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Posted at 19:55
What happens next?
The Queen's coffin will now lie in the Palace of Holyroodhouse's Throne Room until Monday afternoon.
On Monday morning, the King and the Queen Consort will travel to Wesminster Hall in London - where both Houses of Parliament will express their condolences, and the King will "make his reply".
The King and Queen Camilla will then travel to Edinburgh.
Here's what we're expecting:
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Image caption: The Queen during the Ceremony of the Keys in Edinburgh last June
Ceremony of the keys
After inspecting the guard of honour, the Ceremony of the Keys will take place on the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The Ceremony of the Keys sees a British monarch being handed the keys of the city of Edinburgh. It has traditionally marked the start of Holyrood Week - a yearly occasion which would see the Queen spend a week visiting various Scottish regions.
Tomorrow's Ceremony of the Keys will be the first time the symbolic Keys will be handed over to Charles.
The procession to St Giles
A solemn procession will follow the ceremony, setting off from Holyroodhouse at around 14:30.
It will be accompanied by the King and his siblings as it travels up the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral for a service expected to last about an hour. Anne's husband, the Queen Consort and the Countess of Wessex will also be in attendance.
Mourners will then be permitted to view the Queen's coffin at the cathedral from about 17:00.
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Vigil of Royal Family memebrs
King Charles will meet First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Holyroodhouse, before attending the Scottish Parliament.
In the evening, members of the royal family, including the King, will stand vigil beside the coffin at St Giles' Cathedral.
The public will be able to pay their respects to the Queen at St Giles' until Tuesday evening, when the coffin will be flown to London on an RAF plane ahead of her state funeral.
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Image caption: Then-Prince Charles and the Duke of York stand vigil beside the Queen Mother's coffin in 2002
Posted at 19:32
In pictures: Sea of flowers in Green Park
Hundreds of people have made their way to Green Park in London - next to Buckingham Palace - to leave floral tributes and messages to Queen Elizabeth II.
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Image caption: People have been invited to leave flowers at a dedicated site in the park
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Image caption: They've been asked to remove any wrapping from flowers before laying them down
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Image caption: The Royal Parks said cards and labels would be accepted, and removed periodically for safekeeping
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Image caption: Tributes are to be left on site until all ceremonial activity has taken place, from seven to 14 days after the Queen's funeral
Posted at 19:17
King Charles focuses on Commonwealth
Paul Adams
BBC Diplomatic correspondent
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Image caption: King Charles hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace this afternoon
With the eyes of the country fixed on his mother’s final journey through Scotland, King Charles spent a second day in London, attending to the business of state.
Today it was all about the Commonwealth. A chance for the new King to underline his commitment to a core component of his mother’s legacy. Lady Scotland, the Commonwealth’s Secretary General, said Queen Elizabeth had built the Commonwealth brick by brick.
At Buckingham Palace, King Charles met the secretary general, as well as High Commissioners from the 14 Commonwealth countries which still regard the monarch as their head of state – including Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The new King knows that there will be moments during his reign when, like Barbados last year, members decide to question or cut their ties to the monarchy and declare themselves republics. Jamaica, and Antigua and Barbuda could be among the first.
But the Commonwealth remains a large family of nations, which still attracts new members. Gabon and Togo both joined just this summer.
Posted at 19:00
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Image caption: Thousands of people lined the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, many waiting for several hours to pay their respects
Thank you for joining our coverage as the nation continues to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Here's a look back at what's happened so far today:
- A cortege took Her Majesty's coffin on the six-hour journey from Scotland's Balmoral Castle to the capital Edinburgh
- Crowds lined the route to pay their respects to Britain's longest-serving monarch, clapping and throwing floral tributes in the procession's path
- The coffin will now lie at rest in The Palace of Holyroodhouse overnight
- The Queen's children Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward are in Edinburgh, while King Charles III will travel to the city on Monday
- The King, meanwhile, spent the afternoon at Buckingham Palace where he met Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland
- Proclamation ceremonies were held in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, marking King Charles' ascension to the throne
- Prince William spoke to Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and vowed to serve the Welsh people with "humility and great respect" in his new role as the Prince of Wales
Posted at 18:45
King Charles meets Commonwealth guests at Buckingham Palace
King Charles III has hosted an audience with Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland at Buckingham Palace.
