King Charles follows Queen’s hearse along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
by Robert Booth, Libby Brooks and Severin Carrell from World news | The Guardian on (#63HT4)
First monarch to accede to the throne in Scotland, Charles then attends service in St Giles Cathedral
Guns were fired from Edinburgh Castle as King Charles accompanied the Queen's hearse along the Royal Mile and the crowd of thousands crammed on to the narrow pavements fell hushed.
It was the first opportunity for the public to see the new king and the Queen's coffin together on the second stage of the Queen's journey towards her funeral in London next Monday.
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