Live updates: Mourners watch queen's coffin pass in Scotland

Mourners are quietly paying tribute as a hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth IIs coffin passes through the Scottish countryside on a final journey back to London.Crowds are lining the streets Sunday and some have tossed flowers as the hearse passes through villages and towns a six-hour road journey to Edinburgh.

Mourners are quietly paying tribute as a hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin passes through the Scottish countryside on a final journey back to London.

Crowds are lining the streets Sunday and some have tossed flowers as the hearse passes through villages and towns on a six-hour road journey to Edinburgh. The queen died on Thursday at her beloved summer estate Balmoral Castle.

The late queen's coffin was draped in the Royal Standard for Scotland and topped with a wreath made of flowers from Balmoral, including sweet peas, one of the queen's favorites. The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, tweeted that “as she makes her journey to Edinburgh, Scotland will pay tribute to an extraordinary woman.” Key Developments: — Former British colonies conflicted over Queen Elizabeth II — Queen Elizabeth II's coffin begins a journey through Scotland — What's next for the UK as Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest — King Charles III is officially proclaimed monarch in London — What will happen to all the currencies that feature the queen? — Explainer: The formal rules around Charles' accession — Mourners in the street: Sincere grief flows out across Britain — Will Charles be loved by his subjects like his mother was? Other Developments: King Charles III will attend a reception Sunday with commissioners from Commonwealth nations.

The commissions maintain and develop relationships with the group of countries that grapple with affection for the queen and lingering bitterness over their colonial legacies.

Charles became king after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died Thursday at her summer retreat in Scotland. Her coffin left her beloved Balmoral Castle on Sunday for a six-hour road journey to Edinburgh, with people lining the streets in some places to pay their respects.

The king will meet with the secretary-general of the Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace before a reception with the foreign secretary and commissioners from countries like Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Belize, Canada, and New Zealand.

Balmoral Castle: A hearse carrying the late Queen Elizabeth II's oak coffin has left her beloved Balmoral Castle.

The coffin of the late monarch is beginning a six-hour road journey to Edinburgh on Sunday. She died Thursday at Balmoral after a 70-year reign and is starting her last journey back to London for a state funeral on Sept. 19.

Crowds are lining parts of the route as the nation mourns its longest-reigning monarch. Early Sunday, flowers and other tributes — a small Paddington Bear toy, a hand-drawn picture of the queen — were piled up outside the gates of Balmoral.

Also Sunday, King Charles III will be formally proclaimed king in the other nations of the United Kingdom — Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — after a similar ceremony in Britain a day earlier.

___ Canberra: Britain's King Charles III has been officially proclaimed Australia's monarch during a ceremony in Canberra.

Australian Governor General David Hurley made the proclamation Sunday at Parliament House. At the end of the service, there was a 21-gun salute.

Charles automatically became king when the queen died on Thursday.

But like the accession ceremony in London on Saturday, the proclamation in Australia was a constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.

Charles is now the head of state in Australia, which is a member of the British Commonwealth of former colonies.

Similar ceremonies will be held in each Australian state and territory.

Wellington: Britain's King Charles III has officially proclaimed New Zealand's monarch in a ceremony in Wellington.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paid tribute to the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday and spoke of the strong bond her son and successor had with New Zealand.

Charles automatically became king when the queen died on Thursday.

Like the accession ceremony in London on Saturday, the proclamation in New Zealand was a constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.

To mark the occasion, the army's 16 Field Regiment fired a 21-gun salute from Point Jerningham in Wellington.

Charles is now the head of state in New Zealand, which is a member of the British Commonwealth of former colonies.

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