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
![The cortege with the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II drives on the M90 motorway as it makes its journey to Edinburgh from Balmoral in Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09d40000-0a00-0242-7c8f-08da940a7ecf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The cortege with the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II drives on the M90 motorway as it makes its journey to Edinburgh from Balmoral in Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.
![The Queen's cortege with the hearse containing her coffin makes its way down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00eb0000-0aff-0242-5be5-08da940ba1b3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Queen's cortege with the hearse containing her coffin makes its way down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 11, 2022.
![The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes along Canongate towards the Royal Mile as it completes its journey from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will lie in res](https://gdb.voanews.com/00eb0000-0aff-0242-d24c-08da940d7143_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes along Canongate towards the Royal Mile as it completes its journey from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will lie in res
![The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes the City Chambers on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Sept. 11, 2022 on the journey from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will](https://gdb.voanews.com/09d40000-0a00-0242-b214-08da940d5a78_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes the City Chambers on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Sept. 11, 2022 on the journey from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will