Thousands will descend on Windsor for the Queen's state funeral on Monday and rehearsals have been taking place under the cover of darkness.
Her Majesty's coffin will travel by ceremonial procession from London to Windsor before she is laid to rest at Windsor Castle with her husband, Prince Philip.
Her funeral has been planned for decades - but it was pulled together in just 10 days. Cameras have been rigged, security bolstered, roads closed, and facilities fixed - Windsor really has thought of it all.
"Everything is very well organised," one person said.
As it prepares for the Queen's final homecoming, Windsorians thought they had seen it all.
"This is big compared with what we've had. And we've had big," one local said.
The town is synonymous with royal spectacles, including Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding in 2018, but this is already "100-times busier".
It's a royal occasion that will eclipse all others - fitting for a monarch who was like no other.
"It's completely different. We were celebrating at the wedding, we don't know whether to smile and be happy to the customers," said food truck owner Jamie Such.
From London, the coffin will travel the backroads so the public can line them. Then the Queen will make the familiar journey down the Long Walk home to Windsor Castle, where thousands have been warming the way for her.
They bring flowers and tributes, and among them have been some New Zealanders.
"I just feel so privileged to be here. I am still in shock, but I am really very privileged, just blessed," New Zealander Libby said.
There is room for 96,000 people down the Long Walk, but the town is preparing for 150,000 visitors for the funeral.
At the crack of dawn on Saturday, rehearsals were taking place. This chapter of royal history will be read with choreographed perfection.
"Even if we just see the state hearse go past before she meets up with the military, that would be enough," one person said.
Flowers laid by mourners in the days since her death now line the Queen’s driveway.
It's all part of a glorious scene that’s growing even more regal by the day. Now it's just the finishing touches to be added to the masterpiece that is remembering the Queen.
