he is coming to edinburgh. he will visit all 4 nations, some of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. before the queen's funeral. scotland, the 1st place he will visit, and he will join other dignitaries and the common people of edinburgh to say farewell to his mother. but of course, to day we are focused on the attention of the queen coming here to hollywood palace, where she will lie in peace for 24 hours yet before starting her journey back towards buckingham palace sweetly are focusing on that to day. indeed, allan, but it is, i, i think interesting for aviles to, to know more about the relationship clean, hatless scotland, scotland, which historically has been less supportive of, of the monarchy. i mean, as continents leaders, as we now are pushing for the nation to consider independence from the you came and next. yes. i wonder what the queen staff means for scotlands relationship now with, with the rest of the union. well, what is interesting is that during the independence referendum

allan little, bbc news, edinburgh. tens of thousands people lined the streets of edinburgh today.he crowd, a section not wider than 10 metres, and the roll call of who were there were from was quite extraordinary — new zealand, brazil, sri lanka, chicago and closer to home, from preston, haddington, argyll and aberdeen. 0ne shouted out to me she was elizabeth the great. when i asked them what their overwhelming thought was — the word most often repeated was "constant". 0ur scotland editorjames cook has been speaking to people who came to the royal mile to pay their respects. in the heart of edinburgh this afternoon, an ancient ritual in the modern age. this nation changed beyond measure in the time of elizabeth and now there is a sense of a country at a crossroads. we�*ve lost a good leader. a lady that served her country well, 96 years and worked right until two days before she passed. what do you think of the new king? i�*ve got mixed views upon the king. i think he�*s got big shoes to fill. i'm here because it's a historical moment for all british citizens or people who live he

to be greeted i think by the lord provost of edinburgh, the queen consort following on behind, and he got of course his senior officials with him, and they will very shortly begin the journey into him, and they will very shortly begin thejourney into edinburgh, to the palace of holyroodhouse. find begin the journey into edinburgh, to the palace of holyroodhouse. and we know there are _ the palace of holyroodhouse. and we know there are many, _ the palace of holyroodhouse. and we know there are many, many - the palace of holyroodhouse. and we know there are many, many people l the palace of holyroodhouse. and we. know there are many, many people on the streets in edinburgh who will be hoping to catch a glimpse and may be hoping to catch a glimpse and may be hoping for some kind of walkabout from the king?— hoping for some kind of walkabout from the kini? ~ ~ ., from the king? well, you never know. yes, and i from the king? well, you never know. yes, and i think— from the king? well, you never know. yes, and i think as _ from the king? well, you never know. yes, and i think as we _ from

after a narrow election, when i i welcome to the program, we begin in edinburgh. queen elizabeth, the 2nd coffin is now beginning its final journey from scotland to england. ah, the coffin had been lying where giles federal in adam bra thousands of morning have had a chance to fall past and pay their respects the queen's remains and now being driven to edinburgh, a port to be flown to london and then on its way to buckingham palace, let's take a little look at those pictures that i live now in an umbrella, you can see the hearse as it makes its way through the straits of edinburgh. a god of honor will meet the coffin that god ivana will be led by the royal regiment of scotland, and will receive the coffin with a royal solution. the royal air force will then carry that coffin to the craft and will it will be there throughout the journey to london. also joining the coffin is princess and she will fly with the coffin for that 55 minute flight from edinburgh . a port to greater london. and then from there, the coffin of queen elizabeth the 2nd will be in greater londo

the king now travels to edinburgh,— travels to edinburgh, are very visual embodiment _ travels to edinburghe very visual embodiment of- travels to edinburgh, are very visual embodiment of how - travels to edinburgh, are very| visual embodiment of how the travels to edinburgh, are very - visual embodiment of how the uk's constitutional setup works. it king is going to parliament, getting that address from the speakers of both houses of parliament, the commons and the lords, sending condolences and the lords, sending condolences and paying tribute to the queen, but also pledging their allegiance to the new king, and then for king charles himself, that tribute to parliament, saying it was the living and breathing instruments of our democracy and saying he will faithfully follow the pledge made by the queen to serve her country and people and, crucially, to maintain the precious principles of constitutional government which lie at the heart of our nation. the web is the king used in his response to the speakers. —— wrote the words the king use. we are seeing the uk's constitutional update playi

