Queen's coffin in Edinburgh: LIVE updates on route, road closures, as Queen travels to Palace of Holyroodhouse

Thousands of mourners are expected to gather in Edinburgh to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth will make her final journey to Edinburgh today from Balmoral (Getty/PA)Queen Elizabeth will make her final journey to Edinburgh today from Balmoral (Getty/PA)
Queen Elizabeth will make her final journey to Edinburgh today from Balmoral (Getty/PA)

The Queen’s coffin has left Balmoral and will make its way Edinburgh today (September 11) in her final journey across Scotland.

The cortege is to travel through Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, and Fife before arriving at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

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Mourners are expected to line the streets to pay their final respects to Her Majesty, who is due to lie in state at St Giles’ Cathedral on Monday (September 12) following a sombre procession along the Royal Mile.

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