As hundreds of locals and tourists gathered in Edinburgh to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II on Friday, the city's police officers and security teams prepared for the biggest week of their life.
With the Monarch passing at her Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, it now means that her body will travel to Edinburgh in the coming days in a special ceremony where she will be taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral. It is thought that the Queen will lie in state for 24 hours before being taken back to London.
On Friday morning, September 9, dozens of police officers began to close streets in the city centre and ensure public safety while hundreds took the opportunity to lay flowers, notes and candles as a mark of respect for the 96-year-old. As the garden was open for tributes, officers with sniffer dogs were patrolling the surroundings throughout the morning and early afternoon.
