LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace ahead of Wednesday’s procession through London to Westminster Hall, where she will lie in state for four days until her funeral.
The Queen’s coffin was flown from Edinburgh, Scotland on a Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft to RAF Northolt in west London, landing just before 7 p.m. Tuesday. A small group including U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace were present at Northolt.
The Queen’s body was accompanied by Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, following the late monarch’s wishes that her only daughter should take the primary role in escorting her to her funeral. “I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest Mother’s life. It has been an honour and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys,” Princess Anne said in an emailed statement.
