Queen Elizabeth II's coffin left her beloved Scottish estate Balmoral Castle on Sunday as the monarch who died after 70 years on the throne begins her last journey back to London for a state funeral.
Gamekeepers from Balmoral, the summer retreat where the queen died Thursday, carried the late sovereign's oak coffin from the castle's ballroom to a hearse to begin a six-hour, 280-kilometer journey through Scottish towns to Holyroodhouse palace in Edinburgh.
Sunday's solemn drive through Scotland comes a day after the queen's eldest son was formally proclaimed the new monarch - King Charles III - at a pomp-filled accession ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism. In the New Zealand capital, Wellington, the British monarch's representative, Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, said: "On behalf of all New Zealanders, I extend to King Charles our loyalty and support and wishes for a long and happy reign."
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