Elizabeth II was delighted in recent days, when she returned to Scotland, a homeland she particularly loves.
After taking some rest from her platinum jubilee celebrations, the Queen of England boarded her royal train, heading for Edinburgh.
The Sovereign attended a very special traditional ceremony given the British political context.
He was indeed given the keys to the city of Edinburgh, a sign of loyalty to the monarch.
Towards a new referendum
At the same time, the country's Prime Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced that she was preparing all the necessary papers with the British Supreme Court to validate the holding of a second Scottish independence referendum.
The first was held in 2014 and the no to independence won by 55.30%.
Only, in the meantime, Brexit went through it, forcing the Scots to leave the European Union, when they had voted 62% to stay there.
Nicola Sturgeon therefore wants a new referendum, which could take place on October 19, 2023, which Westminster opposes.
The Prime Minister therefore plans to go through the legal process if Boris Johnson persists in his refusal.
As the Queen is not involved in political affairs, she welcomed (and happily posing next to a bottle of premium whisky, as seen on the Sky News site) Nicola Sturgeon at the Palace of Holyroodhouse (Palace of Holyrood, in French).
website
Deborah James, British presenter of a podcast dedicated to cancer, has died
People
Investigation into allegations of harassment against Meghan Markle will not be made public
People
Video
Scotland
Queen Elizabeth II
UK