funeral were finally unveiled on saturday with her service at westminster abbey now set for september the 19th which is eight days from now. queen elizabeth died peacefully on thursday at her country estate in scotland at the age of 96. she was the only monarch most have ever known. her death has left many people deeply shaken. in just a few hours her casket is expected to leave balmoral castle in scotland on what will be the first leg of a final german back to london where she will lie in state at westminster hall until the funeral. cnn s nate robinson is in edinboro in scotland with all the details of what we can expect over the coming weeks. reporter: at approximately 10 a.m. local time on sunday the queen s body will be driven in a hearse slowly a six hour journey beginning in balmoral castle passing through the villages of bakery and at the city of aberdeen. then it will pass along the streets here in edinboro past the castle to the palace of holyroodhouse, the monarch
will culminate with her funeral september 19th. following the service at westminster abbey she ll be interred at windsor castle. well, a trumpet fanfare on saturday heralded king charles. even though charles automatically became king upon his mother s death the title was officially bestowed in an accession ceremony. with one voice published and proclaimed at the prince charles philip arthur george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rightful liege law, charles iii. by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and of these other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection. as part of that accession ceremony the new king then put his signature to the formal proclamation. it was also signed by the prince of wales and the queen consort. the queen s death may help close a rift between the
around the world, i m becky anderson live for you at buckingham palace in london with cnn s special coverage, continuing coverage of the death of queen elizabeth ii. an hour from now britain s late queen is scheduled to embark on her final journey, leaving her beloved country home in scotland for the last time. the hearse expected to depart from balmoral castle for a 175 mile, six-hour trip to edinburgh. there she will be taken to the official royal residence, the palace of holyroodhouse. the king and queen consort will attend a church service in edinburgh for the queen on monday. on the following day quinn ses ann will accompany the queen s casket on a flight to london. the queen will lie in state at westminster hall for four days as the public pays its final respects to britain s longest reigning monarch. her state funeral is september 19th at westminster abbey followed by internment at windsor castle. pomp and ceremony as her son charles iii was officially proclaimed the n