The first members of the public are visiting St Giles’ Cathedral to view the Queen’s coffin on Monday evening.
People have waited hours to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as it stays in the Scottish capital for 24 hours before it is taken to London.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon led tributes to the Queen at the Scottish Parliament just moments earlier.
It followed a service of thanksgiving for Her Majesty the Queen at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh after King Charles led a procession behind his mother’s coffin.
King Charles III held audience with Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and met with politicians at the Scottish Parliament before receiving a motion of condolence.
The King responded: “I take up my new duties with thankfulness for all that Scotland has given me. With resolve to seek always the welfare of our country and its people and with wholehearted trust in your goodwill and good counsel as we take forward that task together.”
On Monday night, the King and Queen Consort, Duke of York, Earl of Wessex and Princess Royal led a vigil for their mother in the Scottish capital at around 7.20pm.
