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Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin travels to Scottish capital in ceremonial journey

Queen Elizabeth’s coffin started a six-hour journey from her house in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh on Sunday, as crowds lined the roads to pay tribute to the monarch in the first of a series of solemn events leading up to her funeral on Sept. 19.

At 1Elizabeth’s oak coffin, which had been in the ballroom of Balmoral Castle covered with the royal standard of Scotland and with a wreath of flowers on top, was placed in a hearse by six gamekeepers.

Shortly afterwards, the hearse appeared from the gates of Balmoral to head toward the Scottish capital. 

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