. final resting place at windsor. -- firstly to edinburgh.— firstly to edinburgh.firstly to edinburgh. thank you, sarah. i think it is— firstly to edinburgh. thank you, sarah. i think it is thus - firstly to edinburgh. thank you, sarah. i think it is thus sight i sarah. i think it is thus sight settlement people confront and accept what has happened, and i think evenjust seeing accept what has happened, and i think even just seeing the rehearsals here in the last hour has reinforced that, about the reality of what we will see in a couple of days ahead of us. that was sarah campbell, describing the peace and tranquillity of our mall, which the queen loved, which is now providing peace and tranquillity to her children as they grieve. the focus in head to london, where crowds have gathered in their thousands over the last couple of days. that is where the state funeral will be, a week from tomorrow. sally is at buckingham palace for us this morning. buckingham palace for us this morninu. ,., ., buckingham palace for us this mornin. _ ,., ., ., buckingham palace for us

that is no one here in edinburgh as the royal mile which links edinburgh castle at the top to holy rude. the bottom there will walk cousin giles at cathedral, which is about half way along the road. and there, there will be a service of thanksgiving for the life of the queen. it is there too, that her body will lie for 24 hours to give the people of scotland the chance to say farewell. as you say, was a long journey to come from bob moral the place in scotland that she truly loved and travelled in a circular street and through aberdeen sure into aberdeen itself. and then down the east coast to the main did centers of population, dundee, and path, and a course studying landmarks such as the queensbury, crossing bridge, which has opened just a few years ago. and finally here into edinburgh itself. it would normally take around a couple of hours to make that journey. it took 6 and a half hours, but that was intentional. to give the people of scotland, the chance to have a collective sense of grief, of celebration and also of history. as the queen returned home to edinburgh and allan, you m

what just happened there to day in edinburgh? while the queen has spent the night in the throne room at hollywood palace, which you can see behind me, i ben, it's so let that has a load staff who worked at hollywood host to say their farewells, that king charles will arrive for around lunch time and then the coffin will be taken with the crown of scotland on top, at the 20 minute walk up to saint giles cathedral up the royal mile towards edinburgh castle. at prince charles and the queen consort camilla. it will lead the mourners in that procession, and then at saint giles cathedral, there will be a service of thanksgiving. people are determined that the queen's life, although it should be mourned. it should also be celebrated for her 70 years of service that the king will then return here to hollywood house. he will then take part in what is known as the ceremony of the keys, where the lord provost of edinburgh. essentially, the ceremonial head of the council will present the keys of the city to the monarch, as he often does ever

queen's free crossing and into edinburgh. once there at the coffin will lie in the throne room of hollywood house palace overnight before church service. on sunday, people have been lining the streets along the routes to pay their respects. let's go live now to edinburgh. our zeros alan fisher. is there alone a long journey than through scotland to allow people to pay their respects to queen elizabeth the 2nd, tell us about preparations there in edinburgh and what's due to be happening over the next few hours? well, the drive from bomb moral to edinburgh would normally take just over 2 and a half hours. they're going at not the direct route by taking it north to aberdeen . and then don't these course through dundee, past path and into edinburgh itself. as we say, the whole journey will take somewhere in the read tours that still allow people to line the route to see their final farewells to the queen. people have already began gathering here at edinburgh. was seen people bringing flowers, the age and range from 2 year olds, b

sarah smith is in edinburgh.— is in edinburgh. hello, we have heard the _ is in edinburgh.e been lined with crash barriers because they are expecting large crowds to watch the coffin processed through the streets of edinburgh. the political leaders of scotland will be in front of the holyrood parliament, the first minister and the party leaders will be there to pay their respects as the hearse goes into the palace of holyrood house which is opposite the scottish parliament. it will stay there overnight before the ceremony start again tomorrow. there will be a procession from the palace back up the royal mile to st giles' cathedral, king charles will be following on foot behind the hearse and other members of the royal family in vehicles and they will go to st giles' cathedral where there will be a service of remembrance. after that, the queen will lie in state for 24 hours we are members of the can pay their respects in the cathedral before she moved to london. :. ~ cathedral before she moved to london. :, ,, , :, cathedral before she moved to london. :. ~' , :, , cathedral

james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. joined from glasgow with jim murphy, former secretary of scotland, under the last labour government. think you for joining us on bbc news. i wonder what your reflections are of this day we witnessed in edinburgh. jim: i was in edinburgh earlier today. it is not just of the changing of the guard in terms of the head of state. it is also a remarkable statement of the unwritten constitution of the u.k. and scotland's integral part of it. from of course her majesty dying in balmoral, and being transported across such a beautiful country, captured across the world, to today being in edinburgh at rest at st. giles' cathedral surrounded by tens of thousands of scots. it has been a remarkable day that very few involved in will ever forget. ros: you may have heard in allan little's report, he emphasized the fact king charles will visit the northern island and wales. he is in scotland to signal the entire united kingdom is his concern. jim: i think what people are coming to terms with, for thos

so as to edinburgh. then of course, ultimately to london, i just can't be underestimated the scale of it. and we now have a date of the state funeral, which will be on the 19th of september. that's right, the 19th of september. and as you say, the scale of this, this national morning, is all very, very well planned, that the queen herself, was involved in the planning. she approved these plans that are now coming into force. and that will play out over this 10 day period until the funeral. that takes place, as you say, on monday, the 19th of september, relatively quiet day for king charles. today, he's currently in current house. that is his home. it's a very short distance from buckingham palace. it's known as one of the royal residences that perhaps is a little bit more like a home than a palace. he's been come to be living with camilla now the queen. ready consort for a number of years where his grandmother, the queen mother, who died of the age of 101 the queen's mother where she lived before back. a

