UK: Elizabeth's remains arrive in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Princess Anne, sister of King Charles, near the coffin of her mother Queen Elizabeth, draped in the Royal Standard of Scotland, as he arrives at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, this Sunday, September 11, 2022. AP - Alkis Konstantinidis
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As Queen Elizabeth's remains traveled to Edinburgh to rest before returning to London, Charles was officially proclaimed king in the heart of Scotland's capital.
Not smoothly.
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Military parade with great fanfare for the first public proclamation of the accession to the throne of King Charles III by Lord Lyon King of Arms to the people of Scotland.
An official enthronement yet received in a mixed way, note our special envoys in Edinburgh,
Clea Broadhurst
and
Jad El Khoury
.
After reading the proclamation of the new King to the people of Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of Arms declared: "God Save the King" and gave three cheers to King Charles III.
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Andrew is keen to show his disagreement with what the monarchy stands for.
“
They are imperialists,
” he denounces.
They are all part of a racist institution that has killed and enslaved thousands of people in the past.
I find it all disgusting.
They don't deserve to be honored.
They are horrible people.
»
Very quickly, the crowd shouts at him to show a little respect, and begins to sing in chorus the new national anthem.
►Read also: In Scotland, the death of Elizabeth II reinforces the desire for independence
Charles turned to the Commonwealth
Earlier this week, Charles III will begin Operation Spring Tide, codenamed for his first trip around the four nations of the United Kingdom as king.
Scotland will be the first stage.
In the meantime, the king received this Sunday in Buckingham representatives of the kingdoms of the Commonwealth, as well as the secretary general of the organization Patricia Scotland.
King Charles III has arrived at Buckingham Palace to enormous applause from onlookers.
His Majesty The King entered through the Garden Gate ahead of a number of engagements later this afternoon.
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Elizabeth's remains at Holyroodhouse
As for the remains of her mother, Elizabeth II, she left the Balmoral estate today, where the monarch had died on Thursday, to join the palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
For the record, not far from there is the
Britannia
, a ship to which the queen was very attached.
A compact crowd welcomed the royal remains to the Scottish capital, which traveled 300 kilometers in six hours, covered with the Scottish royal standard and a wreath of white heather.
The Queen's coffin arrives in Edinburgh to the sound of applause from the large crowds gathered along the streets.
Its arrival marks the conclusion of its six-hour journey from Balmoral.
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Three of his four children were waiting for him: Edward, Andrew and Anne, who made the reverence at the passing of the remains of his late mother, who was to spend the night in the throne room before a religious ceremony Monday, in the presence of the king Charles III, in Saint-Gilles Cathedral.
The remains of Elizabeth II will be flown to London on Tuesday.
The monarch's funeral will take place on September 19 at Westminster Abbey in the capital.
►On the same subject: In Ireland, the death of Elizabeth II also revives the wounds of the past
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