The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives in the Royal Hearse at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday, where it will rest in the Palace's Bow Room overnight. Photo by UK Minister Of Defense/UPI.
The car carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrives Tuesday evening at Buckingham Palace, where it will lie in rest overnight, before being transported to Westminster Abbey on Wednesday to lie in state. Photo by The Royal Family/Twitter
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives in the Royal Hearse at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday where it will rest in the Palace's Bow Room overnight. The queen's coffin was taken by car from RAF Northholt in west London after being flown aboard a Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster from Edinburgh, Scotland. Her daughter, Anne, was the only one of her four children on the flight. Photo by UK Minister Of Defense/UPI.
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives in the Royal Hearse at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday, where it will rest in the Palace's Bow Room overnight. The queen's coffin was taken by car from RAF Northholt in west London after being flown aboard a Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster from Edinburgh, Scotland. Her daughter, Anne, was the only one of her four children on the flight. Photo by UK Minister Of Defense/UPI.
Pallbearers from the Royal Air Force Regiment carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II at Edinburgh International Airport, in Edinburgh, Scotland on Tuesday. The coffin was then flown to RAF Northolt in London and taken by car to Buckingham Place. Photo by Ciaran McFalls/EPA-EFE
A photo shared of Queen Elizabeth II by her only daughter, Anne, the princess royal, who accompanied the late monarch's coffin by air from Scotland to London on Tuesday evening, leading up to her state funeral on Monday. Photo by The Royal Family/Twitter
Britain's King Charles III (L) meets members of the public during a walkabout in Writers' Square in Belfast, on Tuesday, during his visit to Northern Ireland. King Charles III travelled to Belfast to receive tributes from pro-Britain parties and the respectful sympathies of nationalists who see reunification with Ireland drawing closer. Photo by WPA Pool/ Royal Family/UPI.
Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has arrived in London and will remain in Buckingham Palace overnight ahead of her state funeral Monday.
The queen's coffin was taken by car from RAF Northholt in west London after being flown aboard a Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster from Edinburgh, Scotland. Her daughter, Anne, was the only one of her four children on the flight.
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"Witnessing the love and respect shown by so many on these journeys has been both humbling and uplifting," the princess royal said in a statement.
"We will all share unique memories. I offer my thanks to each and every one who share our sense of loss."
The queen will lie in rest overnight in the palace's Bow Room before being transported in procession on a gun carriage of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery to the Palace of Westminster to lie in state before Monday's funeral.
Thousands of people began lining up overnight for a chance to bid farewell later in the week when she lies in state.
The coffin left Edinburgh earlier in the day, following a service at St. Giles' Cathedral and an opportunity for the people of Scotland to pay their respects. The Scottish government said more than 26,000 people attended.
King Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, arrived at Buckingham Palace Tuesday evening. Earlier in the day, the royal couple traveled to Belfast and attended an afternoon service of prayer and reflection at St. Anne's Cathedral in the Northern Ireland capital.
After Monday's state funeral, the queen's coffin will travel in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch and on to Windsor Castle for a committal service in St. George's Chapel.