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Thousands of people have been queuing through the night to see the Queen’s coffin at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Mourners continue to file slowly past, where earlier the Queen”s four children kept a traditional vigil as she lay at rest.
For example, Corey Burgher, 44, joined the very back of the queue in Edinburgh's the Meadows park with stepdaughter Giovanna Giambastiani, 24, at 02:30 BST.
They both went to bed early just hours before in hopes of missing the crowds.
Burgher said: “We thought we’d be smart and thought it’d be quiet this time at night.
“We wanted to say our goodbyes to the boss. I’m in the military, I work on the submarines.
“I was surprised how much the news hit me. I didn’t know her personally, but I met her when I was a kid. I got quite emotional about it, it was quite a shock.”
Meanwhile, Luke McIlwain, 34, joined the queue with his partner Felicity Baines, 31, just after 03:00 BST.
“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. We might never see another Queen," McIlwain said.
“It’s getting quite cold but we wanted to join the line overnight to avoid the crowds - unsuccessfully."
McIlwain, who works as a surgeon, added that he found out about the Queen’s death after a nurse burst into his operating theatre mid-surgery to announce the news.
The Queen’s coffin will remain at the cathedral until 5pm local time on Tuesday before beginning the journey to London.
It will be taken to Buckingham Palace and then to Westminster Hall, where the Queen will lie in state for four days.
On Tuesday morning, King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, will fly to Northern Ireland as part of a tour of the UK.
The King will meet Stormont's party leaders and receive a message of condolence from the speaker of the assembly.
A national minute’s silence will be held at 8pm on Sunday – the night before the Queen’s funeral in Westminster Abbey. (Pieced together from different BBC reports)
