Queen Elizabeth’s death and funeral

The UK government is telling people not to wait or camp out along the route where Queen Elizabeth’s coffin will be transported to London on Wednesday.

In official guidance, the government said people who go to the route in advance may be asked to move.

On Wednesday at 9:22 a.m. ET a ceremonial procession will transport the coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament, where she will lie in state, the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said.

The Queen’s coffin is currently in St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, and will be flown to London later Tuesday. The Queen will lie in state in the capital from Wednesday until Monday, September 19.

Airspace restrictions are in place in London until Monday evening, Sept. 19, when Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey.

Aircraft are banned below a certain altitude (2,500 feet above sea level) within central London, the UK Civil Aviation Authority said.

Restrictions also apply to all drones flying, it said.

People wait outside of St. Giles' Cathedral to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II Monday evening.

Hundreds of mourners are still queueing outside St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh for their turn to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin inside the cathedral.  

The cathedral will be open to the public overnight and will be closed at 3 p.m. local time (10:00 a.m. ET) Tuesday, according to guidance issued by the Scottish Government. 

The Queen’s coffin will be flown to London later on Tuesday.  

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday recalled the moment when her husband — Peter Murrell — saved one of Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis from electrocution at Balmoral Castle.

As she tabled a motion of condolence for the late monarch at the Scottish parliament, Sturgeon shared her favorite memories of the Queen and a “tense moment” at Balmoral.

She said she and her husband were with the Queen before dinner when the light in the drawing room started to flicker.

“Thankfully, tragedy was averted and Sandy emerged unscathed,” she added.

The Queen, who died Thursday at the age of 96, is reported to have had four dogs, two of whom are Pembroke Welsh corgis, Muick and Sandy.

Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis will live with the Duke and Duchess of York, Andrew and Sarah, a source close to the Duke of York told CNN on Sunday.

CNN’s Max Foster contributed to this report

King Charles III, his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, and other members of the royal family hold a vigil at St. Giles' Cathedral in honor of Queen Elizabeth II Monday evening.

A vigil for Queen Elizabeth II was held at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, where Her Majesty lies at rest.

King Charles III, his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, and other members of the royal family were there, including the King’s siblings: Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

The Queen’s four children surrounded the coffin during the vigil. The Scottish crown is placed on the Queen’s coffin draped with the Royal Standard flag.  

The members of the public are now paying their respect to the Queen after temporarily being paused to allow King Charles III and his siblings to hold the vigil.

The Queen’s body will rest at St Giles’ Cathedral until Tuesday before being flown to London.  

CNN’s Sugam Pokharel contributed reporting to this post.

Scotland “stands ready” to support King Charles III as he continues his mother’s legacy of public service, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said speaking at the Scottish parliament Monday. 

Queen Elizabeth II has been “the anchor of our nation,” Sturgeon said, praising the Queen’s wisdom and dedication in performing her duties. 

Scottish lawmakers paid tribute to the Queen as part of a motion of condolence in the debating chamber. King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, were present.

“Your Majesty, we stand ready to support you, as you continue your own life of service — and as you build on the extraordinary legacy of your beloved mother, our Queen,” Sturgeon added.

“Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Scots — we are grateful for her life. May she now rest in peace,” she concluded. 

People wait to enter St. Giles' Cathedral to pay their respect to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, September 12.

The members of the public are paying their respect to Queen Elizabeth II in St Giles’ Cathedral in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, as seen on live visuals.  

The Scottish crown is placed on the Queen’s coffin draped with the Royal Standard flag.  

The coffin was taken from Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse to the cathedral, where King Charles III and other dignitaries attended a service of thanksgiving earlier on Monday. Her body will rest there until Tuesday before being flown to London. 

King Charles III addressed the Scottish parliament on Monday, pledging to “seek always the welfare” of the country as he begins his new royal role.

Before the speech from the King, Scottish lawmakers paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as part of a motion of condolence in the debating chamber.   

“I know that the Scottish Parliament and the people of Scotland share with me a profound sense of grief at the death of my beloved mother,” he said, adding, “My mother felt as I do, the greatest admiration for the Scottish people for their magnificent achievements, and their indomitable spirit.”  

The English Premier League (EPL) announced Monday that the competition is to resume this weekend after last weekend’s matches were postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Seven of the 10 matches initially planned for the weekend of Sept. 16-18 will go ahead, with Chelsea vs. Liverpool and Manchester United vs. Leeds United, initially planned for Sunday, being postponed as a result of events surrounding the Queen’s funeral. Brighton and Hove Albion vs. Crystal Palace had already been postponed as a result of planned rail strikes and remain so.

The EPL statement noted that several relevant parties were involved in discussions around the postponements, writing that, “Following extensive consultation with clubs, police, local Safety Advisory Groups and other relevant authorities, there was no other option but to postpone the three fixtures.”

The EPL statement also confirmed that “tributes will be paid to The Queen at Premier League stadiums” where matches are going ahead.

Further announcements will be made by the league as to when the postponed fixtures will take place.

The EPL outlined in a statement the weekend’s match schedule.

The Scottish parliament held a two-minute moment of silence to honor Queen Elizabeth II. The parliament is now hearing a motion of condolence following her death.

King Charles III and his wife, the Queen Consort, are present. 

“For people across our country this is a time of profound sorrow,” Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said. 

Before the silence, Alison Johnstone, the presiding officer, said the Queen called the parliament “rightly anchored in the history of Scotland” and said the Scottish people have “grit, determination, humor and forthrightness.”

Johnstone said that while the occasion is a time for sadness and reflection, “its also a day to recognize and be thankful for Her Majesty’s long reign, service to this country and friendship to this parliament.”

