- Title: Mourners cry watching queen’s funeral procession in Scotland
- Date: 12th September 2022
- Summary: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 12, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PROCESSION CARRYING COFFIN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH WITH PEOPLE WATCHING COFFIN SEEN INSIDE HEARSE AS PROCESSIONG GOES PAST / KING CHARLES, PRINCESS ANNE, PRINCE EDWARD AND PRINCE ANDREW FOLLOWING ON FOOT, IN PROCESSION CROWDS WATCHING PROCESSION (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROCESSION ATTENDEE, AUDREY LOY, SAYING: "It was sad. You've got to put yourself in her children's position, they don't even have time to grieve, they're in the public eye. I'm glad she died in Scotland and we had the chance to say goodbye. (STOPS TO CRY) I was here when they all got married, when they got married at the Kirk (NOTE: Kirk is a Scottish word meaning church), when Zara (NOTE: Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall, niece of King of Charles III) even. My grandma is a very royal person. She really believed in the royals. Yeah, sad." PERSON FILMING PROCESSION ON THEIR SMARTPHONE AS OTHERS WATCH (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROCESSION ATTENDEE, AUDREY LOY, SAYING: "It was eerie, it was eerily quiet, I think we all agreed it was eerily quiet but it was nice. I am not sure I liked the clapping either afterwards, I would have preferred it to just stay silent, I think, just out of respect today. It was nice, but I just feel for her children. I've lost both my parents, not easy. But when you're in the limelight like they are and you don't have time to grieve privately, quietly - very hard, very hard." (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROCESSION ATTENDEE, FROM ROMANIA BUT LIVING IN SCOTLAND, ARGENTINA (NO LAST NAME GIVEN), SAYING: "For me, this year unfortunately I lost another two people close to my heart, so for me this is a very, very big moment and I can't find my words, it's, I'm so sorry. It's, I don't know, I am 47 years old, all my life I heard about this amazing woman, I am not from here I am from far away from here but for me, it is not just your queen, it is my queen as well." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WATCHING COFFIN PASS BY / SOME CLAPPING ELLEN BRENNAN WATCHING PROCESSION GO BY (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROCESSION ATTENDEE, ELLEN BRENNAN, SAYING: "It was extraordinary to be here in the moment. I've lived in Britain most of my life. It's very emotional. Very emotional. Extraordinary woman. And I hope he (Charles) will be an extraordinary king." PEOPLE WATCHING PROCESSION (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROCESSION ATTENDEE, 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." (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROCESSION ATTENDEE, VERONIKA HIGGINSON, SAYING: "I'm glad she died in Scotland so we could do this. Not everybody can go to London to do it. It was lovely to do that." / HIGGINSON WALKING AWAY AND BEING EMBRACED BY HER GRANDDAUGHTER PEOPLE WATCHING STREET (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROCESSION ATTENDEE, JODIE GOURLAY, SAYING: "Oh, yeah. I love the Queen, like always have. I was really upset when she died. I found it was so, like, so many people my age don't fully appreciate how much she has done for the country and how hard she has worked. I found her such an inspiration. And I'd love to be half the woman she was some day." (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROCESSION ATTENDEE, ROBERT (NO LAST NAME GIVEN), FROM AUSTRIA, SAYING: "We are from Austria here and we got goosebumps. It's like very impressive, really. We thought it would be some parade or something, but it was very, very touching." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WATCHING PROCESSION PEOPLE WATCHING FROM WINDOW
- Embargoed: 26th September 2022 16:08
- Keywords: Edinburgh Holyrood House King Charles III Queen cortege st giles' cathedral
- Location: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: UK
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Royals
- Reuters ID: LVA001468012092022RP1
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- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: SOME SOUNDBITE IN THIS EDIT ALSO APPEAR IN EDIT 4744 BRITAIN-ROYALS/QUEEN-COFFIN-PROCESSION-VOXIES
The coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth 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 lining the street to pay their respects to Britain's longest serving monarch.
As the procession continued its journey to St Giles' Cathedral, people who had gathered to pay their respects were tearful and emotional.
“It was sad. You've got to put yourself in her children's position, they don't even have time to grieve, they're in the public eye," said mourner Audrey Loy, as she wiped away tears.
"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,†said another mourner Ellen Brennan, who had come to watch the procession.
Mourner Veronika Higginson also said she was glad to have had an opportunity to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth.
"I'm glad she died in Scotland so we could do this. Not everybody can go to London to do it. It was lovely to do that," said Higginson before embracing her granddaughter.
Queen Elizabeth's coffin will lie in St Giles' Cathedral for an overnight vigil before being flown to London on Tuesday (September 13).
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