Thousands of people gathered on the streets of Scotland on Sunday for a first look at the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The hearse left the grounds of Balmoral Castle around 10am local time.

As reported by the media, six bearers had previously carried the oak coffin, covered with the royal standard for Scotland, out of the castle, where it had been laid out in the ballroom for the past few days.

A wreath of flowers was placed on the coffin visible through the windows of the carriage.

Hundreds of bouquets of flowers lay at the gate of the castle, which mourners had laid there.

The first people came to the track early in the morning with picnic chairs.

Elizabeth II died on Thursday at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands.

Six hours driving time

The coffin should be driven partly at walking pace.

The route is scheduled to take six hours.

He is expected at the Queen's official residence in Edinburgh, Holyroodhouse, in the afternoon.

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and other members of the royal family were to accompany the coffin to St Giles' Cathedral on Monday, where it is to stand for 24 hours before continuing the journey by plane to London.

In the cathedral, the public gets the first opportunity to pay their respects to the Queen and say goodbye.

The coffin is expected in London on Tuesday.

The following day he is taken in a public procession through the streets of the city centre.

As the palace announced on Saturday, the coffin is to be brought from Buckingham Palace to Parliament on a horse-drawn carriage known as a carriage.

He is to be laid out there for four days.

There, too, people should have another opportunity to say goodbye to the Queen.

Many thousands are expected.

Park authorities ask that no jam sandwiches be left

The Royal Parks Authority on Sunday asked people to refrain from paying tribute to the Queen with souvenirs such as teddy bears, corgi stuffed animals and wrapped jam sandwiches.

Only flowers, without plastic protection, should be put down.

The park authority must dispose of the material after the memorial service.

"In the interests of sustainability, we ask visitors to use only organic or compostable material," the agency said on its website.

"Unfortunately, no gifts and artifacts can be accepted, and the public is asked not to bring them into the parks." Candles were also taboo, as the park authority writes.

In London, all flowers should be placed in the specially designated memorial area in Green Park near Buckingham Palace.

The state funeral with numerous state guests and representatives of royal families from all over the world will take place on September 19th.

A service is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. (CEST) at Westminster Abbey in London.

People in the UK get an extra day off.

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had approved this holiday on the occasion of his proclamation.

The Queen will be buried in St George's Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle, where her husband Prince Philip, who died on April 9, 2021, is also buried.

Her closest relatives, her father George VI, her mother, known as the "Queen Mum", and her sister, Princess Margaret, were also buried there.