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Glasgow Live
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Sophie Buchan

Queen Elizabeth's coffin leaves Balmoral as mourners pay respects to longest-reigning monarch

Mourners have paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II following the sad news of her death on Thursday.

As she passed away in Scotland, plans for Operation Unicorn were swiftly put into place with it being planned the Queen would be taken to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, before being moved to St Giles Cathedral on Edinburgh's High Street following a procession from Balmoral.

People were seen gathering at Ballater, Aberdeenshire - a village that lies about eight miles east of Balmoral - to watch the Queen’s cortege pass through.

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