skost land for the last time to return to london ahead of her statement funeral next week. before attending the service, the king and queen consulate shook hands with people at the royal residence in northern ireland. he then spoke to members of the northern ireland assembly saying he was committed to helping all people in that part of the united kingdom. with us is nbc news foreign correspondent kelly cobiella and keir simmons. kelly? reporter: that s right. today the viewings of her majesty s coffin have stopped. there were people waiting in line right up until the end. they stopped people from joining the line a couple hours ago trying to ensure those waiting for so long would be able to get inside the cathedral and pay their final respects. in the next hour to two, we ll see preparations start to get underway to move the queen s coffin to london. and this will be another round of sort of ceremonial events. the royal company of archers honor guard, the company that prote
about the future of this country? edinburgh, queen elizabeth s northern capital, prepares . to greet her majesty. from the start, the queen clearly felt a deep affinity for scotland and its place in the uk. at her silverjubilee in 1977, she publicly stressed what she called the benefits of union. but in recent times, support for independence has surged. if the union with scotland in particular, but also the united kingdom as we know it is to be preserved, then the monarch has a role to play, the monarch will obviously want to try and maintain what has been there for centuries. how does support for the monarchy in scotland break down by party? yes, so there s clear differences. if you are talking to people who tend to support the conservative party, support is in the high 70s. if you re talking to people who support the liberal democrats and labour, it is in the 605. but if you re talking to people who support the snp, then support is much lower, in the high 20s. and yet the s
doing at windsor, at balmoral, at sandringham, at holyroodhouse in edinburgh, at hillsborough near belfast, cardiff, city hall, and actually in town halls and other public buildings all across the united kingdom, there are lots of places where people are laying flowers, books of condolences have been opened in many public places like town halls so people can go and write a message. in fact, the government is saying anyone can open a book of condolence in any kind of institution although the royal household will not be able to collect all of those books in and in the government guidance it says don t forget social media, if you just want to change your social media profile and make it more sombre colours or change something that your profile, all those ways of paying respect to the late queen are being welcomed, right from the top of the royal family all the way through government. i don t think people should feel like they have to go and take part in a line in state thoughi g