The walk to St Giles'

[MaggieFS]

I hope Camilla has changed into some flats!

We did her proud. St Giles looks lovely

Do you think when she went up to Balmoral that it was with the intention of never coming back?

Gosh that was really lovely, very personal and just very touching. The people of Scotland really made it special. Would this have happened if she died in England? Scotland you should be very proud.

Those boys were marvellous. That is a relatives old battalion and he says those steps are the scariest part so well done boys.

Scotland have done so well over the last few days. That video of the heckler is already up on Twitter I had missed it on the school run

She and her brother will be at the funeral.

yhere are lots who haven’t been around yet. People like Princess Alexandra, who was very close to her cousin.

They couldn’t all traipse up to Scotland - it would make everything there too big and busy.

Absolutely

Yes Scotland has done her proud

Yes!!!
The Royal Coffins are bound to be made of Oak from a Royal Estate and lead - Lined, so will weigh a significant amount.
The Pallbearers must have surely been Practicing to get it so spot on.
Well done them.

I held my breath when they swivelled round at the top of the steps on the way in. The guy at the back was really close to the top of the steps and if he'd misjudged it slightly he'd have fallen backwards down them!

And I think St Giles looks lovely.

I appreciate having both this is personal and lovely, the funeral will be something else again and worth it

But well done Scotland very beautiful

She would have been at Balmoral for the summer as usual but I expect she was going to stay there until she passed, rather than come back to London / Windsor before heading to Sandringham at Christmas.

And Scotland, a country I hold dear, you have done her so proud.

Dunno about his coffin but I do know that the court had a hell of a time getting him buried. He stayed in his bed for eight days and Queen Alexandra invited a stream of visitors to see him. She refused to let the undertakers in and it was days before he was placed in a coffin.

nice hymn

I dont think she planned it, she was always at Balmoral in summer for a couple of months. Its very good luck obviously. It could have happened any time, I actually thought the jubilee celebrations might have been too much for her and she would have passed away then but she carried on

I agree. Scotland should be very proud.

James Naughtie was awful - he never shut up & barely drew breath. I think he forgets he's not on the radio, so "dead air" won't be an issue.
The female commentator, once inside the church, is so much better.

All the mobile phones along the Royal Mile were very distressing & disrespectful. Why would you want to watch thru a tiny screen, rather than with your own eyes?!

But a beautiful, restrained, almost spare service - perfect.

Camilla always wears hats big enough to contact alien galaxies.

This is beautiful. Perhaps it was easier to make Operation Unicorn more what she wished for her funeral as there was less formal procedure to be adhered to. I heard Phillip was adamant on what happened at his funeral.

The people of Scotland should be feeling rightly proud, they really have done a super job and given her a very fitting send off. Well done lads and lassies 💕

What Scotland has done has been beautiful, just amazing.

i assumed there were so many people in teh crowd that people were holding their phones up high so they could actually video what they couldnt see with their eyes

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 really looks beautiful-
The Tartans and Uniforms look stunning.
Well done Scotland- The public watching looked very respectful, too.
The Police horses were likely the only ones wondering why they were having to walk so very slowly.

But a beautiful, restrained, almost spare service - perfect.

It is the epitome of any CofS service in any church in Scotland. It reminds me so much of my dear departed granny who took me to the Kirk with her when I was young.

So presumably they've also already made King Charles' coffin, and the Queen Consort's?