LISTEN: How Scotland Said Goodbye To The Queen

We look back on Her Majesty's final journey in Scotland

Author: Chloe ShawPublished 18th Sep 2022
Last updated 18th Sep 2022

On the eve of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, we look back on Her Majesty's final journey in Scotland.

From her 'beloved Balmoral' through to Edinburgh, our reporters followed the Queen's cortège as it left Scotland for the last time.

Tune in at 10pm on Sunday 18th September for a special a package on Her Majesty's final farewell to Scotland.

Our Reporters Follow The Cortège Route

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I have spoken before of my deep and abiding affection for this wonderful country, and of the many happy memories Prince Philip and I always held about time here. It is often said that it is the people that make a place and there are few places where this is truer than in Scotland.

The Queen's Life in Scotland

Holidays at Balmoral

Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and Prince Charles react as they watch an event at the Braemar Highland Gathering, September 2017

Her Majesty's ships

Queen Elizabeth, as Lord High Admiral, inspects her crew of 'pirates' aboard HMS 'Dido' in the Firth of Clyde, 1965

Sombre duties

The Queen talks to American relatives after laying a wreath at the memorial for the victims of the Lockerbie disaster, 1993

Silver Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth greets crowds of wellwishers in Scotland , as part of her Silver Jubilee Tour, May 1977

Royal garden parties

The Queen at the 2017 Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh

Musuem visits

Queen Elizabeth visits Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow following its £28 million refurbishment, 2006

Official openings

Queen Elizabeth attends the ceremonial opening of the Queensferry Crossing September 2017

Childhood visits to Scotland

Princess Elizabeth (left) and Princess Margaret arriving at Glamis with their mother, the Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth in August 1933

Commonwealth Games

Queen Elizabeth II reading a speech at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, 23rd July 2014

Hospital visits

Stan Mitchell from Stonehaven and Senior Physiotherapist Fiona Armstrong chat to The Queen, who opened the Kincardine Community Hospital at Stonehaven 1998

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