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Why is there no train for the Queen?

The plan has been abandoned last minute over fears the route would become a magnet for protestors or reckless behaviour that would be too difficult to police, according to rail sources.



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The coffin of Queen Elizabeth will not now be conveyed by the Royal Train from Edinburgh to London. Instead, on Tuesday, after lying at rest in the Scottish capital, the late monarch will be flown to London for a further period of lying in state. Her State Funeral will take place on Monday, 19 September.

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That the queen's final days were spent at Balmoral underscored her close ties to Scotland, which, for two days, will be the central point of national mourning. Members of the royal family are expected to accompany the coffin on Monday morning, when it is to be moved along the Royal Mile to nearby St. Giles' Cathedral.

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Like his brother, we know Prince Harry used the tube a handful of times when he was younger, but there is no public evidence of him ever doing so as an adult. His wife, Meghan Markle, has never been spotted on the Underground either.

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Regular exercise The queen walked with her dogs, rode horses, hiked around the grounds of her estates and otherwise stayed active throughout her life and into her old age. “Probably the single best thing most of us can do for our health is regular exercise.

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