Nicola Sturgeon has today written to King Charles to formally offer her resignation as First Minister of Scotland.
The correspondence was long planned as part of the process of her leaving office after more than eight years in the top job.
Sturgeon will be in the Scottish Parliament later today where her successor Humza Yousaf will be elected First Minister by MSPs.
She tweeted: "Just signed my formal letter of resignation and departed Bute House for the final time.
"Next stop Scottish Parliament to vote proudly for Humza Yousaf as Scotland’s sixth First Minister.
"From me - for now - thank you Scotland, for the privilege."
Sturgeon has admitted yesterday she was "scared" but "excited" about her future.
Appearing on ITV's Lorraine, her last TV interview as FM, she said she was feeling a range of emotions.
She didn't give too much away about what comes next, but replied, "Watch this space," when asked if she was planning on putting pen to paper.
She added: "I'm feeling a mix of emotions. I've learned over the last few days it's possible to have all sorts of contradictory feelings simultaneously.
"I'm going to miss the job. More than anything, I'm going to miss the people I've worked with over these past few years who have literally kept me going every single day.
"But I know this is the right decision. I don't regret this decision. I know this is the right time for me to step away and embark on the next phase of life."
Yousaf will become the youngest to win the job as one of the country’s most powerful politicians when SNP and Green MSPs back him to take over from Sturgeon.
After he wins the vote he will be sworn in as First Minister at the Court of Session in Edinburgh tomorrow.
But as Yousaf takes the job an Ipsos poll of 1,023 adults north of the border found half thought Scotland was heading in the wrong direction.
Just a quarter told the pollsters between March 17 and 21 that the country was heading in the right direction, and across all policy areas asked about – from the NHS to managing the economy – more felt the Scottish Government had done a bad job than good.
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