It will take some six hours to complete.
Huge crowds lined the streets of Ballater and stood in silence as it passed.
. The Queen's final journey
A salute from crowds gathered to pay tribute as the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth travels through Ballater (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Photo: Jeff J Mitchell
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The hearse leaves Balmoral as it begins its journey to Edinburgh (Pic: PA/Owen Humphreys) Photo: Owen Humphreys
. The Queen's final journey
A man looks on from a bench with a bouquet of flowers as he waits to view the cortege in Ballater (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Photo: Jeff J Mitchell
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The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II covered with the Royal Standard of Scotland and flowers is driven away from Balmoral Castle (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN
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After leaving Balmoral Castle, The Queen's coffin will travel to Ballater along Braemar Road onto Bridge Street to Glenmuick Church and then to Aberdeen (Pic: Michael Gillen) Photo: Michael Gillen
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The cortege at the beginning of its journey (Pic: Michael Gillen) Photo: Michael Gillen
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The cortege makes its way through streets lined with people in Balmoral and Ballater at the beginning of a six-hour journey to Edinburgh (Pic: Michael Gillen) Photo: Michael Gillen
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Police outriders lead the cortege at the beginning of its journey (Pic: Michael Gillen) Photo: Michael Gillen