Queen Elizabeth II dies: King Charles III leads royal family in procession

King Charles III led the royal family Monday in a procession to take the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, ahead of a ceremony to remember the longtime monarch’s life.

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Charles was proclaimed king on Saturday morning, two days after Elizabeth, his mother, died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The queen had reigned over the United Kingdom for 70 years, the second-longest of any monarch in the world and the longest in British history.

Update 10:15 a.m. EDT Sept. 12: Elizabeth’s coffin has arrived at St. Giles’ Cathedral, where she will lie in rest until Tuesday.

Quiet crowds gathered along Royal Mile to watch her coffin’s procession on Monday.

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Crowds watch procession for Queen Elizabeth II's coffin in Scotland A young girl holds a Paddington bear and a Corgi dog stuffed toys while waiting to watch the Procession of Queen Elizabeth's coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile, on September 12, 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland. King Charles III joins the procession accompanying Her Majesty The Queen's coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse along the Royal Mile to St Giles Cathedral. The King and The Queen Consort, accompanied by other Members of the Royal Family also attend a Service of Prayer and Reflection for the Life of The Queen where it lies in rest for 24 hours before being transferred by air to London. (Photo by Jon Super - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Update 9:50 a.m. EDT Sept. 12: Charles was joined by his siblings, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York; Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex; and Princess Anne.

Original report: Crowds greeted King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla on Monday after they arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland.

The king will lead other members of the royal family in a procession later Monday behind Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as it’s transported from Holyroodhouse to St. Giles’ Cathedral. Buckingham Palace officials said a service will be held at the cathedral to receive the queen’s coffin, followed by a service for thanksgiving of her life.

Elizabeth will lie at rest in St. Giles’ Cathedral Monday to allow members of the public to pay their respects. On Tuesday, her coffin will leave the cathedral for Buckingham Palace, officials said.

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Photos: Queen Elizabeth II's coffin leaves Balmoral, arrives in Edinburgh Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Britain's Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, watch as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, completes its journey from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse on September 11, 2022, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (Aaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty Images)