Many people gather along the route. Six instead of two and a half hours were estimated for the route to the south. Princess Anne will accompany the coffin.
Last trip for the Queen: The hearse carrying the coffin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II left the grounds of Balmoral Castle for Holyrood House in Edinburgh on Sunday. As reported by the media, six bearers had previously carried the oak coffin, covered with the royal standard for Scotland, out of the castle, where it was laid out in the ballroom. A wreath of flowers was placed on the coffin visible through the windows of the carriage.
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Hundreds of bouquets of flowers that people had laid there were already lying at the gate of the castle in the morning. The hearse was accompanied by a convoy of other vehicles. Many thousands of people were expected along the route by which the dead Queen is to be taken to the royal residence in Edinburgh on Sunday. Six hours were estimated for the route south, which actually only takes around two and a half hours by car. Among other things, it is to lead through the cities of Aberdeen and Dundee. The coffin will be accompanied by the late Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne.
Already in the morning people gathered on the streets through which the coffin is to be driven. Near the village of Ballater, around twelve kilometers east of Balmoral Castle, the first families secured a place at the barrier at 7:00 a.m. with armchairs and flags. The car with the coffin is supposed to drive at walking pace in many places so that the people can pay their last respects to the queen.
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The coffin carrying the monarch should arrive at her residence, Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh around 5 p.m. (CEST) on Sunday afternoon. On Monday, King Charles III. and his three siblings Anne, Andrew and Edward escort the coffin to St Giles Cathedral where it is to be laid out for 24 hours. There, for the first time, the public will have the opportunity to remain at the coffin before it is flown to London. The Queen’s funeral will take place there on September 19 in the presence of numerous heads of state and government from all over the world.
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In 1997, before the funeral of Princess Diana, countless people had thrown flowers from the roadside at the passing wagon with the coffin. After the funeral ceremonies in London, he was taken 120 kilometers to her family’s country home in Althorp, where the princess was buried.
Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, died last year. Because of the corona pandemic, however, all funeral services took place on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
(APA/dpa)