle, in Balmoral, Scotland, Britain September 11, 2022.

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

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The late Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrived in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh on Sunday after traveling six hours by car from Balmoral Castle, ...

A viral piece published in [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge) in 2017 last year shed light on the specific plans to be put into motion if the queen were to die at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, the royal family’s Highlands holiday home where the queen would spend [several weeks each summer](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a12001419/balmoral-castle-scotland/), a situation that [became reality](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-uks-longest-reigning-monarch-dead-at-96/?sh=52134ec129f3) last week. Sturgeon has argued that the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union—which the majority of Scottish people voted against—could justify another independence referendum, following a 2014 vote in which 55% of Scottish voters cast a ballot against independence. [internally introduced](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/09/08/operation-london-bridge-inside-plans-for-queen-elizabeths-death-and-funeral/?sh=365f8bcd713f) in the royal household in the 1960’s, laying out a tentative guide for how to proceed. A series of contingency plans for the queen’s death were reportedly first George’s Chapel in a crypt alongside her late father, King George VI, the Queen Mother and her sister, Princess Margaret (the queen’s late husband, Prince Philip, will reportedly Giles’ Cathedral followed by a viewing for the public to pay their respects that will last into the following afternoon. In May, a poll found one in three people in Scotland said the queen’s death would be a good time to [abolish the monarchy](https://www.britishfuture.org/jubilee-britain-after-a-decade-of-upheaval-where-are-we-going-now/), compared to only one-fourth of British people overall. [‘Operation London Bridge’: Inside Plans For Queen Elizabeth’s Death And Funeral](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/09/08/operation-london-bridge-inside-plans-for-queen-elizabeths-death-and-funeral/?sh=365f8bcd713f) (Forbes) [Britain’s plan for when Queen Elizabeth II dies](https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-elizabeth-death-plan-britain-operation-london-bridge/) (Politico) ['London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge) (The Guardian) There has been speculation that the death of the queen could serve as an impetus for independence. The new Prime Minister Liz Truss previously said she will “never ever let [our family be split up](https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-independence-liz-truss-says-she-will-never-ever-allow-uk-family-to-be-split-up-3808429),” when asked about Scotland leaving the U.K. Documents obtained by Politico last year showed that a plan titled “ [Operation Unicorn](https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-elizabeth-death-plan-britain-operation-london-bridge/)” would have gone into effect if the queen’s casket were to be taken from Scotland back to England by train, while the plan that appears to have been taken was known as “Operation Overstudy,” which dictates the coffin will be [flown to London](https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-elizabeth-death-plan-britain-operation-london-bridge/). [be moved](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/04/18/where-prince-philip-buried-queen-dies-george-vi-memorial-chapel/) from another vault in the church to join her).

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin left her Scottish estate as the monarch who died after 70 years on the throne begins her last journey to London.

The coffin will be moved from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to the Houses of Parliament to lie in state until a state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Sept. “When she comes up here, and she goes through those gates, I believe the royal part of her stays mostly outside,” he said. Hundreds of people watched in silence and some threw flowers in front of the hearse as it passed. Many in those nations are grappling with affection for the queen and lingering Earlier, proclamations were read in other parts of the Commonwealth, including Australia and New Zealand. It came a day after a pomp-filled accession ceremony in England for that king that was steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism. In each Scottish town and village the entourage drove through, they were met with muted scenes of respect. In a slow, somber and regal procession, Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin was driven through the Scottish countryside Sunday from her beloved Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. By afternoon, crowds were 10 people deep in places, eager to be part of the occasion. “I think it is going to take a lot of adjusting that she is not here. Hours before the coffin’s arrival in Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, people turned out early to grab a space by police barricades. [queen died Thursday](https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-remembrance-8013aa054b8d3dc0dbda80ebda2cea41) at age 96, for a six-hour trip through Scottish towns to Holyroodhouse palace in Edinburgh.

The Queen's coffin has arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, following a six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital.

After the funeral, the coffin will be taken again in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. The coffin will then travel in procession once more to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral. Tributes for the late monarch have flooded in from around the world, and the UK has entered a period of national mourning. The coffin arrived at the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse at about 4.20 p.m. It was set to be transferred to the palace's Throne Room, giving household staff the opportunity to pay their final respects to the late monarch -- similar to how the coffin was placed in the ballroom at Balmoral. The procession passed several villages and the cities of Aberdeen and Dundee, before making its way down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.