, lord of the _ of rothesay, duke of edinburgh, lord of the isles, _ of rothesay, duke of edinburgh,ow that people across— of the isles, and i know that people across the _ of the isles, and i know that people across the country will show you the same _ across the country will show you the same support and devotion as they did your— same support and devotion as they did your late mother. because today we don't _ did your late mother. because today we don'tjust did your late mother. because today we don't just commemorate did your late mother. because today we don'tjust commemorate the reign of our— we don'tjust commemorate the reign of our queen but also celebrate the life of— of our queen but also celebrate the life of a _ of our queen but also celebrate the life of a woman who many in scotland knew and _ life of a woman who many in scotland knew and loved, who dedicated her life to _ knew and loved, who dedicated her life to her— knew and loved, who dedicated her life to her country, to duty and to serving _ life to her country, to duty and to serving others. on behalf of the scott

and edward, as duke of edinburgh. and you know that the crowds outside are feeling one thing, those people standing by the gate or feeling something even more profound. and as we followed that cortez on its long journey from balmoral castled, aberdeen dundee perth, over the bridge and then towards edinburgh. i mean, thousands of people paid their respects along the routes. there was one poignant image of local farmers who that lined up their tractors by the side of the road. people have been very much making their own personal tributes along the way, hadn't that's right. it's entirely spontaneous. nobody tells you what to do. it's suddenly your instincts take over. i've got to do something to show my respect to our queen. and so they think that men who would have thought a vo lining up a bunch of tractors. and yet when we saw that shot from the air, it was incredibly moving attractors, but it was moving. and here we seeing just here the, this, this, this my with there is so feel deeply upset. and i, as she, of course,

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edinburgh. it travel across portland, from baltimore old castle who had a monarch died and the cost as well remain in edinburgh until wednesday, when it will be flown to london. also coming up, ukrainian forces make gains in the east. so just raised the flag in the clear on dozens of other communities after the grades and them from russian occupation. most of the assets were drawing its troops from the area, at least signs of the hasty retreat. ah, i am eddie micah julia and you are welcome to the program. queen elizabeth coffin is arriving in the scottish capital adam bryan has arrived actually left a bomber old castle at yahoo sunday. the queen's body will remain in hollywood palace overnight before lying and stayed for 24 hours at edinburgh scenes, giles cathedral. then it will be flown to london. i had all the states funeral in 8 days time, the beginning of a final journey. and another final farewell thou moral castle in the scottish highlands was one of queen elizabeth's favorite spots, her

they're entering edinburgh.ential mood. and the numbers are building. the professicession makes its w. when it getting here to the pal lals of holyroodhouse, it will greated by the pearers, where the coffin will be taken to the throne room. >> we should remind people, these are helicopter shots, much of what you're looking at now. this is lined for miles and miles of people. and even where we are, there's -- to the right of us, there's a line of people, and we've been hearing dogs barking. people are bringing their animals here, because the queen was such a dog lover. they're bringing in their dogs and pets and just to get a glimpse and to experience the day here. nic robertson is going to jump in as soon as it gets close to him. we are a couple minutes out in this procession. >> the planning has been so far flawless. it's gone exactly as intended. and what will now happen is a series of complicated events with members of the royal family moving between scotland and london. you're the princess royal already ther

i at edinburgh airport yesterday. i tried to speak to as many people i can could from different ages and, and there was turning into this enormous gratitude for what she did in her life and how she, how she was the glue of the country pianist this gratitude, thankfulness i, i think this is also why bergen's just said about, they're expecting 20000000 people to want, whether they will get to want to file past the the coffin and this is unprecedented them. it's unbelievable to think of that amount of people. and it is this a gratitude, respect, these old fashioned hats. i keep saying, you know that that has been unbelievable for 70 years. she is never faltered robin, can you tell me more about this stretch of road where the coffins now being brought along? you've just come back from scotland, haven't you? i believe the the coffin is making its way from hollywood house palace to san jose cathedral along this famous royal. this royal mile through central edinburgh. indeed, it is making its way to some jobs cathedral where

