Britons get first chance to view queen's coffin

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 13, 2022 12:07 am

EDINBURGH, Scotland: Mourners on Monday will get their first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth 2nd as it lies in a Scottish cathedral where King Charles 3rd will preside over a vigil.

Thousands of people are expected to line up for the chance to see the flag-draped casket at Saint Giles' Cathedral in Scotland's capital Edinburgh, a week before her funeral in London.

BEND THE KNEE Princess Anne (third from right) curtsies to the flag-draped coffin of her mother, Queen Elizabeth 2nd, as it is carried into Holyroodhouse Palace in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. With Anne are her husband, Vice Adm. Timothy Laurence (fourth from right); sister-in-law Sophie, the Countess of Wessex (second from right); and brother Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. AFP PHOTO

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