The format for the motion of condolence in the chamber saw Johnstone welcome His Majesty The King and The Queen Consort to the Chamber before inviting each of the party leaders to speak to the motion, the Scottish Parliament said Sunday in a news release. 

The King will then respond to the motion, it added. 

CNN’s Sharon Braithwaite contributed reporting to this post.

King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, right, visit the Scottish Parliament on Monday, September 12.

King Charles III and his wife Camilla, Queen Consort, have arrived at the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh. 

The two were welcomed by Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and other members of the parliament. 

People attend the procession of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St. Giles' Cathedral on Monday.

The members of the public are queuing outside St Giles’ Cathedral in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh to pay their respect to Queen Elizabeth II, as seen on live visuals.  

The Queen’s coffin was taken from Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse to the cathedral, where King Charles III and other dignitaries attended a service of thanksgiving earlier on Monday. Her body will rest there until Tuesday before being flown to London. 

King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, are seen outside St. Giles' Cathedral on Monday.

Camilla, the Queen Consort, was seen during Monday’s events wearing a diamond thistle brooch, which was gifted to her by Queen Elizabeth II, a royal source told CNN. 

The thistle is the national flower of Scotland. 

Church of Scotland’s Rt Rev Iain Greenshields highlighted in his homily Queen Elizabeth II’s “deep links” with the country and its people, during a service of prayer and reflection for the Queen at St Giles’ Cathedral on Monday.

In Scotland “we acknowledge with gratitude her deep links with our land and its people. Her love of the Balmoral estate is well known and being there latterly brought her great comfort,” he said. 

“She was active in the life of civic Scotland traveling across the country to support numerous causes, entertaining guests at Holyrood Palace, and presiding at ceremonial events, many of which took place in this church,” Greenshields said, adding the moment when the Queen received the Scottish crown in 1953. 

“Her links with the Scottish churches were also deep and lasting. The supreme governor of the Church of England, she worshipped in the Church of Scotland when north of the border in Canongate Kirk and especially at Crathie Kirk where she took her pew each Sunday morning, prevented from doing so latterly only by infirmity,” he added.  

Greenshields is the current moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. 

Towards the end of the service the national anthem, God Save The King, was sang. 

Travelers make their way to the London Underground at Green Park Station on Saturday, September 10.

London Underground stations near Buckingham Palace are experiencing a surge in passenger numbers as thousands of people travel to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. 

More than 29,000 travelers passed through St. James’s Park station on Saturday, more than two and a half times the total of 10,942 from the week before, Transport for London (TfL) told the UK’s PA Media news agency.

Similarly, Green Park, Hyde Park Corner and Charing Cross Tube stations — also near Buckingham Palace — saw a spike in demand on Saturday continuing into Sunday, according to PA Media. 

London is set to experience “unprecedented travel demand” in the coming days, transport companies have warned, due to the Queen’s lying in state and her funeral.

King Charles III, along with his siblings and his wife, Camilla, the Queen Consort, has now left Edinburgh’s St. Giles’ Cathedral after the thanksgiving service for the Queen.

Unlike the somber scene during the procession to the church, the King was met with some applause by onlookers outside the church.

Queen Elizabeth II’s love for Scotland was “legendary,” said St. Giles’ Minister, Reverend Calum I MacLeod, during a Service of Prayer.

“We gather to bid Scotland’s farewell to our late monarch, whose life of service to the nation and the world we celebrate, and whose love for Scotland was legendary,” he said.

The service is celebrating the life of the Queen and her connection to Scotland.

David Fergusson, the Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland, also spoke about the Queen’s “deep links with our land and its people.”

“Her love of the Balmoral estate is well known, and being there latterly brought her great comfort,” he said. “There, she was valued as a neighbor and a friend. She was active in the life of civic Scotland, traveling across the country to support numerous causes.”

The first Changing of the Guard service since King Charles III was formally proclaimed as Britain’s new monarch took place on Monday, the UK’s PA Media news agency reported.  

The Changing of the Guard is a formal ceremony where soldiers protecting the royal residences of Buckingham Palace and St. James’s Palace hand over responsibility to a new unit. 

Number 7 Company The Coldstream Guards formally handed over duties to Number 12 Company Irish Guards in simultaneous ceremonies that were held on the forecourts of the two palaces in central London, according to PA Media.  

It marked the first time there has been a changing of the King’s Guard at the royal residences for 70 years, since the soldiers were known as the Queen’s Guard during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.  

To mark that historic moment, PA Media reported just one piece of music was performed as opposed to the traditional mix of regimental marches and pop music. 

The Band of the Scots Guards played The King’s Guard March. Composed in 1904, it led the new guard from Wellington Barracks until they arrived at the gates of Buckingham Palace.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon read an extract from the Old Testament during the service of thanksgiving for the Queen at Edinburgh’s St. Giles’ Cathedral.

The reading was Ecclesiastes 3: 1-15.

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven, a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together,” Sturgeon read.

“A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.”

The Queen’s coffin has arrived inside St. Giles’ Cathedral, where a service of thanksgiving is underway.

The coffin entered the cathedral followed by the Queen’s son and heir, King Charles III, and her three other children.

It was placed at the front of the church by troops from the Royal Regiment of Scotland, who carried the coffin from Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Crown of Scotland was placed on top.

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Scotland’s First minister Nicola Sturgeon are also present.

At the beginning of the service, Reverend Calum MacLeod welcomed the royal family, “representatives of our nation’s life” and “people whose lives were touched by the Queen in so many unforgettable ways.”

The opening hymn, All People That on Earth Do Dwell, is now being sung.