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Pallbearers from the Queen's Colour Squadron (63 Squadron RAF Regiment) carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II to the Royal Hearse having removed it from the C-17 at RAF Northolt

The Queen has arrived at Buckingham Palace for the final time, where she is being received by King Charles III and the entire Royal Family including the Queen Consort, the monarch's warring sons Princes William and Harry and their wives Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.

The RAF Globemaster C-17 plane carrying Her Majesty's coffin from Edinburgh landed at RAF Northolt in west London at around 6.55pm this evening, after she spent 24 hours in St Giles' Cathedral where tens of thousands of mourners paid their respects to Britain's longest reigning monarch.



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Police and security personnel prepare for the arrival of the hearse carrying the body of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II from Balmoral.

Outside St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh. Thousands of well-wishers are awaiting the arrival of the late monarch's oak coffin which left her beloved Balmoral Castle today beginning a six-hour journey through Scottish towns to the Scottish capital.

Snipers are pictured on the roof of a building by the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh.

The Countess of Wessex, the Earl of Wessex, the Duke of York, King Charles III, the Queen Consort, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence during a Service of Prayer and Reflection for the Life of Queen Elizabeth II at St Giles' Cathedral.

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.

Huge crowds lined the streets of Edinburgh to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II

Four crowns will appear throughout the events to honor the queen.

* The first is the Crown of Scotland, which is placed atop her coffin as she lies in state in Edinburgh, Scotland on Monday.
The Crown of Scotland sits 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.

* The Imperial State Crown, one of the crowns Queen Elizabeth II wore during her coronation in 1953, will also be placed on her coffin as she lies in state in London.

* The other crown she wore to her coronation, St. Edward's Crown, will be placed on King Charles' head.

* Charles' wife, Camilla, the Queen Consort, will wear the Crown of Queen Elizabeth.

This crown features the The Koh-i-Noor diamond and was given to Queen Elizabeth II's mother in 1937, according to the Historic Royal Palaces.

The diamond was given to Queen Victoria as a condition of the Treaty of Lahore, which ended the first Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, according to Historic Royal Palaces.

Many Indians believe the diamond still belongs to India and that the British stole it, BBC News reports.




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The Crown of Scotland was also used at the coronations of her son James VI who went on to become James I of England and her grandson Charles I in 1633 at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The ancient Crown of Scotland is carried on a cushion preceding the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in the St. Giles Cathedral here during the National Service of thanksgiving in June 1953.

The imperial state crown on the Queen.

The Crown of Scotland was placed on Her Majesty's coffin in Edinburgh's St Giles Cathedral as her son King Charles and his siblings watched on.

The sombre moment was part of the service in the heart of the Scottish capital this afternoon.

Made from gold, silver and precious gems, the crown is the centrepiece of the Honours of Scotland which are the oldest Crown jewels in Britain and among the oldest in Europe.

The crown was made in its current form in 1540 for King James V of Scotland.

In its earliest form, the crown dates back to 1503, when it was depicted being worn by King James IV.

The Queen had herself held the crown in the same church, St Giles' Kirk just after her coronation.


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The Death Gun Salute is fired at the Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company.

The 105th Regiment Royal Artillery, The Scottish and Ulster Gunners fire a 96-gun salute at 1pm in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II at Edinburgh Castle

Britain's £3billion aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth fired a 96-gun salute to mark the Queen's death.

A post box with adorned with a black knitted hat and likeness of The Queen in Ballater.

A drawing of the Queen against the background of a Union flag which was left amongst flowers outside Balmoral Castle.

Queen Elizabeth II's casket will lie in state for 24 hours at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.

Officials are pictured outside the church on Saturday as they prepared for the procession transporting her body.

Local people dressed in tartan preparing for the arrival of the Queen's coffin at Glenmuick Church in Ballater.

Dignitaries salute Queen Elizabeth II's hearse as it passes through the village of Ballater.

Local people dressed in black, gather in Ballater in tribute to the Queen as her coffin passed through the village.

People line the street waiting for the funeral cortage carrying Britain's Queen Elizabeth in the village of Ballater.

The hearse is travelling at a stately pace through the stunning Aberdeenshire countryside.

A sombre Princess Royal in a Bentley limousine behind the Queen's hearse as it travels through Aberdeenshire to Edinburgh.

Members of the public line the streets in Ballater, Scotland, as the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II passes through.

