Route map for Queen’s London coffin procession
The Queen's coffin will make its journey from Edinburgh to London today, where it will lie in state ahead of her funeral next week.
After spending a night on public view at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, the casket will be taken to Edinburgh Airport at 5pm and then flown to RAF Northolt in west London on an RAF Globemaster C-17 flight, accompanied by the Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
It is expected to land at 6.55pm and, from there, it will be taken to Buckingham Palace, accompanied by Anne and Vice-Admiral Sir Tim, where it will be met by King Charles and the Queen Consort, along with the Prince and Princess of Wales.
It will stay there overnight ahead of a period of 'Lying-in-State'. During the Lying-in-State period, the Queen’s closed coffin rest...