Queen’s coffin to travel through Tayside and Fife including Kingsway and M90

Details are emerging about plans for the Queen’s coffin cortege to travel through Tayside and Fife.

The monarch’s body will be driven south from Balmoral – where she died on Thursday – to Edinburgh.

It is expected the journey will take place on Sunday, though plans are still to be confirmed by royal officials.

However, the route will include the A90 through Angus, the Kingsway in Dundee and the M90 through Perth and Fife, with the cortege expected to cross the Forth Road Bridge.

It is believed there will be opportunities for members of the public to view the procession at various points, including in Dundee.

Dundee bus operator Xplore has confirmed that its entire service will be suspended for two hours across the city to make way for the cortege.

A statement issued by Xplore said: “The Queen’s funeral cortege will pass through Dundee as it proceeds from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

“The cavalcade is expected to arrive in the city at around noon, and will travel via the A90 – Forfar Road and Kingsway.

“Adjacent roads will therefore be subject to temporary closure and crowds are expected to assemble to watch it pass.

“This will likely lead to significant delays and disruption across the city.

“As a result, we have taken the decision to temporarily suspend all services between approximately 11.30am and 1.30pm.”

The Courier understands organisations including Dundee City Council have asked for volunteers to help with crowds on the route.

Fife bridge closures on Queen’s coffin route

Fife Council has issued notice that several footbridges, overbridges and underpasses along the M90 will be closed while the cortege passes.

That includes an access stairwell on the Forth Road Bridge – suggesting the cortege will use that rather than the Queensferry Crossing, which the Queen opened in 2017.

The notice says Police Scotland “will only close the roads for so long as necessary during the convoy at their discretion”.

Specific timings for the cortege have yet to be confirmed.

The journey is part of a 10-day plan put in place following the Queen’s death, which will involve a procession and service in Edinburgh.

The Queen’s body will then be flown to London where she will lie in state before her funeral – the date for which is still to be confirmed.

People across Tayside and Fife have been turning out to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II with books of condolence opened and opportunities to lay floral tributes.