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Michael Broomhead

Queen's coffin arrives at Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh

The hearse bearing the Queen's coffin has arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh this afternoon (September 11) following a six-hour journey by road from Balmoral Castle. The coffin will remain at Holyroodhouse overnight and it will proceed to St Giles's Cathedral in Edinburgh tomorrow afternoon.

The coffin will remain under continuous vigil for 24 hours, with the public able to pay their respects. The coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday, and the Queen will lie in state at Westminster Hall from Wednesday.

The Queen's funeral will be held in Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19. It will be a bank holiday.

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