Thousands queue through the night in Edinburgh

Lines were a mile long to see the Queen's coffin

The Queen’s coffin is now leaving Scotland after laying in rest overnight at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.

It is currently being moved to the city’s airport, where it will then fly on to London, accompanied by the Princess Royal.

Once back in England, the coffin will travel by road from RAF Northolt on the outskirts of London to Buckingham Palace in the early evening, where it will be met by King Charles and Camilla.

A guard of honour will receive the coffin before it is taken to the Bow Room, inside the palace, and watched over by a rota of chaplains overnight.

Floral tributes continue to be laid around the palace, which has become a focal point for public grief.

Manx Radio’s Howard Caine is in London, and is among the thousands who have visited Buckingham Palace today (Tuesday):

The vigil for Her Majesty began at 5.30pm last night, and lasted until a short time ago.

By 11pm, people wanting to enter the cathedral were being warned that the wait was “very long” and to expect to have to queue through the night.

Eventually, the line stretched over a mile south of the cathedral, along the paths of the city’s Meadows.

A Douglas councillor and his family are currently in the Scottish capital as part of a road trip around Scotland.

Frank Schuengel walked the length of the queue last night and shared this timelapse, which illustrates the sheer number of people who were waiting for their glimpse of the Queen’s coffin.

At around 8pm last night, the Queen’s four children – King Charles III, Princess Anne and Princes Andrew and Edward – carried out the traditional Vigil of the Princes around the coffin.

This sees four members of the Queen’s family stand guard over the coffin for a short time.

Princess Anne’s participation was hugely significant – she is the first woman to be a part of such a vigil in its history.

Until now, it has been carried out by male-only members of the Royal Family.

The lines moved steadily on, and at 10.30am today, those still in line were told that there was no guarantee they would be given entry to the cathedral in time.

At around midday today the queue was formally closed.

The Scottish Government confirmed that at that point, over 26,000 people had already had a chance to pay their last respects.

Meanwhile, King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort have been visiting Northern Ireland.

The royal couple have visited Hillsborough Castle in County Down, and have attended a service of remembrance for the Queen at St Anne’s Cathedral.

They are currently travelling back to London.

Whilst in Northern Ireland, they also met with the Secretary of State, Chris Heaton-Harris, Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill and other party leaders.

The service of remembrance was attended by UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, Stormont leaders and Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin, Irish President Michael D. Higgins and foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney.

Here in the Isle of Man, a proclamation ceremony will take place at Tynwald Hill in St John's on Friday.

The ceremony will confirm King Charles III's role as Lord of Mann, and will have a similar structure as traditional Tynwald Day celebrations.

Members of the public are welcome to witness the proceedings on Tynwald Hill, with sound amplification put in place as far as possible.

Manx Radio is also broadcasting the event live, and it will be streamed online.