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Queen Elizabeth II death latest: Coffin to begin final journey from Balmoral

The Telegraph logo The Telegraph 11.09.2022 07:36:34 George Styllis
The Queen's coffin will travel from Balmoral to Edinburgh today - GETTY IMAGES

The Queen's coffin will begin its journey to its final resting place when it travels from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

Draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland and with a wreath of flowers on top, it has remained at rest in the Balmoral ballroom so the late monarch's loyal Balmoral estate workers can say their last goodbyes.

The oak coffin will be lifted into a hearse on Sunday at 10am by six of the estate's gamekeepers, who have been tasked with the symbolic gesture, ready for a six-hour journey to Edinburgh.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the "poignant" journey, which will see the Queen's coffin transported to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, would give the public a chance to come together to "mark our country's shared loss".

On Saturday, the Royal family received the condolences of well-wishers when they viewed floral tributes left in memory of the late Queen at her homes of Balmoral and Windsor Castle.

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The Canadian Parliament will sit on Thursday to allow members to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday.

"In addition, to accommodate Her Majesty's funeral, the opening of the session will be delayed - by one day - to September 20th," Mr Trudeau added on Twitter 

It started as a murmur among the children on their parents' shoulders - the only way of seeing what was going on, so deep was the crowd on the Long Walk, Windsor, Henry Bodkin and Hannah Furness write.

"I see Harry, I see Harry." Then, "And Meghan!"

The parents didn't believe them. Harry had appeared to leave his family members as fast as possible on Friday, after all, and Meghan was persona non grata.

But then, there they all were, as if the past two years had never happened.

Under a threatening storm cloud which never broke, the Royal foursome walked shoulder to shoulder through the gates of Windsor Castle, past a tide of flowers and notes of condolence to greet the throng of well-wishers.

Read more: Princess of Wales tells Windsor crowd: 'At times like these you've got to come together'

Australia will have a bank holiday to mark a national day of mourning for the late Queen following her state funeral.

Prime minister Anthony Albanese said he and governor-general David Hurley will travel to the UK in coming days to attend the funeral on September 19.

When they return to Canberra, a memorial service will held in parliament's Great Hall on September 22 to commence the "one-off" bank holiday and national day of mourning, Mr Albanese said.

Mr Albanese pointed to attempts to achieve an Indigenous voice to parliament when asked if Australia's link to the monarchy presented an "ongoing challenge" to achieving reconciliation with its First Nations people.

Memorial events have been held in recent days throughout Australia, which the Queen visited 16 times during her 70 years on the throne, with floral tributes springing up outside government buildings in Sydney and Canberra.

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