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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Queen’s Coffin Leaves Edinburgh Cathedral for London

The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes the City Chambers on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, on the journey from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, September 11, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP)

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was carried Tuesday from an Edinburgh cathedral as the late monarch began a final journey from her beloved Scotland to London, where she will lie in state.

Her son, King Charles III, headed back to London from Northern Ireland, where his visit drew a rare moment of unity from politicians in a region with a contested British and Irish identity that is deeply divided over the monarchy.

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