An uninterrupted line of thousands of people marched through Edinburgh all night to pay homage to the mortal remains of Queen Elizabeth II, exhibited in St Giles' Cathedral, where the four children of the sovereign had started the vigil around the bier last night 96-year-old British woman who died on 8 September in the Scottish residence of Balmoral: King Charles and princes Anna, Edward and Andrew.
Charles III arrived today in Belfast, accompanied by Queen consort Camilla, for a new delicate stage - after the one in Scotland - of the tour undertaken in the nations of the United Kingdom to present himself in the new role of sovereign after the death of Queen Elizabeth his mother
: to receive the official condolences of local representatives and to testify his conciliatory commitment in favor of the unity of the country in the face of historical or recent shocks and tensions.
Carlo has scheduled some meetings at Hillsborough Castle, the royal residence of the Windsors in Belfast, and then in the local Parliament of Stormont, where Alex Maskey, a member of the Republican-Catholic party of Sinn Fein (once the political arm of the IRA guerrillas) will be and new speaker of the assembly, to hand him the message of condolence on behalf of the Northern Irish.
Carlo and Camilla were greeted by a cheering crowd and the royals allowed themselves to smiles and handshakes
.
Charles III made a commitment today in Belfast before the authorities and representatives of all parties in Northern Ireland
to follow in her mother's footsteps in an effort to foster reconciliation and a better future in the historically turbulent nation of the UK.
The new ruler recalled at Hillsborough Castle - in response to the warm message of condolence conveyed to him on behalf of the local Stormont Parliament by Assembly Speaker Alex Maskey, former boxer of fame and member of the Republican Party of Sinn Fein - how Queen Elizabeth had "prayed" and contributed during his entire reign to "heal the wounds" of Northern Ireland: aware of the "pain" experienced by so many in this land, to which he was strongly linked, and at the same time faithful to the pillar of a "constitutional system" "as a guarantee of all the nations of the Kingdom.
He then reiterated the intention of
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The coffin will remain in St Giles until 5pm (6pm in Italy) local time,
before being transferred to an air base and loaded onto a flight that will take it to London in the evening, accompanied on board by Princess Anne.
Around 8 pm Italian time, the transfer to Buckingham Palace is scheduled where he will be received by Charles III and the queen consort Camilla,
as well as by a military procession for which thousands of men from the Royal Guards and others rehearsed in the early hours of this morning. wards of honor.
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Elizabeth's coffin in St Giles' Cathedral greeted by trumpet blasts.
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Carlo's first time in parliament: rooms together, solemn ceremony of condolence for the queen.
In Edinburgh, the king received the keys to the city and accompanied his mother's coffin with the royal family to St Giles Ore's cathedral in line for Elizabeth, the farewell of the subjects (ANSA)
Over the course of the day, the new monarch, after yesterday's stop in Scotland, will in
the meantime continue his tour in the nations of the United Kingdom outside the internal borders of England: today it's Northern Ireland's turn
, where he will be received in the local Parliament of Stormont, Belfast, to receive condolences and exchange commitments of loyalty with popular representatives.
Carlo will also meet Chris Heaton-Harris, minister for Northern Ireland joining the newborn Tory government led by Liz Truss;
as well as Northern Irish leaders of various parties, grappling with a political crisis that has lasted for months fueled by the confrontation over the post-Brexit (in particular on the disputed Northern Irish protocol signed by London with Brussels at the time of the divorce, and now reneged), between the largest unionist party of the nation, the Dup, and the Republican-led front of Sinn Fein.
Russia was unsurprisingly excluded, at the behest of the British government, from invitations to the solemn state funeral of Queen Elizabeth
II scheduled in London on Monday 19 September.
This was reported by informed sources cited by the BBC.
Moscow is put on the index for the war in Ukraine, like its ally Belarus and Burma, in turn sanctioned after the close following the last military coup.
Instead, Iran is invited, but only at the level of ambassador.
The funeral is expected to be attended by about 500 foreign dignitaries, including heads of states or governments.