The public will be able to pay their final respects to The Queen as her coffin will lie in state in Scotland and London. The former monarch’s coffin is set to be in Edinburgh for 24 hours in St Giles’ Cathedral once it arrives.
It is expected that members of the public will be allowed into the church to file past the coffin when it resides there in a few days’ time. Members of the royal family will be expected in the coming days to hold a poignant vigil around the Queen’s coffin in St Giles.
The Queen’s coffin will be guarded 24/7 and the same will happen once it has been transported to London and placed in Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster in London. Lying in state is usually reserved for sovereigns, current or past queen consorts, and sometimes former prime ministers.
