Plane carrying coffin of Queen Elizabeth lands in London

The C-17 carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lands at the Royal Air Force Northolt airport on September 13, 2022, before it is taken to Buckingham Palace, to rest in the Bow Room. BEN STANSALL/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - A plane carrying the body of Queen Elizabeth landed at a royal airforce base in west London on Tuesday, as the coffin heads to Buckingham Palace before lying in state in parliament from Wednesday.

The plane landed at RAF Northolt, where Prime Minister Liz Truss and Defence Minister Ben Wallace were among the group of military and civic figures to receive it.