RAF C-17 ZZ177 "KITTYHAWK01R" carries HM Queen Elizabeth out of Scotland for the last time

An RAF C-17 was used to transport the Queen's coffin to London, using the call sign 'Kittyhawk' for the final time. The C-17 Globemaster, which has been used extensively in humanitarian efforts such as evacuating thousands of people from Afghanistan and carrying supplies to Ukraine, took off from Edinburgh Airport with Princess Anne also on board and arrived in north-west London just before 19:00. The Princess Royal has issued a statement, paying tribute to her late mother, saying: "It has been an honour and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys." Before the coffin was carried by a bearer party to the waiting state hearse, The Princess Royal and her husband left the military plane and stood with Chief of the Air Staff Sir Mike Wigston, with Prime Minister Liz Truss and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace also nearby.