Queen Elizabeth II’s body leaves Balmoral on its way to Windsor

Bittersweet homecoming.

The body of the late Queen Elizabeth II left Balmoral on Sunday, marking the start of a nine-day farewell journey to her final resting place in Windsor.

Her Majesty’s body left the Scottish Castle at 10am local time and was slowly transported 175 miles to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

On the streets of the Scottish city, onlookers stood silently watching the caravan pass by.

“A sad and touching moment when Her Majesty the Queen leaves her beloved Balmoral for the last time” Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, tweeted on Sunday.

“Today, on the way to Edinburgh, Scotland will pay tribute to an extraordinary woman.”

According to Sky NewsA storm of applause erupted from the crowd of thousands as the Queen’s coffin arrived in Dundee.

On Tuesday, the Queen’s daughter, Princess Anna, escorts her mother’s body by plane to London. Upon arriving in the British capital, he will spend his last night at Buckingham Palace, with his coffin placed in the fore room until Wednesday.

It will then be mounted on a tow truck for a public funeral procession commanded by the Royal Horse Artillery of the King Charles III Division.

The squad will escort the Queen’s Coffin along historic thoroughfares – passing places such as The Queen’s Gardens, Shopping Mall, Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, Parliament Square and New Palace Yard – on the way to the Palace of Westminster.

The path is known to the royal family as Princess Diana’s coffin traveled a similar route before her funeral in 1997.

The Queen’s coffin will then be displayed in Westminster Hall for members of the public who wish to pay tribute until the morning of her funeral on Monday, September 19.

Before the trip to London began, the queen’s coffin was in Balmoral Castle in Scotland. This mansion, Her Majesty’s long-favorite escape, was the place she stayed as her health plummeted before her death on September 8. The coffin was kept for a short time in the ballroom of the castle, where the queen is staying. reportedly created many treasured memories amid sumptuous celebrations taking place in space, according to the Daily Mail.

The last photos of the queen, taken on September 6, show her in a cheerful mood in the living room of Balmoral Castle.

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The queen’s coffin was initially stored in the Balmoral Ballroom before being transported to London on September 13.

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Her death at 96 marked the end of the longest reign of a single ruler in the history of the British monarchy, when Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1952 when she was only 25 years old. Most living Brits have never known life in Britain without her as their Queen Mother.

Immediately after her death, her firstborn son Charles ascended the throne at the age of 73, becoming the oldest person to do so. His title of king was officially announced at a ceremony in London on September 10.

Queen Elizabeth will be buried near her parents and the body of her deceased husband, Prince Philip, who … he died in April 2021 at the age of 99will be transferred to be by her side.

In addition to King Charles III, Queen Elizabeth II was left with her younger children – Anna, Andrzej and Edward – as well as eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.