judith moritz, bbc news, edinburgh.zie at st giles' cathedral. but first let's speak to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon who is at the palace of holyroodhouse, where the queen's coffin has been in the throne room overnight. lorna. yes, ben, for hundreds of ears, lorna. yes, ben, for hundreds of years. the _ lorna. yes, ben, for hundreds of years, the palace _ lorna. yes, ben, for hundreds of years, the palace of _ years, the palace of holyroodhouse has been the principal residence for the royal family in scotland. it is where official events take place, most notably royal week injune, and it is to the palace here at the bottom of the royal mile to which the king will shortly arrive for that official, symbolic handing over of the keys to the city of edinburgh. as you said, the queen's body has been resting in the coffin in the throne room overnight, it has been a chance for staff here at the palace to pay their last respects. for mamas of the public wishing to offer their condolences, they have been directed to th

we edinburgh. let's listen to what they have had to say.— edinburgh.ave had to say. we wanted to come esterda have had to say. we wanted to come yesterday but _ have had to say. we wanted to come yesterday but with _ have had to say. we wanted to come yesterday but with a _ have had to say. we wanted to come yesterday but with a small _ have had to say. we wanted to come yesterday but with a small baby - have had to say. we wanted to come yesterday but with a small baby the l yesterday but with a small baby the queue was five or six hours long so we thought probably not best to do that. but we wanted to come and be part of this historic moment, really, because it is something that, it has been 70 years. mb? really, because it is something that, it has been 70 years. why is it so important — that, it has been 70 years. why is it so important to _ that, it has been 70 years. why is it so important to come? - that, it has been 70 years. why is it so important to come? i just. it so important to come? ijust think the queen has been this figurehead we have

, the city of edinburgh.ority and the person who represents the great scottish capital. and there you have the wonderful guidance of holyroodhouse where those events in the summer take place in royal week, often in weather like this but not always! it is something that is really looked forward to by people notjust in edinburgh but thousands of scottish people who are invited to the various garden parties that go on there during that week. so the ceremony of the keys will take place and the guard of honour is already in place in the palace forecourt. and then what we will see is in a short while after the formality of the ceremony the coffin bearing the queen�*s but it will be brought from the throne room at hollywood palace and brought out for the solemn journey along the royal mile to st giles�* cathedral where it will lie at rest for 2h hours before it is then taken to london. that will be tomorrow. so it is a solemn afternoon but an afternoon also of thanksgiving and by no means completely and thoroughly s

and he is on the way up to edinburgh. it just took us through what we're expecting to happen up there next year. good old out of it. exactly. the scottish capital again, becoming the focus of the nation's grief. as to the mark, the death of queen elizabeth on thursday. you remember there was the 6 hour drive from her holiday home at bol moral estate in the northeast of scotland, 6 hours it took to get here to edinburgh. but it went a circuitous route, allowing tens of thousands of people to turn out in cities like aberdeen and done and pass them here in edinburgh itself to see their fear. wells to the queen had been on the throne for 70 years. the princess royal princess and the queen's daughter accompanied the coffin all the way from ball moral and his here at holywood host. at the moment the queen's coffin is lying in the throne room that gave people who worked with her for decades. the chance to see their own private personal farewells. prince charles will have, sorry, king charles, still getting hot to see that king c

the 2nd one is a paying tribute to the life monarch at saint john's cathedral in edinburgh. the queen's coffin will remain at the cathedral until tuesday afternoon before being flown to london. next up, our documentary series close up looks at how young people in mexico, a challenging traditional gender roles in marriage. i've been for solon cnx, the landscape, a reflection of a turbulent history. the cities, a mosaic of different people and languages. iran's mountains reveal unparalleled beauty.

her coffin will leave edinburgh shortly and the cortege will travel slowly to edinburgh airport, about eight miles away from st giles�* cathedral, in a journey that is expected to take about a0 minutes. she will then be flown to london, arriving at about seven o�*clock this evening before her coffin is taken to buckingham palace for one last night. this is the scene near st giles�* cathedral in edinburgh where the queen�*s coffin has laid at rest since yesterday afternoon. members of the royal family, princess anne and her husband, who are heading towards the cathedral where there will be private prayers for about 15 minutes before the cortege departs for the airport. thousands and thousands of people have spent many hours queueing, lots of them right through the night, to pay their last respects to briton�*s longest reigning monarch. so many people came today that the queue had to be closed at lunchtime, people were turned away because there was not enough time for them to make it inside the cathedral. but it is thought that about 26,000 people or so has been able to file past the cof

and now she's moving out through edinburgh, through the west end of edinburgh through the new tone of edinburgh away from hollywood palace, which she came to every single year when she was monarch. and she will be heading to edinburgh airport, where the coffin will be born again. by members of the royal regiment of scotland taken on board that plane and it will head to north salt. so many people have spent hours seeing their farewells to the queen. they lined up during the night. they came from all over scotland, but from much farther afield as well from places in europe and also from northern england. many people believing that opportunity to share in this moment of history would be better here in the scottish capital rather than in london itself. and many people were delighted just to walk past the coffin, say, a silent prayer, c. a silent thank you to the queen and move on. and of course, we saw the moment where the 4 siblings at the queen's 4 children stood in vigil in the coffin and said, giles cathedral, not a church. she would visit often, she was more likely to go to much clos

