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King Charles leads procession behind queen’s coffin in Edinburgh

King Charles III (L) and Princess Anne join the procession of the coffin of their mother from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles Cathedral [Adam Vaughan/EPA]

Large crowds gathered in Scotland’s capital as King Charles III led the British royal family in a procession behind the coffin of his mother when it travelled to an Edinburgh cathedral to allow the public to pay their respects.

Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin was taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Monday to nearby St Giles’ Cathedral where her family, and a congregation drawn from all areas of Scottish society, attended a service of thanksgiving for her life.

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