The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II paraded through the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland, on Monday in a silent and solemn procession led by the new King Charles III. The public was then able to meditate for the first time in front of the remains of the sovereign.
Closed and covered with the Scottish royal standard, the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is exhibited for the first time at Saint-Gilles Cathedral in Edinburgh. He will stay 24 hours in the Scottish capital and a large audience has started to queue to collect their thoughts.
Earlier, the procession accompanying the remains of Elizabeth II to St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh was led by the new King Charles III surrounded by his sister Anne and his brothers Andrew and Edward. They marched in rhythm, all in military uniform except for Andrew, in withdrawal from the monarchy following the sexual assault charges he ended by paying millions of dollars. In the evening, the four members of the siblings participated in a funeral wake in the cathedral.
Four days after the death of the queen and a week before her funeral in the presence of some 500 foreign dignitaries and millions of visitors, the emotion remains strong in the United Kingdom. Thousands of people gathered along the Royal Mile, an avenue in the center of the Scottish capital, to greet the hearse, flanked by soldiers in kilts.
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Charles III addressed Parliament
The new king had previously returned to London to travel with Queen Consort Camilla to Parliament located at the Palace of Westminster. Charles III received the condolences of both chambers there and spoke there for the first time as sovereign.
“As I stand before you today, I cannot help but feel the weight of history that surrounds us and reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which Members of both Houses dedicate themselves with such personal commitment to the good of us all,” Charles III said in a short speech, followed by the British anthem.
Two anti-monarchy protesters booed King Charles III’s convoy during his visit to Parliament in London, carrying a “Not my king” sign, rare dissenting voices in this period of mourning following the death of Elizabeth II.
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The Queen’s coffin moved to London on Tuesday
The Queen’s coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday evening. He will rest at the Palace of Westminster from September 14, following a very specific protocol called “London Bridge”.
For four days, hundreds of thousands of Britons are expected to pay their respects to the Queen, in a slow procession passing through Westminster Hall, accessible twenty-three hours a day.
The planned tail could stretch for miles, crossing over Vauxhall Bridge and then across the Thames. The deputies will have priority, as well as many personalities and crowned heads.
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State funeral on September 19
The state funeral will take place on Monday, September 19, when the coffin will be transferred to Westminster Abbey, a mecca for royal weddings, coronations and burials for nearly a millennium.
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The ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. The day will be declared national mourning and two minutes of silence will be marked at noon across the country. The Archbishop of Canterbury will preside over the ceremony and the mass will be filmed.
At the exit, the coffin will be placed on a green cannon carriage which has already been used during the funerals of three previous sovereigns: George VI in 1952, George V in 1936 and Edward VII in 1910. The procession will then continue a parade of 37 kilometers to Windsor, the Queen’s main residence for years.
It is in the chapel of Saint-George, a Gothic church located inside the enclosure of the castle, that the last moments will take place. The cameras will stop filming and the gates will be closed. The body of Elizabeth II will be lowered into the royal vault, where she will join her husband and twenty-five of her ancestors.
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