it's due to arrive in edinburgh at 1500 hours, g m t. but at the moment we reckon it's a, it's running a little behind schedule. but this then aerial pictures from the city of dundee, from here it will make its way to perth and across the frightened bridge. and then over the queen's fairy crossing towards the scottish capital itself. we are approaching 1330 ours gmc, this is al, jazeera ly. from dough i made ramped fennic. i'm voting on the way and sweetens general election opinion polls suggest that it's a close race between the left wing government and that unprecedented alliance between the right and far right. rising crime at a surgeon, immigration, or among the main issues, the war in ukraine and the energy crisis that's followed. i've also become crucial voters. alpha 0 poll reese is live for us in store comb. what are what were before polling days? pull suggesting about this results, were they saying that we could weeks looking at today? well, adrian, as he said, it's very close as i, tight rice also seems to be quite a sly rights

edinburgh has a shoulder, i think, during the long sstt two or three days —— edinburgh has —— edinburghore lying in state in the palace of westminster. from where you are and what you have seen and felt, what is it like in edinburgh at the moment? you know this city so well, it's in your heart, give people around the uk a sense of what it feels like right now. it uk a sense of what it feels like right nova— right now. it has felt quite strange. _ right now. it has felt quite strange. a _ right now. it has felt quite strange, a mixture - right now. it has felt quite strange, a mixture of- right now. it has felt quite - strange, a mixture of emotions right now. it has felt quite _ strange, a mixture of emotions going on. for example yesterday i was hugely privileged to be able to welcome the king for his first visit to scotland, and to be at the back of his convoy and to feel the waves and cheers as he went down the royal mile, it was amazing. we have had a very respectable and subdued response of those same crowds as the queen's coffin moved up the royal mile yesterday. it is a very stra

this ancient pottis' shop, chose edinburgh. welcome to all around the world who are watching this service being broadcast. here at st. giles, john knox confronted made a queen of scots here, james, the 6th argued about the letter j. here oliver cromwell preached. he, our parliament sometimes made. here our late queen received the honor of so scotland and the stone of destiny rested on its return to scotland. we are greatly by the presence of the king and members of the royal family, chris and he had our representatives of our nation's life present. here are people whose lives were touched by the queen and so many unforgettable ways. and so we gather to bed scotlands farewell to our late monarch whose line of service to the nation under what all that we celebrate and whose law for scotland was legendary. let us worship god. ah ah. is just gone up 1430 she m t 330 her in edinburgh. this is the inside of saint charles cathedral at the top of the or near the top of the royal mile, where the queen's coffin has been placed to lie and

good morning from edinburgh.ours, people will be given the chance to pay their respects. we thought we would explain what we can expect to happen over the next hours and days. king charles will travel to scotland later, as he begins his first tour of the uk nations. but the king and queen consort will begin the day with a visit to westminster hall, where both houses of parliament will meet to express their condolences. they will then fly to edinburgh, where members of the royalfamily will accompany the queen's coffin as it travels by procession from the palace of holyroodhouse to st giles' cathedral, this afternoon. the queen will lie in rest at st giles' and members of the public will be able to view the coffin for 2h hours. later today, the king will return to the palace of holyroodhouse, where he will have an audience with the first minister — nicola sturgeon. he and the queen consort will also attend the scottish parliament, where they will receive a motion of condolence. this evening, king charles and other

sir edinburgh crossing over the 4th over the queensbury crossing before it enters the outskirts of edinburgh. alesco lived at browsers here as alan fisher is there. what will happen? ab allen. once sir, are the cortez arrives there in the capital? all just as the queen's body is passing through t site, i think is important to know that that's a part of the country. she also knows well because her mother's family came from te site. in fact, they lived in glands castle, which is not far from path. and she spent a number of her childhood summers there with her grandparents. but you're right, adrian. she's heading here to hollywood palace, which is the official residence of the monarch in scotland. summer she would come at least one week every year. and now with her, the strains of the pipe were seen soldiers being drilled. they're all getting in preparation for that arrival. no, she was due to be here in about an hour's time. but if she's just coming to path, no, i suspect she's at least 90 minutes, possibly 2 hours behind schedule. but the people here and not really worried about that at the m

