Queen Elizabeth II's final journey begins: King Charles escorts mother's coffin
King Charles III and his siblings escorted their mother's, Queen Elizabeth II's coffin on a procession through Edinburgh, Scotland. A military bagpiper played mournful music as the coffin, draped in the royal standard, was carried from the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh and placed in a hearse Monday.
King Charles III, dressed in army uniform, and his siblings Princes Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward were seen walking behind the hearse as the procession moved slowly toward St. Giles’ Cathedral.
The hearse was flanked by a bearer party of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and a detachment of The King’s Body Guard in Scotland, the Royal Company of Archers.
The coffin will remain at the cathedral until Tuesday so that members of the public can pay their respects.
Queen's children bid farewell
Britain's King Charles III (L), Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal (C), and Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York walk behind the procession of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles Cathedral, on the Royal Mile on September 12, 2022, where Queen Elizabeth II will lie at rest.
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King Charles III and Queen Consort
Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort (unseen) are driven along the Royal Mile towards the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh on September 12, 2022. Mourners will on Monday get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies at rest in an Edinburgh cathedral where King Charles III will preside over a vigil.
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Bidding farewell to the Queen
A picture of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is seen amonst floral tributes left in Green Park in London on September 12, 2022, as preparations for the funeral continue following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8. The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey in London at 11:00 am (1000 GMT) on Monday September 19.
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King Charles' reign
Britain's King Charles III (L) is offered Keys of the City of Edinburgh by the Lord Provost Robert Aldridge during the Ceremony of the Keys the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on September 12, 2022. Mourners will on Monday get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies in an Edinburgh cathedral where King Charles III will preside over a vigil.
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Queen's final journey
People arrive to attend a service of Thanksgiving for the life of Queen Elizabeth II, at St Giles' Cathedral, in Edinburgh, on September 12, 2022. Mourners will on September 12, 2022 get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies in an Edinburgh cathedral where King Charles III will preside over a vigil.
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