Scottish farmers formed a guard of honour with their tractors in the Aberdeenshire countryside to pay homage to the Queen.
Dozens of tractors lined the route of the Queen’s funeral cortege between Banchory and Aberdeen city, an area the monarch loved very much.
Farmers have positioned their tractors to form a guard of honour for the late Queen Elizabeth II as she passes through Aberdeenshire on her way to Edinburgh. pic.twitter.com/oDt8gs2bPR
— Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) September 11, 2022
NFU Scotland praised farmers in the North East for their “remarkable display of respect and affection for Her Majesty”.
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During the procession, thousands of people lined the street to pay their final respects to the late Queen, and many were seen throwing flowers at the hearse.
An aerial video of the cortege making its way through Aberdeenshire’s rural heartland has been viewed more than 2.4m times.
Hats off to the Aberdeenshire Farmers 👩🏻🌾 🧑🏼🌾 🚜 for this show of respect as the Queen’s funeral cortège passed from Balmoral to Aberdeen. These images are between Banchory and Aberdeen City, an area of Scotland that she and her family loved so dearly. Well done to every farmer 🙏 pic.twitter.com/pm6u4gPsAV
— Duncan Macpherson (@dmacphers1) September 11, 2022
The Queen’s coffin was taken from Balmoral by road on Sunday 11 September to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, where it will rest until the afternoon of Monday 12 September.
The coffin will then be taken to Edinburgh, where the Queen will lie at rest for 24 hours at St Giles’ Cathedral.
On Tuesday 13 September, the Queen’s coffin will be flown from Edinburgh Airport to RAF Northolt and then taken to London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday 19 September, allowing members of the public to pay their respects.
Tributes have poured in from the farming industry to Queen Elizabeth II, who died peacefully at Balmoral Castle on Thursday 8 September.
NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy said many farmers, crofters and landowners in Scotland would fondly remember the Queen’s long-standing enthusiasm and support for farming, rural life and the countryside, as well as her patronage of and visits to the Royal Highland Show.
“Her service to farming and rural communities up and down the country will not be forgotten,” Mr Kennedy added.
King Charles III, the Queen’s eldest son, has now ascended the throne and he will go on a tour of the UK this week ahead of the state funeral.
