BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 02:06:00
From edinburgh castle, the last mile is, appropriately, the royal mile, at the foot of which sits the monarch's official residence — the palace of holyroodhouse, where the queen's ancestor, king james vi of scotland, learned he'd inherited the throne of england on the death of the first elizabeth, thus uniting the two kingdoms. the bearer party formed by the royal regiment of scotland carried the coffin past three of the queen's children. the princess royal had accompanied the coffin on its progress from balmoral. the coffin of the queen will lie here in rest in the throne room before being ...