By Emily Clark in Edinburgh with photography by Tim Leslie

Sisters Shakeira and Tylesha Nyumba travelled from Glasgow to pay their respects to the Queen as her funeral cortege moved through Edinburgh.

They were visibly moved as the royal hearse moved past them. They said it felt like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be in the crowd today.

"It was an out of body experience. It just didn't feel real," Shakeira, 15, said.

"It just hurts knowing that I've seen her when she passed away, but it would have been nice to see her when she was alive."

The sisters are not fans of King Charles III and say he is going to need to learn how to lead their generation.

"It's more empowering that it's a woman. I don't think it would be right being a king. It doesn't sound right 'the King of the UK'," Shareira said.

"I feel like the Queen had more experience and she knows how people listen to her. So I think the King is going to have to find strategies to get people to listen to him, especially our generation."

The sisters were part of the massive crowds lining the footpath of Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile.

There was silence as the royal hearse went past before applause broke out – and before 'thank you' could be heard from deep in the back.