Traffic came to a standstill on the motorway, and lay-bys and all vantage points were packed as people paused to pay tribute as the cortege passed.
The convoy, led by the hearse carrying the Queen’s coffin, crossed the River Forth from Fife around five-and-three-quarter hours after leaving Balmoral.
Up river from the original Forth road and rail crossings, the structure was officially opened by the Queen on September 4 2017, 53 years to the day after she opened the adjacent Forth Road Bridge.
9. Pallbearers carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II,
Pallbearers carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, as it arrives at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh where it will lie in rest for a day. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis
10. The cortege in Fife
Locals in Fife paying their respect to the Queen. Photo: NationalWorld
11. People in Cannongate, Edinburgh ahead of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin on its journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh
People in Cannongate, Edinburgh ahead of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II's coffin on its journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh, where it will lie at rest at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Picture date: Sunday September 11, 2022. Photo: Jacob King
12. The Queen's final journey
People wait to view the hearse carrying the coffin when it passes through the Queensferry Crossing (Pic: PA/Owen Humphreys) Photo: Owen Humphreys