. giles cathedral in edinburgh is correspondent nick mackey. nick, tell us about the atmosphere that you've witnessed. how did crowds react when queen elizabeth coffin arrived at the palace of hollywood house earlier? the cloud, if the solemn is reflective and very respectful would basically have a lot of international tours in the city. and for them, it was not just saying a day in british history, this was for then global history for scots or other fellow brits here. yes. looking back from the last 70 years or how long they all look at you know, life the history of britain in the role the queen played in that, i says. and so this is constant, as we change basically from the old empire, britain through into the game poverty through what we've got. now it's very dot best society and certainly as the end of an era an hour earlier on sunday, the queen's coffin, we didn't our long procession across gall and passing through towns and villages on route. what does the queen mean to scotland specifically? you've got some most scots, they look at the p

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i went to college here in edinburgh. i worked here for a year, is that this is normally a very bustling part of tone. but if you stop for a 2nd, the silence is incredible and that's with thousands of people standing here waiting for the events to unfold. no, just looking over to my right is the scottish parliament and have seen members of the scottish parliament m. s p's and elected to all the constituencies in the devolved scottish parliament. they have come out. they are ready to head behind the the coffin towards it said, giles cathedral. but of course we are waiting essentially for the royal party to appear. the queen will be carried into the coffin, we believe by members of the royal regiment of scotland. she was the cardinal in chief, the honorary head of the regiment, and felt close links to the wrong regiment of scotland. as the horse will then move very slowly, it will be followed by king charles and the queen consorts. his wife camilla and the princess royal who accompanied the queen on that 6 her plus journey

nicola sturgeon was at edinburgh airport to greet him.ts an independent scotland to retain the monarchy with king charles and his heirs on the scottish throne. as king, charles will have to keep his views on that prospect to himself. the principle of constitutional monarchy chimes with public opinion and there was no shortage of public affection for the new king as he progressed down the royal mile to his official residence. where the coffin of his late mother has been lying at rest. that the king has chosen to begin his reign with visits to edinburgh, belfast and cardiff is telling, it suggests that the future of the union is at the heart of his concerns. the early decades of his late mother's reign were characterised by the long, slow, contraction of british imperial power around the world. eventual dissolution of the united kingdom itself. bagpipes play for today, the eyes of the world intrude on private sorrow. as the queen's family subordinate their own grief to the imperatives of public ritual. andrew, you're a sick old man! it brou

he's on his way to edinburgh. the nation observing this period of morning normal life has been suspended if you like, for a while, parliament is not sitting at the moment. the folk is very much now on the state funeral on monday, a week today. the state funeral and before that is alan mentioned. it's happening in scotland 1st, but the law in state it again in that magnificent ancient westminster hole. web members, the public will be able to, to, to, to walk past the coffin to pay that respects. we're expecting large crowds for that . the last time it was 2002, when the queen mother lay in states in westminster. hall that was the queen's mother. it's happens for other moments. it's the very, very important people. winston churchill had a law in states in westminster hall. as you say that that ends a week from now on the funeral takes place and that's going to be a massive occasion. we're expecting all the royal family, all the dignitaries of the u. k. but this is going to be a global event. we're expecting people f

i was in edinburgh _ have witnessed in edinburgh.isn'tjust the changing of in edinburgh earlier today, and this isn't just the changing of the in edinburgh earlier today, and this isn'tjust the changing of the guard in terms of the head of the state, it also been a remarkable statement of the unwritten constitution of the uk and scotland's integral part of it from of course her majesty dying in balmoral are to be transported across such a beautiful country, to today being in edinburgh, at rest in st giles' cathedral, surrounded by tens of thousands of scottish people. it has been a remarkable day that very few people involved in it will ever forget. that very few people involved in it will everforget. you that very few people involved in it will ever forget.— that very few people involved in it will ever forget. you may have heard in our report — will ever forget. you may have heard in our report and _ will ever forget. you may have heard in our report and a _ will ever forget. you may have heard in our report and a little _ will eve

and then it was time for the queen to be taken from saint giles to the airport at edinburgh. again, accompanied by the princess royal princess and her daughter, who had been with the coffin on that incredibly long journey from the northeast of scotland all the way down the east coast. to hear in edinburgh, there was a respectful silence as the coffin was carried out draped in the line rampant, the standard, the royal standard here in scotland and loaded into the coffin. and then a ripple of applause broke out. is that just amazing her people collectively. and individually can judge the moment quite so well. and that applause continued hundreds, not thousands. this time lined the route between edinburgh. they asked the western suburbs and the airport. and then at the airport, the coffin was borne by members of the royal air force. it young men with a huge responsibility on their shoulders, as well as the coffin of the dead monarch. and it was loaded into a c, 17 royal air force plane, and accompanied once again by the princess royal. the queen set her final farewell to scotlan

