Queen Elizabeth II's coffin lies in rest in Edinburgh palace

After a six-hour journey, the queen's coffin arrived at Holyroodhouse from Balmoral

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Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence (fourth from right), Britain's Sophie, Countess of Wessex (second from right) and Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York (right) stands as Britain's Princess Anne, the Princess Royal curtseys to the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, as it is carried in to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh on September 11, 2022.
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Pallbearers carry the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth as the hearse arrives at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain.
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Palace of Holyroodhouse, where she will lie overnight and then be moved to St Giles Cathedral, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Pallbearers carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, as it arrives at Holyroodhouse, where it will lie in rest for a day, in Edinburgh
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Palace of Holyroodhouse.
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Members of the public watch the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland, as it is driven through Edinburgh towards the Palace of Holyroodhouse, on September 11, 2022.
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Crowds watch as the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes Mercat Cross in Edinburgh
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Members of the public watch the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland, as it is driven through Edinburgh towards the Palace of Holyroodhouse, on September 11, 2022. The coffin carrying the body of Queen Elizabeth II left her beloved Balmoral Castle on Sunday, beginning a six-hour journey to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
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The cortege with the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II crosses the Queensferry Bridge as it makes its journey to Edinburgh from Balmoral in Scotland, Sunday, September 11, 2022.
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People line the street as the hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth passes through the village of Ballater, near Balmoral, Scotland.
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth passes through the village of Ballater.
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Members of the public pay their respects as they hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland, is driven through Ballater
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth departs Balmoral Castle, in Balmoral, Scotland, Britain.
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II covered with the Royal Standard of Scotland and a flowers is driven away from Balmoral Castle in Ballater.
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth departs Balmoral Castle, in Balmoral, Scotland.
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth departs Balmoral Castle.
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People line the street waiting for the cortege carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II following her death, in the village of Ballater, near Balmoral, Scotland, Britain.
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People line the street waiting for the funeral cortege carrying Britain's Queen Elizabeth in the village of Ballater.
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People line the street waiting for the funeral cortege carrying Britain's Queen Elizabeth in the village of Ballater.
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Members of the public line the streets in Ballater, Scotland, as they wait for the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II.

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