The Queen’s coffin left Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire on Sunday morning (11 September) and made a six-hour journey to Edinburgh.
The cortege began the 175-mile journey at 10am and made its way through Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Angus and Tayside before reaching Edinburgh in the early evening.
The late monarch will lie in state at St Giles’ Cathedral in the Scottish capital, before her body is taken to London on Tuesday by RAF plane.
These 21 pictures show the Queen’s coffin departing Balmoral on the journey to Edinburgh, with thousands of people lining the route.
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17. Crowds build in Edinburgh
Crowds continue to grow along the Royal Mile | Getty Images
18. Mercat Cross, Edinburgh
Crowds watch the cortege carrying the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II by Mercat Cross in Edinburgh. | Ian Forsyth - WPA Pool/Getty Images
19. Crowds watch the coffin pass in Edinburgh
Large crowds gather to watch the hearse carrying the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II pass by in Edinburgh | Ian Forsyth - WPA Pool/Getty Images
20. Cortege passes through the streets of Edinburgh
The cortege carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II passes through the streets of Edinburgh, past large crowds | Ian Forsyth - WPA Pool/Getty Images