alan little, bbc news, edinburgh. her last days at balmoral, the royal residence in the north of scotland — a place where she had spent many happy moments over several decades. the nearest town is ballater, around thirteen kilometres away, and a place where the queen had been known to the local community since she was a little girl. her cortege was slowed as it passed through the town on sunday morning, to allow the people there to pay their respects. our scotland editorjames cook went to find out what today's events meant for the people of the town. sometimes history unfolds quietly. ballater, bidding farewell to the sovereign... ..and a neighbour. it is just so sad, but privileged to be here and happy that we could say goodbye. she has been queen since the day i was born, i was born on coronation day and it is really special for me to say goodbye. what did she mean to this area? we knew how much she loved scotland and particularly balmoral. i think we will miss seeing her go to church on sundays. yeah. sorry. are yo

i at edinburgh airport yesterday. i tried to speak to as many people i can could from different ages and, and there was turning into this enormous gratitude for what she did in her life and how she, how she was the glue of the country's pianist. this gratitude, thankfulness. i, i think this is also why berg, it's just said about, they're expecting 20000000 people to want, whether they will get to want to file past the, the coffin and this is unprecedented. i mean, it's unbelievable to think of that amount of people. and i'm, it is this a gratitude, respect, these old fashioned hats. i keep saying, you know, that that has been unbelievable for.

he just happens to be here in edinburgh. the little girl we were talking to before, her parents had named her after the queen. she was here. the lady who was talking to as well, 92 years old who remembers seeing the queen back in 1977. but what people are telling us is that it's that sense of dignity that the queen had, that sense of service, of commitment, and this is something that goes on in the background. it's not something that's been everyone's lives every day. but they're so aware, particularly at moments like this, of everything that the queen means for the country, and has done for the country. this has been a constant in their lives is transitioning to king charles. but this sense that the queen has given them something, given them something in their lives, given them constancy, support. and here now the queen and the cortege about to pass us by. the crowd gently clapping. and there goes the queen's coffin. in a moment, you'll see edinburgh castle . >> that round of applause there, there was silence before, and th

it's just off the 4 am actually in edinburgh and people are still arriving. now. the members of the public have been falling past the late monex, often at saint joe's cathedral in edinburgh. it will lay arrest there until tuesday before traveling to london. early in the day, the queen's at 4 children escorted the coffin from the official residence in edinburgh. crowds crammed into the streets to watch the historic event. rebuff isn't, begins our coverage. the people of edinburgh are the 1st members of the public to pay their respects personally to queen elizabeth. the 2nd long lines had been moving past her coffin as it lies inside the 14th century, said giles cathedral in edinburgh as old time, some in silence. some open morning. all my life. i've never known. another more have to pay my respects. sons. i come from glasgow to this'll we're witnessing history today. it's kind of remarkably here. mexican americans can remarkable that i have the opportunity to be here during such a significant event. the day began as king charles the 3rd and the queen. concert, flew

latertoday capital, edinburgh. later today king capital, edinburgh.sed us and inspects the whole regiment, and it was a wonderful feeling for me. i was even shaking in my kilt. just trying not to breathe too fast, — just trying not to breathe too fast, trying to stay in the same _ fast, trying to stay in the same kind of position, trying to look— same kind of position, trying to look professional and have a bit of— to look professional and have a bit of discipline about you, and — bit of discipline about you, and really try and look obviously, keep your breath and stuff, _ obviously, keep your breath and stuff, it— obviously, keep your breath and stuff, it is— obviously, keep your breath and stuff, it is a pretty, pretty crazy— stuff, it is a pretty, pretty crazy experience but a privilege. bagpipes skirl. the king has found strength amid sorrow, for moments like these to watch as queen elizabeth left her official scottish residence for the last time, and to follow behind with his siblings as they walked together behind the hearse and “p together behi

there's been a lot of preparation and build-up and bedden burg -- edinburgh will be the first place in u.k. that members of the public are able to pay their very last respects as the queen will lie at rest for a period. and robert lacey, you've been watching all of this and you were explaing earlier that the notion that lyingn state hasn't always happened. it's relatively new in historical terms. >> yes, the first -- as i was saying, the first lying in state we know of on a major scale was for gladstone, the prime minister at the end of queen victoria's reign and george v, who was the queen's grandfather, when he saw this event, he thought it would be a wonderful way to honor his own father, the great grandfather of the queen. so that's when the insurance institution started and the lying in state was originally just for a daylso. now for elizabeth ii is going to be a day, 24 hours in scotland and four day in london. i mean, i was reflecting on her love of racing. i think one of the secrets of her success and hermineing to people was that -- her meaning to people was that while her job

