Windsor (United Kingdom) (AFP) – IMAGES People lay flowers at Windsor Castle for Queen Elizabeth II as the country mourns the loss of its sovereign. In Scotland, mourners will get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies in an Edinburgh cathedral.
Edinburgh (AFP) – IMAGES Members of the public queue outside St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh to pay their respects in front of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin, which will lie in the cathedral until it is flown to London on Tuesday ahead of the late monarch’s state funeral on September 19. Many were up early to queue for wristbands that will allow them to file past the closed coffin, guarded by the Royal Company of Archers, from 5:30 pm (1630 GMT).
Edinburgh (AFP) – King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla leave St Giles’ Cathedral after a vigil for Queen Elizabeth II in Edinburgh. IMAGES
Edinburgh (AFP) – IMAGES Queen Elizabeth II’s hearse processes through the streets of Edinburgh followed by King Charles III and other senior members of the Royal Family, including Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Camilla, Queen Consort.
London (AFP) – King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla drive to the airport to fly to Scotland, where the King will join a procession to accompany the Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral. IMAGES
Mexico City (AFP) – Dogs and their owners have taken part in Mexico City’s first canine ‘marathon’. Around 300 dogs of all sizes and breeds took part in the 2.5-kilometre race, with their masters by their side.
Geneva (AFP) – During the opening of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council, the assembly marks a minute of silence in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the British delegate Simon Manley.
London (AFP) – London’s Columbia Road flower market bustles with activity following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, with many people buying bouquets to lay outside Buckingham Palace.
London (AFP) – Early hour images of Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth. The late monarch lies in an Edinburgh cathedral prior to the September 19 state funeral in London.
Aberdeen (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tens of thousands of mourners lined the route of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral cortege as it left the Scottish retreat where she died, to bid farewell to their longest serving monarch. The hearse carrying the 96-year-old’s oak coffin, draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland, was driven from the Balmoral estate through Aberdeen and Dundee to the capital Edinburgh, where the streets were packed with well-wishers.
Dubai (AFP) – A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Union Jack flag are projected onto the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world’s tallest building, in memory of Britain’s longest-serving monarch.
Hong Kong (AFP) – Hong Kongers gather to buy traditional paper lanterns and flock to illumination shows as Hong Kong gears up for the annual mid-autumn festival.
