With solemn ceremony, Scots pay tribute to late Queen Elizabeth and welcome new king

Record ID: 1688730

  • Title: With solemn ceremony, Scots pay tribute to late Queen Elizabeth and welcome new king
  • Date: 12th September 2022
  • Summary: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 12, 2022) (REUTERS)  VARIOUS OF PROCESSION CARRYING COFFIN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH  PEOPLE LOOKING ON  HEARSE CARRYING COFFIN GOING PAST  KING CHARLES AND PRINCESS ANNE WALKING BEHIND HEARSE  (SOUNDBITE) (English) MOURNER, ELLEN BRENNAN, SAYING:  "You can't help but think of people that you've lost. I had a mother and father that were the same age and I lost them two years ago, so, lots of other unrelated emotions come out too. But, I am very happy to have been here and I am happy for her that she died in Scotland, where she loved." 
  • Embargoed: 26th September 2022 18:10
  • Keywords: King Charles Queen Royal Royal family UK
  • Location: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: UK
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Royals
  • Reuters ID: LVA003475612092022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A WRAP AND CONTAINS NO NEW MATERIAL
    The late Queen Elizabeth's coffin was taken along the Royal Mile in the Scottish capital Edinburgh on Monday (September 12) in a silent and solemn procession watched by thousands of people paying their respects to Britain's longest serving monarch.
    The oak coffin, draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland and with a wreath of white flowers placed on top, was then carried into St. Giles Cathedral and the crown of Scotland laid on it.
    While a grieving crowd - with many people in tears - stood outside, King Charles and other members of the royal family, as well as political leaders and dignitaries, attended a service of thanksgiving for the queen.
    The coffin will lie in St Giles' Cathedral for an overnight vigil before being flown to London on Tuesday (September 13).
    Queen Elizabeth died on Thursday (September 8) in her holiday home at Balmoral, in the Scottish Highlands, at the age of 96 after a 70-year reign, plunging the nation into mourning even as it faces an economic crisis and a change of government.
    The queen's coffin arrived from Balmoral on Sunday (September 11) and stood overnight at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the monarch's official residence in Scotland.
    A bagpipe lament was the only sound as kilted soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland bore the casket from the palace and placed it in the hearse for the short journey to the cathedral.
    A gun salute boomed out from a battery on Edinburgh Castle when the hearse moved off and a single round was fired each minute of the procession up the historic street. Other than that there was just silence - except a brief shout from a heckler aimed at Prince Andrew.
    Under a sunny sky, King Charles and his siblings - Anne, Andrew and Edward - walked slowly behind the hearse, while the Royal Company of Archers provided the guard of honor.
    At the service, folk singer Karen Matheson sang a psalm in Gaelic, while other speakers paid tribute the late queen.
    (Production: Thomas Newey, Olga Vyshnevska)
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