Scores of Edinburgh locals and tourists gathered outside the Queen's residence in the capital on Friday to pay tribute to the late monarch.
Hundreds of flowers were laid outside the gates of the Palace of Holyrood House, some with personal messages to the Queen thanking her for decades of service and devotion to a nation.
The news broke on Thursday afternoon, September 8, that Her Majesty was under the supervision of doctors at her Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire. The Palace noted that she was "comfortable," although speculation quickly built over her condition, as all four of her children and other members of the Royal Family made the trip to Scotland to be with her.
