Two primary schools and a nursery in the capital are set to close as huge crowds flock to Edinburgh to pay their respects to the Queen. Council chiefs have confirmed that the Royal Mile Primary School and Abbeyhill Primary School will close their doors for 48 hours from September 12.
Cowgate Early Years Centre will also be shut on Monday and Tuesday next week due to a number of emergency road closures in the surrounding area. Children will be offered remote learning instead with parents and carers notified of the closures.
Visitors and residents in the capital are being warned to expect severe disruption in the coming days after Her Majesty passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle on Thursday afternoon aged 96.
