It was transported to St James's Palace from Windsor Castle, where she died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday.

The Queen Mother's coffin was carried out of the Royal Chapel of All Saints at the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park

Draped in her standard, it was placed inside a hearse

The Queens piper Jim Motherwell played ahead of the cortege

A police escort accompanied the car on its journey to the Queens Chapel at St James's Palace in London

Hundreds of mourners gathered outside Buckingham Palace

Some bowed their heads and others applauded as the cortege passed

Members of the staff at Buckingham Palace stood outside and watched