Servicemen from the Royal Regiment of Scotland who helped carry the Queen’s coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh are among those recognised in a special honours list. The chief steward of St Giles Cathedral and the Garrison Sergeant Major of Edinburgh Garrison also received honours under the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) in recognition of their service to the Queen, as part of a special set of Demise awards.
After the death of the Queen at her Scottish residence in Balmoral on September 8, her coffin was transported to St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. The Queen’s lying-in-rest opened to members of the public for 24 hours, with thousands queueing the streets to pay their respects to the longest serving British monarch.
Members of the royal family also took part in a vigil to honour the Queen, with the King, Camilla, the Queen Consort, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex watching over the coffin. The demand to see the Queen was so high that the queue had to be closed after noon.
