Barriers went up, roads were blocked and thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth – but yesterday’s was a poignantly different kind of royal procession.
There was no flag waving, no cheering and no applause.
Instead, Her Majesty’s coffin was greeted by an impeccable and dignified silence as it made its journey from her beloved Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, crossing 175 miles of some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery.
