Thousands troop out as Queen Elizabeth’s coffin hits Edinburgh

Thousands of people have trooped out in Edinburgh as as the coffin of late Queen Elizabeth II arrives the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The coffin had left Balmoral Castle in procession for a six-hour drive to Edinburgh.

All through the journey, people trooped out to pay their last respects to the Queen who died last Thursday at the age of 96.

Crowds applauded as the Queen’s coffin was slowly driven along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh to the Palace of Holyroodhous

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.

 According to the BBC, the Queen’s coffin was 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.