The Queen’s coffin has left her beloved Balmoral Castle as she begins her final journey
The funeral cortege is making a six-hour journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh, passing through Aberdeen and Dundee
Thousands of people are lining the route as the late monarch is driven to the Palace of Holyroodhouse
The coffin will arrive in London on Tuesday, and the Queen will lie in state at Westminster Hall from Wednesday
The Queen’s funeral will be held in London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September – it will be a Bank Holiday
Charles III was proclaimed King at an elaborate ceremony in London on Saturday
Princes William and Harry, and their wives Kate and Meghan, met crowds at Windsor in an unexpected joint appearance later in the day.
Pipes played as a hush fell over the village of Aboyne in Aberdeenshire as the Queen’s coffin passed through.
Hundreds of people of all ages lined the main route through the village on a beautiful crisp September morning.
“You’re on your way now,” I heard one person saying as the Queen’s coffin went past.
The cortege is expected to pass through Aberdeen at around 11:45.
BBC