The late Queen Elizabeth II's coffin journey started from Balmoral Castle
The late Queen Elizabeth II's coffin remained overnight in the Palace of Holyroodhouse
The late Queen Elizabeth II's coffin lies in state at St Giles' Cathedral
King Charles III said his mother's, “last great journey” from her holiday retreat at Balmoral Castle in Scotland accompanied in the convoy with the Princess Royal together with her husband, through the Highlands many villages, towns and went through cities where the late Her Majesty The Queen had opened various factories, bridges, and shipping building facilities, and prior to these the late Her Majesty The Queen had fond childhood memories in Scotland - Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Fife and her first stop in her lying-in state for the people of Scotland to pay their last respects to a beloved Queen, was in Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse.
There were lines of people to pay their last respects to the late Her Majesty The Queen as she was in her coffin draped with the Royal Standard, being driven down the country roads of the Highlands in Northern Scotland.
There were some mourners who threw flowers and there were those that gave a gentle clap of 'thanks' to a much-loved Queen, along the route.
If people thought that the late Her Majesty The Queen was unpopular then the amount of the Scottish people and tourists who happened to be in Scotland on holiday would know that the late Queen Elizabeth II was the most popular reigning Monarch of our time and for the last 70-years.
Before the late Queen Elizabeth II coffin entered Edinburgh the announcement of the Proclamation of the new Monarch - King Charles III happened several hours earlier.
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The procession of the Scots Guards, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, and the late Queen Elizabeth II's bodyguards while in Scotland - The Company of Archers accompanied by civic leaders who undertook the ceremony and showed the best of Scotland and the traditions within the United Kingdom.
Sombre cheers and claps echoed throughout the streets of Edinburgh as the late Queen's coffin was driven through the centre of Scotland's capital city, to give 'thanks' and to 'appreciate' the late Queen Elizabeth II's service to Scotland.
When the late Queen Elizabeth II's coffin came into the Palace of Holyroodhouse the Scots Guards were standing to attention and the bearer party came to lift and carry the late Queen's coffin into the Palace, where she is to be until Tuesday as her staff can say the last farewell to the person, they called Ma'am for many years whilst in the late Queen's service.
Princess Royal and her husband, the Duke of York and the Wessex's stood at the entrance to the Palace where they curtsied and bowed their heads in respect to their mother and mother-in-law the late Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II, as her coffin was gracefully carried through into the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Princess Royal and her husband Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke of York and the Wessex's stood at the entrance to the Palace where they curtsied and bowed their heads in respect to their mother and mother-in-law the late Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth III, as her coffin was gracefully carried through into the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
It was fitting and one can presume after the late Queen Elizabeth II's death, that she may have planned it this way and knew her time amongst us was coming to a natural end.
After King Charles III went to Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster where he addressed members of the House of Commons and House of Lords and they gave their condolences to the King Charles III and Queen Camilla; then they flew up to Edinburgh to walk behind his late mother's coffin, which has been moved to St Giles' Cathedral for the public in Edinburgh, Scotland to pay their last respects to a beloved Queen.