The Countess of Wessex was pictured comforting Princess Anne as we speak as members of the royal household watched Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin arrive in Edinburgh to lie in relaxation on the Palace of Holyroodhouse in a single day.
Sophie, 57, the spouse of the Queen’s youngest son Prince Edward, 58, was seen inserting her hand on the Princess Royal’s again in a supportive gesture after the coffin made the journey from Balmoral to the Scottish metropolis.
The Queen’s youngsters and their spouses – Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex – watched as troopers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland carried the coffin into the Palace.
In a touching second, deference to the monarch was nonetheless noticed, with the royal girls curtseying and the lads bowing their heads.
The Countess of Wessex was pictured comforting Princess Anne as we speak as members of the royal household watched Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrive in Edinburgh to lie in relaxation on the Palace of Holyroodhouse in a single day
In a touching gesture, deference to the monarch was nonetheless noticed, with the royal girls curtseying and the lads bowing their heads
Sophie, 57, the spouse of the Queen’s youngest son Prince Edward, 58, was seen inserting her hand on the Princess Royal’s again in a supportive gesture after the coffin made the journey from Balmoral to the Scottish metropolis
Her Majesty didn’t journey alone throughout her 180-mile journey, Anne and her husband have been in a limousine as a part of a procession immediately behind her.
The Queen will keep on the palace in a single day earlier than being moved to St Giles’ Cathedral tomorrow afternoon.
Yesterday, each Princess Anne and Sophie appeared teary-eyed as they checked out floral tributes to the Queen left at Balmoral, alongside different members of the royal household.
In the meantime, Scottish mourners paid tribute to Her Majesty by lining the route of her coffin procession of their 1000’s as she left Balmoral for the final time.
Silent, sombre and respectful, well-wishers gathered beside nation roads, bridges and in village and metropolis centres to say goodbye to the lady who was by no means extra at residence than when in Scotland.
By the point the procession reached its vacation spot of Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse, after greater than six hours, the crowds have been 10 deep in locations on the well-known Royal Mile, a well-known thoroughfare the Queen knew effectively.
Because the procession neared its finish, flowers have been thrown in entrance of the hearse – from William Purvis, a household run funeral administrators primarily based in Scotland – and spontaneous applause broke out from sections of the crowds within the Royal Mile.
At one level, because the cortege travelled by Dundee, a lone long-stemmed flower could possibly be seen on the hearse windscreen and in a rural a part of the route farmers paid homage to the Queen with tractors lined up in a discipline.
The Duke of York, the Countess of Wessex, and the Earl of Wessex outdoors the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh
The Queen’s youngsters and their spouses – Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex – watched as troopers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland carried the coffin into the Palace
Princess Anne watches because the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth arrives on the Palace of Holyroodhouse
The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, paid tribute to the Queen when her last journey by the Scottish Highlands started simply after 10am.
Ms Sturgeon mentioned in a tweet: ‘A tragic and poignant second as Her Majesty, The Queen leaves her beloved Balmoral for the ultimate time.
‘At this time, as she makes her journey to Edinburgh, Scotland pays tribute to a unprecedented girl.’
The Queen’s oak coffin, draped with the Royal Normal of Scotland with a wreath of Balmoral flowers on high, started its journey from the Queen’s summer time sanctuary within the Highlands and the primary settlement it reached was Ballater.
Locals from Ballater thought-about the Queen a neighbour with the monarch and her household typically seen within the village in Royal Deeside, which she had visited since childhood and the place the monarchy have area to be themselves.
Yesterday, each Princess Anne and Sophie (pictured as we speak) appeared teary-eyed as they checked out floral tributes to the Queen left at Balmoral, alongside different members of the royal household
The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives on the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh
A whole bunch lined the village’s foremost avenue because the Queen’s coffin was pushed slowly previous, and behind the well-wishers many outlets displayed images of the Queen as a mark of respect.
The hearse handed Glenmuick Church, the place the Rev David Barr rang the church bells 70 occasions after the Queen’s demise was introduced.
Flowers have been thrown into its path by villagers on either side of the street in Ballater, which was sombre and silent.
The hearse slowed to a quick strolling tempo and mourners might clearly see the royal standard-draped coffin and the wreath that includes flowers from the Balmoral property, together with candy peas – one of many Queen’s favorite flowers – dahlias, phlox, white heather and pine fir.
Elizabeth Taylor, from Aberdeen, had tears in her eyes as she thought-about what she had simply seen.
She mentioned: ‘It was very emotional. It was respectful and confirmed what they consider the Queen. She actually gave service to this nation, even up till just a few days earlier than her demise.’
