A protracted queue stretched exterior Edinburgh’s St. Giles’ Cathedral on Monday night as mourners paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

Members of the general public had been viewing the late monarch’s coffin after it arrived on the cathedral earlier within the day.

King Charles III, wearing military uniform, and his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward walked behind because the hearse traveled to St. Giles’ Cathedral, flanked by a bearer celebration of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and a detachment of the Royal Firm of Archers, the king’s ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland.

Contained in the church, the coffin was positioned on a picket stand and topped with the golden Crown of Scotland, encrusted with 22 gems and 20 treasured stones together with freshwater pearls from Scotland’s rivers.

The coffin will stay on the cathedral till Tuesday.

(Disclaimer: This story is auto-generated from a syndicated feed; solely the picture & headline might have been reworked by www.republicworld.com)