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Live from Edinburgh, Tuesday September 13, the journalist Ben Barnier indicates that the Scots have only a few hours left to meditate in front of the remains of the queen.
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will soon leave Scotland for display at Westminster. The Scots have only a few hours left to meditate before the remains of the queen. “Crowds are getting tighter in Edinburgh city center“, reports journalist Ben Barnier, live from Saint Gilles Cathedral, Tuesday, September 13. “The people behind me have just passed the very last checks, the bags have been searched, they will be able to enter Saint-Gilles Cathedral”he continues.
“Inside, the passage is smoother because time is short. From this evening, 6 p.m., the remains of the queen will leave the cathedral for Edinburgh airport for its last flight”, explains Ben Barnier. Indeed, the coffin will take the direction of London to spend one last night at Buckingham Palace. “According to the estimates of the British press, it will be necessary to wait at least 30 hours to be able to collect in front of the queen’s coffinconcludes the journalist.
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