Queen's final visit to Edinburgh: LIVE updates as cortege travels from Balmoral to Palace of Holyroodhouse

Thousands of mourners are expected to gather in Edinburgh to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II.

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

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

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.

LIVE: The Queen’s final visit to Edinburgh

The Queen’s coffin leaves Balmoral

Her Majesty’s oak coffin has been seen for the first time as her cortege left Balmoral Castle.

It will take approximately six hours to arrive in Edinburgh.

The hearse leaves Balmoral (Pic: PA/Owen Humphreys)The hearse leaves Balmoral (Pic: PA/Owen Humphreys)
The hearse leaves Balmoral (Pic: PA/Owen Humphreys)

There are already a number of road closures in Edinburgh, announced by the city council.

These are:

• Abbey Mount at Regent Road

• Abbeyhill at Abbey Lane

• Blackfriars Street

• Calton Road at Abbeyhill Crescent

• Calton Road at Leith Street

• Canongate at St Mary Street and Jeffrey Street

• Carrington Road at Crewe Road South

• Carrington Road at East Fettes Avenue

• Castle Terrace

• Castlehill

• Chambers Street

• East Market Street at junction with Jeffrey Street

• Fettes Avenue

• High Street at Cockburn Street

• High Street at George IV and The Mound

• Holyrood Park entrance at Meadowbank Terrace

• Johnston Terrace

• Lawnmarket

• New Street, south of the entrance to Waverley car park

• Nicolson Street (closed northbound only) at West Nicholson Street. Local access provided to Blair Street.

• Niddry street

• Old Tolboth Wynd

The Accession of the King begins in Edinburgh

The public proclamations of the new King Charles II in Edinburgh’s Royal MileThe public proclamations of the new King Charles II in Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
The public proclamations of the new King Charles II in Edinburgh’s Royal Mile | Lisa Ferguson for National World

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This is the route the Queen’s cortege is expected to take in Edinburgh

Where to see the Queen: The Edinburgh roads the Queen’s cortege is expected on

• Barnton

• Queensferry Road

• Dean Bridge

• Queensferry Street

• Lothian Road

• Castle Terrace

• Johnston Terrace

• Lawnmarket

• High Street

• Canongate

Boos and cheers heard at proclamation of King Charles III in Edinburgh

An Accession Proclamation Ceremony at Mercat Cross, Edinburgh, publicly proclaiming King Charles III as the new monarch. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022.An Accession Proclamation Ceremony at Mercat Cross, Edinburgh, publicly proclaiming King Charles III as the new monarch. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022.
An Accession Proclamation Ceremony at Mercat Cross, Edinburgh, publicly proclaiming King Charles III as the new monarch. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022.

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Edinburgh’s Royal Mile

The Royal Mile in Edinburgh as the city awaits the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffinThe Royal Mile in Edinburgh as the city awaits the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin
The Royal Mile in Edinburgh as the city awaits the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin | Lisa Ferguon

The Queen’s cortege is expected at 3.30pm

Corgies in the Royal Mile

People walking corgis along the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, before the arrival hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story DEATH Queen. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA WirePeople walking corgis along the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, before the arrival hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story DEATH Queen. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
People walking corgis along the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, before the arrival hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story DEATH Queen. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire | PA

A protester holds up a sign at the proclamation of the new King in Edinburgh

A protester holds up a sign at the proclaimation of the new King in Edinburgh. It reads: “F***IMPERIALISM, ABOLISH MONARCHY" (SWNS)A protester holds up a sign at the proclaimation of the new King in Edinburgh. It reads: “F***IMPERIALISM, ABOLISH MONARCHY" (SWNS)
A protester holds up a sign at the proclaimation of the new King in Edinburgh. It reads: “F***IMPERIALISM, ABOLISH MONARCHY" (SWNS) | SWNS

Firearms officers keep watch in Edinburgh ahead of the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffinFirearms officers keep watch in Edinburgh ahead of the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin
Firearms officers keep watch in Edinburgh ahead of the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin | Getty Images

The Queen’s coffin is now expected to arrive in Edinburgh at around 4.20pm.

Crowd applauds at Queensferry Crossing as cortege passes

People applauded as the Queen’s cortege drove over Queensferry CrossingPeople applauded as the Queen’s cortege drove over Queensferry Crossing
People applauded as the Queen’s cortege drove over Queensferry Crossing | AFP via Getty Images

A woman has been arrested after a protest in the Royal Mile

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