Traffic came to a standstill on the motorway, and lay-bys and all vantage points were packed as people paused to pay tribute as the cortege passed.
The convoy, led by the hearse carrying the Queen’s coffin, crossed the River Forth from Fife around five-and-three-quarter hours after leaving Balmoral.
Up river from the original Forth road and rail crossings, the structure was officially opened by the Queen on September 4 2017, 53 years to the day after she opened the adjacent Forth Road Bridge.
1. The Royal Mile
The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes down the Royal Mile Photo: PA
2. The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II passing over the Queensferry Crossing
The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passing over the Queensferry Crossing as it continues its journey to Edinburgh from Balmoral. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022. Photo: Owen Humphreys
3. The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II
The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes down the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, on the journey from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will lie in rest for a day. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022. Photo: Jane Barlow
4. Pallbearers carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II
Pallbearers carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, as it arrives at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh where it will lie in rest for a day. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis