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A week of farewells begins, Monday September 12, before the national funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Monday 19. The point of the day with the journalist Ben Barnier, in duplex from Edinburgh, in Scotland.
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin is still in Scotland, where King Charles III is due to arrive later today. What is the program for Monday, September 12, in Edinburgh? “Everything will start from here, (…) Holyrood Palace. At 3:25 p.m. sharp, French time, the funeral procession will leave this palace to take the Royal Mile, the main axis of Edinburgh. The coffin will be wrapped in the Scottish Royal Flag, topped with the Scottish Royal Crown, and behind this coffin will walk various members of the Royal Family, including King Charles III“, reports journalist Ben Barnier.
The procession will then reach Saint-Gilles Cathedral, with a religious ceremony at 4 p.m. “The moment people are waiting for here is from 6 p.m., the first opportunity to pay homage to the Queen with her remains“, explains the journalist. Long hours of waiting are to be expected to enter the cathedral. It will be forbidden to take photos. “Fervor, emotion, but with dignity and respect“, concludes the journalist.