Well-wishers who had waited patiently for the opportunity to pay their respects bowed their heads while others saluted as the hearse drove slowly by.

Tearful well-wishers are paying a fond farewell to the Queen after her coffin left Balmoral accompanied by a sombre Princess Anne to begin a six-hour journey to Edinburgh, where she will lie in state.

The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes through Ballater.

Most people stood in silence as the convoy passed through the village of Ballater, while others filmed the moment on their phones.



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The letter sits framed inside a glass case in the restricted dome area in the top of the QVB with only Her Majesty's instructions visible.

The letter is addressed to the 'Right and Honourable Lord Mayor of Sydney, Australia'.


'Greetings. On a suitable day to be selected by you in the year 2085 A.D. would you please open this envelope and convey to the citizens of SYDNEY my message to them,' the letter reads which is then signed by the Queen.

A handwritten message by Queen Elizabeth II for 'the citizens of Sydney' lies hidden inside one of the city's most iconic buildings but it won't be read for another 63 years.

The cherished Queen Victoria Building in Sydney's CBD, holds a time capsule with a secretive letter from Her Majesty with strict instructions not to be opened until 2085.

The Queen penned the letter following major restoration works to the building in November, 1986.

Not even her personal staff know what she wrote and many citizens of Sydney will never find out either.

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The Duke of York handing over the Royal Warrant for the safe keeping of the Stone of Destiny to the then Scottish Secretary Michael Forsyth in 1996.

After being a symbol of Scottish monarchy for centuries, it was seized by English forces led by King Edward I in 1296 and taken to Westminster Abbey, where it was built into his throne to show that Edward, known as the ‘Hammer of the Scots’, had conquered Scotland.

There it remained for hundreds of years until it was ‘reclaimed’ by Scottish Nationalists in 1950.

On Christmas Day, four Scottish students led a daring raid into Westminster Abbey and brought the stone back to Scotland.

The Stone of Scone also known as the coronation stone has been used as a seat for the crowning of new monarchs for hundreds of years.

When Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953 at Westminster Abbey, her throne sat above the stone.

The historic Stone of Destiny is to be moved from Edinburgh Castle for the Coronation of King Charles.

An integral part of the royal ceremony, the stone is a symbol of monarchy both north and south of the border.

Now held in the Crown Room of the castle, the red sandstone weighing 152kg, which is also known as the Stone of Scone will be transported by a team of experts once the date of the Coronation is known.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES), which manages the castle, will arrange for it to be taken to Westminster Abbey.


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Members of the public gather outside of Windsor Castle.

Crowd surged to the gates as the notice announcing the death of the only monarch most Britons have ever known was attached to the black iron gates.

A woman places flowers outside Buckingham Palace, after Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, died aged 96.

Members of the public leave flowers outside Windsor Castle after Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle.

Tributes and candles left outside Buckingham Palace, London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

A woman holds a candle as members of the public gather outside Buckingham Palace.

Women hold each other as they pause outside the gates at Hillsborough castle, Queen Elizabeth II's place of residence whilst visiting Northern Ireland.

A man looks on holding a Union flag umbrella as a rainbow is seen outside of Buckingham Palace.

Mourners outside Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Crowd quickly gathers around the Victoria Monument at Buckingham Palace where the flag is at half mast.

Well-wishers wait anxiously for news outside Buckingham Palace following statement by the Royal Family.

People walk towards Buckingham Palace through Green Park following the announcement of the death of the Queen.

A taxi displaying a photograph of The Queen weaves through crowds of well-wishers on The Mall as people gather outside Buckingham Palace.

A woman places flowers outside Buckingham Palace.

Police officers stand guard outside Buckingham Palace in London following the sudden death of Her Majesty at her home in Balmoral, Scotland.

The Union flag on Buckingham Palace in London is lowered after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

An announcement regarding the death of Her Majesty is displayed on the gates of Buckingham Palace as people take photographs.

Mourners gather outside Windsor Castle in Berkshire following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

A young girl lays flowers at the gates of Balmoral Castle after the death of the Queen was announced.

Mourners lay flowers outside Windsor Castle in Berkshire following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The electronic billboard at Piccadilly Circus paid tribute to the Queen who has died aged 96.

A woman holds a bouquet of flowers as crowds gather in front of Buckingham Palace to pay their respects

A policewoman lays tributes outside Buckingham Palace following the death today of Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral.