formally announcing the accession of king charles iii, have taken place in cardiff, edinburgh and hillsborough castle in northern ireland as well as in towns and villages around the uk. our special correspondent allan little followed the queen s cortege from balmoral to scotland s capital. it is the place she loved most. balmoral was not a royal residence but a private home to her. her annual respite from the burdens of state and the unrelenting public gaze. today, that gaze falls on this. the first public sight of the coffin of the queen. she had known this landscape since she was a child. towns and villages that knew her s notjust as the queen, but as their neighbour. aboyne, kincardine o neil, banchory, what is the symbolism of this measured progress, in the open green spaces of royal deeside?
to the palace of holyroodhouse, where the coffin will remain overnight. it was a journey which took around six hours. meanwhile, proclamations formally announcing the accession of king charles iii have taken place in cardiff, edinburgh and hillsborough castle in northern ireland as well as in towns and villages around the uk. our special correspondent allan little followed the queen s cortege from balmoral to scotland s capital. it is the place she loved most. balmoral was not a royal residence but a private home to her. her annual respite from the burdens of state and the unrelenting public gaze. today, that gaze falls on this. the first public sight of the coffin of the queen. she had known this landscape since she was a child. from balmoral to aberdeen, they passed slowly through towns and villages that knew her notjust as the queen, but as their neighbour.