UK Royal Train stands down for funeral and accession ceremonies

Locomotive 67006 Royal Sovereign heads the Royal train into Cardiff, bringing the Queen and Prince Philip to Wales as part of their Jubilee tour. geograph.org.uk

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth will not now be conveyed by the Royal Train from Edinburgh to London. Instead, on Tuesday, after lying at rest in the Scottish capital, the late monarch will be flown to London for a further period of lying in state. Her State Funeral will take place on Monday, 19 September. Before that, the new king, Charles III, will tour the four capital cities of the United Kingdom. However, he too will most likely fly to Edinburgh and Belfast, and be driven to Cardiff.

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UK Royal Train stands down for funeral and accession ceremonies

Locomotive 67006 Royal Sovereign heads the Royal train into Cardiff, bringing the Queen and Prince Philip to Wales as part of their Jubilee tour. geograph.org.uk

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth will not now be conveyed by the Royal Train from Edinburgh to London. Instead, on Tuesday, after lying at rest in the Scottish capital, the late monarch will be flown to London for a further period of lying in state. Her State Funeral will take place on Monday, 19 September. Before that, the new king, Charles III, will tour the four capital cities of the United Kingdom. However, he too will most likely fly to Edinburgh and Belfast, and be driven to Cardiff.

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Author: Simon Walton

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