Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will be taken to London on Tuesday, at the end of 24 hours of rest in Edinburgh’s historic cathedral, where her children, including King Charles III, held a silent vigil.
Charles was joined by his sister Anne and brothers Andrew and Edward for Monday’s ten-minute vigil at St Giles’ Cathedral, where they stood with their heads bowed on all four sides of the coffin as members of the public passed by to pay tribute. your respects.
Though a bagpipe wail was the only sound as kilted soldiers carried the coffin earlier in the day, the four royals left the vigil in the darkness to the sound of cheers from the mourners in the street.
“I was blown away by the fact that I was in the cathedral with Queen Elizabeth, whom I have looked up to all my life,” said Marie Claire Cross, 55. “It was amazing in the truest sense of the word and it was so sad.”
Frances Thain, 63, said she was surprised to see the late queen’s four children as she entered the cathedral. “I was just overwhelmed because there was so much to take in.”
Elizabeth died Thursday at her holiday home in Balmoral, in the Scottish Highlands, aged 96 after a 70-year reign, plunging the nation into mourning.
Charles, 73, who automatically became King of the UK and 14 other kingdoms including Australia, Canada, Jamaica and New Zealand, is traveling to all four parts of the UK ahead of the funeral and will visit Northern Ireland.
In Belfast, he will meet with politicians and religious leaders and attend a service at the city’s St Anne’s Cathedral before returning to London.
Tens of thousands of mourners flocked to Scotland, with large crowds gathering from the early hours to observe the processions. In London, large numbers of people left flowers and messages in the gardens of the royal parks.
The Queen’s coffin will leave Scotland for the first time since her death, when it is taken to London at Buckingham Palace.
On Wednesday, he will be taken in a carriage of arms as part of a grand military procession to Westminster Hall, where a period of state rest will begin until September 19, the day of the funeral.
Members of the public will be able to walk past the casket, which will be draped in the Royal Standard flag with the Sovereign’s Orb and Scepter placed on top, for 24 hours a day until the morning of the funeral.
Source: CNN Brasil
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