this is the royal mile at the foot of which is the official residence of the monarchs, the palace of color housewas here that the ancestor of the queen, king james vi of scotland, learned that he inherited the throne of england after the death of the first elizabeth. thus, two kingdoms about joined the union a guard formed from the royal regiment of scotland carried the coffin past the queen's three children, the royal princess accompanied her mother's coffin all the way from the embalming, here the queen's coffin will rest in the throne room, and tomorrow she will be taken to the cathedral of st. egidius for the people who were sought out here on the quiet streets, this has become a ritual of mourning for the nation, but there is something else in this, a ritual of succession when the crown passes from mother to son and the nation witnesses the continuity of the monarchy already today, a mourning procession passed in the center of edinburgh, the coffin with the queen's body was transported from the palace of color house to st. guy's cathedral, the hearse was accompanied by the queen's children,