The Queen’s Last Journey: People from all walks of life, who stand side by side as history unfolds before their eyes | UK News
In the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, there’s something to behold among the crowds of thousands: history isn’t just in the past, it’s something you can witness in the present.
The university’s new students waited patiently for hours alongside retirees and tourists from around the world who had changed their plans to get there. There are points, the group is 15 people deep.
“It’s heartbreaking,” said Laura Lang from Georgia, USA as the car finally passed. “Look, I know Queen is ‘England’. But she’s the Queen of the world, isn’t she? “
There was spontaneous applause as the hearse moved down The Royal Mile, past St Giles’ Church, Scotland’s High Kirk, where the 24-hour vigil began on Monday night.
Take in the view in the city’s Parliament Square, a statue of the Fifth Duke of Buccleuch. He will recognize many of the rituals we all witnessed in the earlier days because in the 1800s he was a part of them.
Patricia Parker, who is on holiday from Northampton, said: “It’s so moving. We’re so glad we’re here.” “I just thought it was regal and precise. We’d never been to Scotland before.”
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Fifth Duke of Buccleuch watching from his position outside St Giles . Church
The rain will stop until after the stables have passed, as preparations continue for the service of the reflection which will take place at the church on Monday afternoon.
The fanfare could be heard through the kirk doors – perhaps state trumpeters rehearsing. On the rooftops, police snipers watched with binoculars, while an explosive-detecting spring spaniel darted around TV locations.
When the inevitable rain began to fall, the crowd headed in one direction: down to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where the Queen’s coffin now rests.
