Queen Elizabeth II’s Coffin Leaves Balmoral Castle Accompanied by Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence
usmagazine.comQueen Elizabeth II’s funeral processions have begun. Three days after the long-reigning monarch died at the age of 96, her coffin has been spotted for the first time.“Her Majesty the Queen’s coffin has left Balmoral [Estate],” a statement on the royal family’s Instagram Story read on Sunday, September 11, referring to the Scottish palace where she passed away. “Accompanied by the Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence, the cortege will travel to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.”Elizabeth’s daughter, Princess Anne, and her 67-year-old husband are making the six-hour drive from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Once the coffin arrives, it will stay at the palace until a processional to St Giles’ Cathedral on Monday, September 12. There, King Charles III and various members of the royal family are expected to pay their respects as she is laid in state.
The late sovereign’s coffin will eventually be transported to London ahead of her Monday, September 19, funeral at Westminster Abbey.During the Sunday hearse, Elizabeth’s coffin decorations featured special significance.
A wreath placed on top includes an arrangement of dahlias, sweet peas, phlox, white heather and pine fir that were picked from the grounds at Balmoral.Buckingham Place confirmed on Thursday, September 8, that the queen — who served 70 years on the British throne — had died after previous health concerns earlier that day.
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