Britain's Queen Elizabeth begins her return to London when her coffin is transported more than 280 kilometers by hearse from Balmoral, where she died Thursday, to Edinburgh. The approximately six-hour journey to the Scottish capital passes through the towns of Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth. Thousands of mourners are lining roads to honor the monarch. Her body will lie at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The funeral service for the late monarch will be held in London at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19.
In Photos: Queen Elizabeth's Final Journey Begins
![People gather at The Royal Mile as they wait for hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00e90000-0aff-0242-6a57-08da93e62cea_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People gather at The Royal Mile as they wait for hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.
![The hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth travels along the A90 road in Dundee, Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00e90000-0aff-0242-4faa-08da94057d2d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth travels along the A90 road in Dundee, Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.
![People wait at The Royal Mile for the arrival of the hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00eb0000-0aff-0242-2542-08da9405ffa0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People wait at The Royal Mile for the arrival of the hearse carrying the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.
![Spectators watch as the cortege with the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II crosses the Queensferry Bridge as it makes its journey to Edinburgh from Balmoral in Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09d40000-0a00-0242-5272-08da940a7a71_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Spectators watch as the cortege with the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II crosses the Queensferry Bridge as it makes its journey to Edinburgh from Balmoral in Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.