as monarch this morning, before travelling to scotland. it s monday 12th september. people here in edinburgh will be the first members of the public to file past the coffin of queen elizabeth ii this evening, as scotland bids it s final farewell. evening, as scotland bids its final farewell. king charles iii will accompany the queen s coffin as it travels from here at the palace of holyroodhouse, along the royal mile to st giles cathedral where it will remain under continuous vigil for 2h hours. yesterday thousands of mourners lined the route as the coffin made the 175 mile journey from balmoral down to edinburgh, as judith moritz reports. balmoral was the queen s most beloved home. scotland her place of refuge. how fitting, then, that it s across this land that she is beginning her finaljourney. these were the hills she knew. the forests she enjoyed. and the communities she felt closest to. all along the route, crowds returned that affection. and then, a majestic sight, as
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
of the time as they waited. sometimes ten, 12 deep on the pavements of the royal mile. sometimes just chatting and making new friends. we will hear more from some of the people who were there a bit later in the programme. the arrival was a culmination of a six hourjourney arrival was a culmination of a six hour journey that the queen s coffin made from the east coast of scotland from balmoral. it went through villages that the queen got to know well during her stay. one was dundee where the locals came out to say thank you and goodbye. sombre, sad, reflective. a last goodbye to her majesty the queen from the people of dundee. it is goodbye to her majesty the queen from the people of dundee. it is the last chance from the people of dundee. it is the last chance i from the people of dundee. it is the last chance i will from the people of dundee. it is the last chance i will get from the people of dundee. it is the last chance i will get to from the people of dundee. it is the l
the coffin lay in the throne room and today it will be taken onwards again. the king and the queen consort will arrive here later this afternoon for the historic ceremony of the keys. after which, the king willjoin the procession as the queen s coffin is driven away from here and along the royal mile. queen elizabeth will lie at rest inside st giles cathedral for 2h hours this afternoon and will remain under continuous vigil. members of the public will be offered the chance to visit and pay their respects in person. judith moritz, bbc news, edinburgh. we we re we were in the crowd yesterday afternoon. it was an extraordinary moment, people from all ages of all backgrounds gathered in those streets in complete silence for much
of holyroodhouse, along the royal mile to st giles cathedral where it will remain under continuous vigil for 24 hours. yesterday thousands of mourners lined the route as the coffin made the 175 mile journey from balmoral down to edinburgh, as judith moritz reports. balmoral was the queen s most beloved home. scotland her place of refuge. how fitting, then, that it s across this land that she is beginning her finaljourney. these were the hills she knew. the forests she enjoyed. and the communities she felt closest to. all along the route, crowds returned that affection. and then, a majestic sight, as the cortege crossed the firth of forth and reached