and the king and queen consort were led in by the king�*s bodyguard, and the presiding officer alisonjohnsonalf of all members of the scottish parliament, i would like to convey our sincere condolences to your majesty and the queen consort and to all members of the royal family. i would ask you tojoin me in two minutes�* silence and please stand as you are able. the msps stood for two minutes to remember the late queen. there is a pro—independence majority in this chamber and how the new king engages with that constituency of opinion in scotland will help to shape the early years of his reign. my my mother felt as i my motherfelt as i do my mother felt as i do the greatest admiration for the scottish people, for their magnificent achievements, and their indomitable spirit. it was the greatest comfort for her to know, in turn, the true affection in which she was held. the knowledge of that deep and abiding bond must be to us as solace as we mourn the end of a life of incomparable service. queen elizabeth is now lying at rest in the cathedral for 24—hours and members of the public have started

and the king and queen consort were led in by the king's bodyguard, and the presiding officer alisonjohnsononvey our sincere condolences to your majesty and the queen consort and to all members of the royal family. i would ask you tojoin me in two minutes' silence, and please stand as you are able. they stood for two minutes to remember the late queen. there is a pro—independence majority in this chamber and how the new king engages with that constituency of opinion in scotland will help to shape the early years of his reign. my my mother felt his side to the greatest admiration for the scottish people, for the magnificent achievement and indomitable spirit. and it was the greatest comfort for hard to note in turn the true affection in which she was held. the knowledge of that deep and abiding bond must be to us the solace, as we mourn the end of a life of incomparable service. allan little, bbc news, edinburgh. we can now speak to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, who is at st giles' cathedral in edinburgh. when we were looking at the live pictures, people were still filing past th

alisonjohnson now we will hear the first minister. to this part. for in her we have indeed had a true friend and supporter from and on our important anniversaries too. the pandemic meant that our opening ceremony last year was delayed from the summer until october. and covid meant that precautions were in place. but her majesty was determined tojoin us place. but her majesty was determined to join us and demonstrated the importance of her relationship with the parliament and the people. we, 129 members, each invited a community representative, a local hero, to be a guest at that ceremony. in recognition of their service to those in need during the pandemic. her majesty stopped and spoke with every single local hero waiting asking about their contribution and thanking them sincerely for their efforts. young and old, from the length and breadth of scotland, their delight and pride at receiving her time and interest was abundantly clear. a true demonstration of the time queen elizabeth invested in the relationship with this parliament an