welcome to bbc news i m david eades. the lastjourney from balmoral the queen s funeral procession heads through scotland to edinburgh. thousands of people line the streets, and silently pay their respects. the cortege passed through key landmarks as people bid farewell to the country s longest reigning monarch. just as a mark of respect to see her on herfinal journey back to london. i think it is really important to us as a family, just to pay our respects and to say goodbye to just an really amazing woman. the accession of the new monarch, king charles iii, has been proclaimed in towns and cities across the uk.