LONDON — From England to Scotland, thousands of mourners are lining up for hours to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Her coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday, the latest leg of a 500-mile ceremonial journey that takes the late monarch to her final resting place in Windsor.
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, are in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. They were greeted by crowds who chanted “God save the king.” The pair are set to meet political leaders.
Key developments
- Northern Ireland’s devolved government is in disarray, a potentially thorny situation that could put a wrinkle in the king’s charm offensive to greet subjects in all four corners of the United Kingdom.
- 26,000 people have viewed the queen’s coffin since Monday, the Scottish Government said Tuesday as thousands more lined up to see the late monarch at St. Giles Cathedral before the coffin travels to London.
- Once back in London, the queen’s coffin will travel by hearse to the Bow Room at Buckingham Palace, where it will remain overnight. It will be received by the king and queen consort and William and Catherine, Prince and Princess of Wales.
- Rehearsals for the funeral were held outside Buckingham Palace Tuesday. Members of the King’s Life Guards spent Tuesday morning practicing for the procession of the queen’s coffin — which is due in London from Scotland by the end of the day.
- As the king and his siblings followed the queen’s coffin through Edinburgh, police detained a man filmed heckling Prince Andrew, the queen’s third child, who has been the subject of numerous controversies. “Andrew, you’re a sick old man,” the protester called out. The prince was forced away from his public royal duties after one of the victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Andrew had sexually abused her. Andrew has denied the abuse allegations and has not been criminally charged.
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2022-09-13 12:08:18Z
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