Some were glad to see the back of it anyway
A sticker advertising the funeral director in charge of carrying the Queen‘s coffin mysteriously disappeared from the hearse in the middle of its journey through Scotland.
The late monarch’s coffin set off from Balmoral Castle on Sunday morning, marking the start of it’s six-hour trip to the royal Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
Undertakers had draped the coffin with the yellow Royal Standard of Scotland and a wreath of white flowers. A less sentimental decoration, the ‘William Purves’ sticker, was also clearly visible on the window of the hearse, which was advertising the funeral director being used to carry the late monarch across the country.
Some viewers thought the sticker was actually a little too visible, and suggested it should be removed.
Is it right that the hearse carrying the Queen’s coffin has its advertising sticker on the window? Imho it should have been removed.
— Amber, Charlie (RIP) and Maisie (RIP) (@starhar) September 11, 2022
And these viewers got their wish granted. By the time the hearse arrived in Edinburgh, the sticker was nowhere to be seen.
It is thought to have been removed when the procession paused and the driver got a break – a move which has been welcomed by some on social media.
One observer wrote on Twitter: “Glad to see that the William Purves logo was removed from the Queen’s hearse somewhere along the route. Sad to see that it was there in the first place.”
The Queen’s coffin embarked on the second stint of its journey on Monday, travelling up the Royal Mile from Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles’s Cathedral. Here, a service of thanksgiving will take place, with mourners able to view the coffin from 5pm.
The coffin will finally be flown to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, ahead of the Queen’s funeral on September 19.
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