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Alexander Smail & Jordan Shepherd

Flight carrying Queen's coffin on final journey from Scotland 'most tracked in history'

The flight which carried the Queen's coffin from the capital to RAF Northolt in London has been revealed to be the most tracked in history. Flight tracking website Flightradar24 reports more than five million people tuned in to watch her majesty's last journey from Scotland.

According to the website, 4.7 million watched via browser and mobile app, while a further 296,000 watched on a live YouTube stream. Previously the record was held by US politician Nancy Pelosi on her trip to Taiwan which was tracked by approximately 2.2 million people in August.

According to Edinburgh Live, the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was flown out of Edinburgh Airport on a RAF Globemaster C-17. It was carried by personnel from The Queen’s Colour Squadron, 63 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment.

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