After the meeting took place, he also hosted high commissioners and their partners from countries where he is head of state.
He left Buckingham Palace to cheers from the crowds after the meetings.
He will begin his day tomorrow with a visit to Westminster Hall, where both Houses of Parliament will meet to express their condolences.
Accompanied by Camilla, the Queen Consort, the King will then travel by air to Edinburgh.
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Image caption: King Charles III spent the afternoon at Buckingham Palace
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Image caption: He had a meeting with Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland
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Image caption: Queen Camilla also joined the meetings at the palace
Posted at 18:20
Princess Anne's journey with the cortege
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The Princess Royal - along with her husband Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence - accompanied her mother's coffin throughout its six-hour journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh.
After winding its way through the countryside, numerous villages and small towns, it has now reached the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and will move to London later this week.
Posted at 17:56
The Royal Standard for Scotland explained
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Her Majesty's coffin will now lie at rest in The Palace of Holyroodhouse overnight, and then proceed to St Giles Cathedral tomorrow, to allow people to pay their respects for 24 hours.
As we've been reporting, her coffin is draped with the Royal Standard for Scotland - a flag that represents the Sovereign.
Unlike the Royal Standard used in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and elsewhere, the Royal Standard for Scotland features two quadrants for Scotland as opposed to just one on the Royal Standard.
Those quadrants are made up of a gold banner with the Scottish red lion.
It is flown at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Balmoral Castle when the monarch is not present. When they are in residence, the Royal Standard of the UK is flown instead.
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Posted at 17:37
Watch: Applause along the Royal Mile
Crowds applauded as the Queen's coffin was slowly driven along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
You can watch the historic moment in the video below.
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Video caption: Queen's coffin arrives in Edinburgh
Posted at 17:32
Queen's coffin moves into Holyroodhouse, as her children look on
The Queen's coffin was greeted with a guard of honour before being carried into Holyroodhouse. The Queen will remain in the throne room of the palace overnight.
As the coffin was taken into the palace, three of the Queen's children looked on - Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
King Charles is currently in London but will travel to Edinburgh tomorrow.
Posted at 17:23
The Queen's coffin reaches Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Queen's procession has now reached the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh - the end of today's six hour journey.
The coffin will remain at Holyroodhouse overnight and it will proceed to St Giles' Cathedral on Monday afternoon.
The coffin will remain under continuous vigil for 24 hours, with the public able to pay their respects.
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Posted at 17:16
Cortege travels down the Royal Mile
Ripples of applause can be heard as the Queen's funeral cortege travels through central Edinburgh.
As we mentioned earlier, huge crowds of people have turned out to see Her Majesty's final journey.
The procession will now head to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
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Posted at 17:10
On the Royal Mile: 'It's an awful loss'
Niall McCracken
Reporting from Edinburgh
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Thousands of people have waited for hours in Edinburgh to pay their respects as the procession makes its way to the palace of Holyroodhouse.
“I’ve a flight to catch later, but we had to come and pay our respects while we were here," said Dillon Hay, who is visiting Scotland from Bangor in Northern Ireland.
“I’ve actually found it emotional on behalf of my nanny, I rang her and she was in floods of tears."
Quote Message: It’s an awful loss, I mean you can see the city is absolutely packed with people who have been affected."
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Ian Upritchard is also visiting Edinburgh from Northern Ireland, and describes himself as a “royalist”.
“It’s part of history being here when the King is crowned.
“We went to Holyrood Palace and [we've] seen all the floral tributes, it was pretty special."
Quote Message: It feels unreal to be here, I never dreamt that I’d be present for the Queen’s last journey."
Posted at 17:01
Crowds continue to grow in Edinburgh
Andrew Picken
Reporting from Edinburgh
The cortege is now on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh's Royal Mile has been stripped of its regular chaotic beat of bagpipes, street performers and tour guides.
