Photos: Queen Elizabeth II's coffin at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh for memorial service

The coffin will lie for an overnight vigil before being flown to London on Tuesday

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The bearer party place the coffin ahead of a Service of Prayer and Reflection for the Life of Queen Elizabeth II at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. The casket will lie in St Giles' Cathedral for an overnight vigil before being flown to London on Tuesday.
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Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York (L), Britain's King Charles III (2L), Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort (C) and Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal watch as Duke of Hamilton, Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, places the Crown of Scotland atop the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II inside St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh on September 12, 2022, during a service of Thanksgiving for her life.
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The Procession of Queen Elizabeth's coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles Cathedral moves along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.
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From left, Sophie Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward, Prince Andrew, King Charles III, and Camilla the Queen Consort during a Service of Prayer and Reflection for the Life of Queen Elizabeth II at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.
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Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort, depart after attending a Thanksgiving service for Queen Elizabeth II's life, at St Giles' Cathedral, in Edinburgh, on September 12, 2022.
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The Duke of Hamilton, centre, carries the Crown of Scotland to be placed on the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during a Service of Prayer and Reflection for her life at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
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Britain's King Charles III and Princess Anne walk behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin during the procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
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The procession with the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, followed by King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, from left, heads up the Royal Mile to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.
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King Charles III, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex walk behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin during the procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.
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Crowds watch the procession of Queen Elizabeth II's Coffin To St Giles Cathedral on September 12, 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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