Queen’s coffin arrives in London, will stay at Buckingham Palace overnight

Queen’s coffin arrives in London, will stay at Buckingham Palace overnight

The late Queen Elizabeth II has returned to London on her way to her final resting place. In the coming days, hundreds of thousands will bid farewell to the Queen at her coffin.

The late Queen Elizabeth II is back in London. A British Air Force transport plane carrying the Queen’s coffin landed at Northolt Air Force Base in the west of the British capital on Tuesday.

There he was received with military honors. British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace also attended the ceremony. Princess Anne joined her mother on her recent flight from Edinburgh aboard the C-17 Globemaster aircraft with her husband Tim Laurence.

Queen – a night at Buckingham Palace

The coffin was then driven to Buckingham Palace, where it was carried by Elizabeth’s son, King Charles III. was received and stays overnight in the so-called Bow Room. Despite the rain, numerous people waited along the route towards the city center and at the palace to catch a glimpse of the hearse. This Wednesday, a funeral procession will take the coffin to Parliament, where it will be laid out for several days.

Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at the age of 96 at her Scottish country estate, Balmoral Castle. On Sunday her coffin was transferred to Edinburgh and on Monday there was a funeral march attended by King Charles III. and his siblings participated on foot, had been taken to a cathedral.

Source: Stern

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