In its place is hushed chatter and an air of anticipation.
The best city centre vantage points are full; curious tourists and locals mingle along a seemingly endless line of metal barriers.
Bradley Harkins, visiting from Chicago, says: "There's a real sense that something major is happening. I was at the proclamation earlier and it sent shivers down my spine even though today was the first time I'd heard of any of this."
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Posted at 16:54
WATCH: Onlookers applaud in Dundee
People clap as the Queen's cortege makes its way through the city of Dundee earlier today.
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Video caption: Queen's cortege applauded in Dundee
Posted at 16:47
Funeral cortege arrives at Queensferry Crossing
The procession is now crossing the new Queensferry Crossing, linking Fife to Edinburgh.
The Queen visited the Forth Road Bridge in 2014 to mark its 50th anniversary and was back just three years later to cut the ribbon on its £1.35bn replacement.
Queen Elizabeth II said the Queensferry Crossing, the UK's tallest bridge, was a "breathtaking sight" and one of three "magnificent structures" across the Forth.
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Posted at 16:45
The procession reaches Rosyth
The coffin has reached the most southerly point of Fife. It is about to pass Rosyth, where the UK's largest warship was officially named in the Queen's honour in June 2014.
She smashed a bottle of whisky against the side of the aircraft carrier at Rosyth dockyard.
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Image caption: In 2014, the Queen was joined by the Duke of Edinburgh as she named the Royal Navy's biggest ever ship
Posted at 16:35
Along the route: 'It will be a sombre moment'
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Image caption: Victoria Cowie hopes it will be a celebration
Victoria Cowie, 22, is from Shropshire and studies medicine at the University of St Andrews. She lives in Dundee and was in position hours before the cortege reaches the city.
“I wanted to come and see the procession because the Queen was an incredible person," Victoria says.
“I saw her once in person when she was getting off the train in Shropshire.
“I think when the Queen’s procession passes by, it will be a sombre moment. But I hope it’s also a celebration of her."
Posted at 16:24
Procession to pass close to St Andrews
The cortege has passed Perth and will soon travel through Fife - a short hop from St Andrews where the Queen's grandson William went to university and met his future wife, Catherine.
She joined Prince Philip, her son Charles and his wife, Camilla, at the graduation ceremony in June 2005.
Here's a picture of that moment:
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Posted at 16:12
A final journey with its own narrative
Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent
As the cortege travels through Scotland, we're watching the first steps of a journey that will last more than a week, before culminating at the state funeral next Monday.
It's a ceremonial journey with its own narrative.
It's going from the homely setting of six Balmoral gamekeepers lifting her coffin, to the grandeur of Westminster Abbey in London, where the pews will be packed with world leaders.
When the Queen’s father George VI died in 1952 gamekeepers at Sandringham had formed a guard of honour for his coffin.
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Balmoral was one of the Queen’s favourite places, perhaps because it gave her more privacy. Prime ministers visiting there were said to have been surprised to see her doing the washing up after a meal.
She's left there now for the last time, with flowers picked from her Scottish estate on the coffin, including white heather, pine fir, phlox, dahlias and sweet peas, which were said to be one of her favourites.
Mourners are now gathered in towns along the route, or dotted along the roadside to watch the funeral cortege, with these small groups about to become much bigger crowds, as the journey reaches Edinburgh and then London.
Posted at 16:00
Crowds fall silent as coffin passes through Dundee
Katy Scott
Reporting from Dundee
Clouds drew in across Scotland’s sunniest city as the Queen Elizabeth made her final journey through Dundee.
As the road grew quiet, the crowd pulled closer to the road and the police cordon in anticipation of seeing the late Queen’s coffin.
Many hundreds fell quiet as the cortège passed through the Kingsway and the people of Dundee paid their final respects.
A scatter of applause broke out among some in the crowd as the Queen’s coffin pulled up in front of the council leaders of Tayside and Fife and left the city for the last time.