Original plans for the Queen's final journey were reportedly scrapped due to safety concerns.
It has been reported that Her Majesty's Royal Train was originally in the plans to take the Queen's body from Scotland to her final resting place in London. The late Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrived in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh on Sunday after traveling six hours by car from Balmoral Castle.
Later today, the queen’s coffin will make its final journey as it will be flown home to London on a Royal Air Force aircraft from Edinburgh Airport to RAF Northolt, a military base just outside London, before traveling to Buckingham Palace. Princess Anne is set to join her onboard the plane.
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However, the coffin was originally set to be transported via train. Due to safety concerns these plans were scrapped.
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby discussed the latest news on the matter while presenting ITV's This Morning today. Phil explained: "I think it was incorrectly said in America that there was going to be a train. It was discussed initially but because of logistics and safety then that was overruled."
Speaking on the show, a royal expert said: "The train had been prepared. There had been a special carriage made to accommodate the coffin and rotating platform so that it could be easily conveyed in and out.
"It is a shame because obviously there's this mourning in Scotland going on and mourning in London but not in between. The Queen is going to be flown with her daughter tonight to come back to London but I think they don't want people on the track or for people to get into any difficulty."
They added that former Prime Minister Winston Churchill was conveyed around the country so that people could pay their respects but "safety concerns" means that the Queen will be flown to London.
Phil added: "The train isn't going to go slowly because of the length of Great Britain and where it has to come from and where it's going to so obviously it needs to travel at a reasonable speed or it will delay the funeral itself. But also a fast travelling train with people gathering by the side of the tracks, I'm assuming there must have been concerns."
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