UNDERTAKERS removed an advert for their firm from the window of the Queen’s hearse as it made its way to Edinburgh. A large sticker bearing the name of William Purves – chosen to transp…
UNDERTAKERS removed an advert for their firm from the window of the Queen's hearse as it made its way to Edinburgh.
A large sticker bearing the name of William Purves - chosen to transport the Queen's oak coffin across Scotland - was visible as it left Balmoral at 10am.It was removed before Her Majesty's body reached EdinburghBut by the time the hearse reached Edinburgh the inappropriate ad - which obscured the view of the late sovereign's standard draped coffin - was gone.
The car carrying the Queen's coffin stopped at least once on its journey to give the drivers a chance to rest.The ad saw the firm's website crash as millions glued to the telly for a first glimpse of the Queen's coffin logged on.
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