as moved from bar moral to edinburgh in scotland. this is coming after what 4 days after the queen's death. 34 days after the paint death and day the coffin will make its way slowly back to london ahead of the funeral, which will be on monday, september the 19th. thousands of people i expected to line the road. as a late monarch's body is driven to the palace of holy road house in scotland, this sunday it will travel through a number of scottish towns and villages. the 1st was vanity where they were hundreds of people lined up. next, they will go to aberdeen also in scotland, dundee, and then from dandy to edinburgh. later on sunday, also with us on al jazeera right now is christopher wilson, a royal biographer. this is a very important moment for the royal family, christopher talis about the family members who made the journey from balmoral, and who are going to be abiding with the queen scoffing later in edinburgh. and before i do that, i've let me just to say that watching this reminds me very much of the death of the queen's uncl

as her coffin lies at rest in edinburgh. saint giles cathedral. oh. hello there. i'm julie mcdonald, this is al jazeera, alive from london, also coming up displaying the spoils of war. ukrainian forces, say they're offensive as push russian troops back towards the northern border. to grier rebels say they're ready for a mutually agreed ceasefire with the ethiopian government brokerage by the african union. as shocking footage from inside lebanon's prisons, as the country's economic collapse takes its toll on inmates. ah, will there a warm welcome to the program? we begin in scotland where people have been paying their last respects to queen elizabeth the 2nd. this has been the scene. it said, giles cathedral and edinburgh throughout the evening were members of the public have been filing past the monarchs coffin, it will lay at rest here until tuesday. before traveling to london, florida or the queen's 4 children, the scores of the coffin from the monarch's official residence in edinburgh. crabs crammed into the streets to watch the historic event, rob matheson wr

queen elizabeth coffin has arrived at the palace of hollywood house in edinburgh. the official precedence of the british monarch in scotland. the coffin will spend the night there and be taken to the city some giles cathedral to morrow. thousands of mourners followed the queen's final journey from belmore castle to edinburgh. the moment the body of queen elizabeth arrives in edinburgh the city's famous royal mile was packed with people waiting to catch a glimpse of her last journey. many in the scottish capital had camped out in anticipation of her arrival. will if this is 7 o'clock this morning, i mean, she's worked so hard or ably and it just seemed ray to come here. in a slow and sombre procession. queen elizabeth's flat draped coffin was driven through the scottish countryside after leaving her beloved bon morrow castle. where her life of 96 years came to an end thousands of scotch lined rural roads and highways to bid her a last farewell. i came here as a student bank. this event dawn says this is the green. so i called ms roberts of to say good way to harm is

queen elizabeth, the seconds coffin is in edinburgh. when later people will get an opportunity to pay their respects. ah, hello, i'm adrian. and again, this is al jazeera live from doha, also coming up a hope for peace in ethiopia, rebels integral, i say that they're ready for a cease fire with the government and ukrainians. accuse russia of revenge attacks the caused black house in ca, keith? ah. britain's king charles the 3rd asked you to visit westminster, a short time from mouth that both houses of parliament will convey their condolences. the king will then reply to the addresses. later on monday, the monarch will fly to edinburgh. he lead the wall family in procession. as the queen's coffin is taken from the palace of holy root house to some giles cathedral for a service. let's go live to westminster in london. our diplomatic editor james bays . is there. james, talk us through what's due to happen there in the coming out. yeah, well it's, it's an important occasion and it's taking place in westminster hole now that dates from so

james cook, bbc news, edinburgh.lace. the coffin is travelling on an raf sea 17 globe master. just last month the queen was on the balcony of buckingham palace watching the same aircraft taking part in herjubilee fly past. today, that aircraft will bring her home. a guard of honour will be formed by the queen's colour squadron, the ceremonial unit of the raf and a bearer party will convey the coffin from the aircraft to the state hearse. there will be a small ceremony conducted in near silence. no music, no pun. it is going to be a sober, quiet return to london for the queen —— no pump. she will go across the 840 through the suburbs of west london, cross marble arch, along park lane two buckingham palace, the place where she has reigned the seven decades. the queen will spend her final night at buckingham palace before her coffin is taken tomorrow by procession from there to the palace of westminster. the coffin will leave buckingham palace at 2:22 in the afternoon. crowds will be able to watch as the cortege makes t

the duke of edinburgh, she's been the duchess of edinburgh. her annual visits there, i had the privilege of welcoming her this year when she arrived -- and she was able to take part in so many of the events that have been prepared very quietly for her not least an act of oil chief in the armed forces to her in the garden. it's the links between the queen and scotland have always been deeply profound. she will pass by the great castle of edinburgh and she will then make her way down through the royal mile to holly rookie where she will rest again at peace within the palace. this gives her -- the chance to spend time and pay their respects before tomorrow. she is conveyed to the high kirk of st. charles for service, for the opportunity of the king to pay his vigil and also for the people of scotland for 24 hours if they wish. >> alasdair, thank you. the queen's neighbors will have their chance to say goodbye, as the cortege passes through. es through >> yeah, they have. they knew different queen. here they knew a friend and neighbor. she was reg