Balmoral Castle

The seven-car cortege, with a police escort and the Queen's daughter Princess Anne, slowly made its way towards Edinburgh, as crowds of people gathered to ...

[Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan escapes plane crash as flight makes emergency landing en route to Gujranwala rally] [Queen Elizabeth II](/topic/queen-elizabeth-ii)'s funeral cortege which began its journey on Sunday from Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire to the late monarch's official Scottish residence of Holyroodhouse Palace in the capital city of Edinburgh, Scotland. UK: Queen Elizabeth's funeral cortege left Balmoral castle to be moved first to Edinburgh, Scotland & then…— ANI (@ANI) [Queen](/topic/queen), who died at the age of 96 at Balmoral on Thursday evening.

The late Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrived in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh on Sunday after traveling six hours by car from Balmoral Castle, ...

A viral piece published in [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge) in 2017 last year shed light on the specific plans to be put into motion if the queen were to die at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, the royal family’s Highlands holiday home where the queen would spend [several weeks each summer](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a12001419/balmoral-castle-scotland/), a situation that [became reality](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-uks-longest-reigning-monarch-dead-at-96/?sh=52134ec129f3) last week. Sturgeon has argued that the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union—which the majority of Scottish people voted against—could justify another independence referendum, following a 2014 vote in which 55% of Scottish voters cast a ballot against independence. [internally introduced](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/09/08/operation-london-bridge-inside-plans-for-queen-elizabeths-death-and-funeral/?sh=365f8bcd713f) in the royal household in the 1960’s, laying out a tentative guide for how to proceed. A series of contingency plans for the queen’s death were reportedly first George’s Chapel in a crypt alongside her late father, King George VI, the Queen Mother and her sister, Princess Margaret (the queen’s late husband, Prince Philip, will reportedly Giles’ Cathedral followed by a viewing for the public to pay their respects that will last into the following afternoon. In May, a poll found one in three people in Scotland said the queen’s death would be a good time to [abolish the monarchy](https://www.britishfuture.org/jubilee-britain-after-a-decade-of-upheaval-where-are-we-going-now/), compared to only one-fourth of British people overall. [‘Operation London Bridge’: Inside Plans For Queen Elizabeth’s Death And Funeral](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/09/08/operation-london-bridge-inside-plans-for-queen-elizabeths-death-and-funeral/?sh=365f8bcd713f) (Forbes) [Britain’s plan for when Queen Elizabeth II dies](https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-elizabeth-death-plan-britain-operation-london-bridge/) (Politico) ['London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge) (The Guardian) There has been speculation that the death of the queen could serve as an impetus for independence. The new Prime Minister Liz Truss previously said she will “never ever let [our family be split up](https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-independence-liz-truss-says-she-will-never-ever-allow-uk-family-to-be-split-up-3808429),” when asked about Scotland leaving the U.K. Documents obtained by Politico last year showed that a plan titled “ [Operation Unicorn](https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-elizabeth-death-plan-britain-operation-london-bridge/)” would have gone into effect if the queen’s casket were to be taken from Scotland back to England by train, while the plan that appears to have been taken was known as “Operation Overstudy,” which dictates the coffin will be [flown to London](https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-elizabeth-death-plan-britain-operation-london-bridge/). [be moved](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/04/18/where-prince-philip-buried-queen-dies-george-vi-memorial-chapel/) from another vault in the church to join her).

“Her Majesty The Queen's coffin has left Balmoral. Accompanied by The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence, the cortege will travel to the Palace of ...

From Wellington Arch, the coffin will travel to Windsor and once there, the State Hearse will travel in procession to St. Following the State Funeral, the coffin will travel in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. King Charles III and members of the royal family will then take part in the procession and attend a service in St Giles’ Cathedral to receive the coffin. The queen's coffin will then be conveyed to Buckingham Palace by road, to rest in the Bow Room. Her Majesty's coffin traveled to Edinburgh and arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where it will rest in the Throne Room until Monday afternoon. Accompanied by The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence, the cortege will travel to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

BALMORAL, Scotland (Reuters) - A hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth's coffin left Balmoral Castle, her home in the Scottish Highlands, on Sunday to begin a ...

The Queen's coffin has arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, following a six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital.

After the funeral, the coffin will be taken again in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. The coffin will then travel in procession once more to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral. Tributes for the late monarch have flooded in from around the world, and the UK has entered a period of national mourning. The coffin arrived at the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse at about 4.20 p.m. It was set to be transferred to the palace's Throne Room, giving household staff the opportunity to pay their final respects to the late monarch -- similar to how the coffin was placed in the ballroom at Balmoral. The procession passed several villages and the cities of Aberdeen and Dundee, before making its way down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.