King Charles in military uniform walks behind queen’s coffin in Scotland

King Charles III followed his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin Monday as part of a funeral procession winding its way from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Dressed in a full military uniform, the somber 73-year-old monarch was joined by his three siblings, Princes Andrew and Edward, and Princess Royal Ann.

Queen Elizabeth II’s children slowly followed the black Mercedes hearse bearing her flag-draped coffin as it made its way along the Royal Mile lined with thousands of spectators waving flags and occasionally crying out “God save the king!”

The funeral cortege was flanked by a company of Royal Archers and the royal Scottish bodyguards, who were preceded by mounted police.

Unlike his royal siblings, Prince Andrew was not permitted to wear his uniform during the procession, having been stripped of his “His Royal Highness” status and all his honorary military honors over his friendship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

However, he will be permitted to don his uniform during the final vigil for his mother at Westminster Hall in London as a special mark of respect.

The funeral procession in Edinburgh terminates at St. Giles Cathedral, where a service will be held in honor of the late queen, which will be attended by the king and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla.

After the service, members of the public will be allowed to view the coffin for 24 hours before the queen’s body is flown to London on Tuesday.