The Queen has left her beloved Edinburgh for the last time as Her Majesty now makes her way to her final resting place in Windsor.
Her coffin has been lying in rest at St Giles Cathedral in the capital for the last 24 hours, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland and the Crown of Scotland.
Mourners up and down the country gathered in the city to pay their respects to the late monarch fondly known as the 'Queen of Scots' since her passing at Balmoral on Thursday.
Thousands queued for hours to walk past her coffin inside the cathedral, many through the night, to mark the historic moment.
People could be seen shedding tears as they shared their thoughts on why they felt so strongly about making the visit to say goodbye.
Donna Robins travelled from Forfar this morning describing the Queen's final journey in Scotland as a "moment she could not miss".
She said: "This was just wonderful and a very touching moment. I paid my respects by going to Brechin on Sunday but in the evening I decided I just had to come to Edinburgh.
"I was overcome with emotion today, knowing she will never come back to Scotland.
"She was just adored here and we'll never see anything like this again."
Vienna Chan, 46, from Hong Kong, said she was representing her family as she stood on the Royal Mile with a bunch of flowers.
She said: "We just loved her, my mum, my friends, we are going to miss her so much."
Neil Rudram, from Edinburgh, left work and collected his sons early from school to come and pay their respects.
He added: "We just missed a chance walking past the coffin in St Giles, so came here to witness this historical moment.
"It was important that my sons see this and I hope it's something they will remember for years to come.
"It was just extraordinary and Scotland has done her proud."
Elena McCulloch, 58, arrived from Ayrshire this morning and also joined the crowds to watch the start of the Queen's final journey.
She said: "I just missed getting the opportunity to walk past her coffin so I had to make sure I saw her now as I'll never get another chance.
"There will never be anyone like her and I think that's been very evident as we said goodbye today."
And Michelle Totton, 40, from Dunfermline, said: "I had to be here so I went to pay my respects at St Giles this morning and I wanted to see her leave Scotland.
"It's so nice to be a part of this but it was a very sad moment.
"Scots loved her so it was a really poginant moment. It's so special that we have been able to be apart of sending her off and we've had this chance right here."
The Queen's coffin will now make its way to Edinburgh Airport to fly to RAF Northolt in west London, with a royal guard of honour. The Princess Royal, the Queen's daughter, has accompanied Her Majesty.
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