Another day of tributes across the Channel. Charles III She completes her new sovereign tour of the United Kingdom this Friday in Wales, three days before the grandiose funeral of her mother Elizabeth II.
After retiring to his country residence in Highgrove on Thursday, the King will return to Cardiff, where he will participate with Queen consort Camilla at a church service and then at a reception with local political representatives.
To complete a tour that has taken him to all the parliaments of the constituent nations of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales), the one who was Prince of Wales from the age of nine until last week does not necessarily arrive on the ground conquered.
A “wake of princes”
An anti-monarchy rally is planned outside Cardiff Castle. A petition protesting the transfer of the title – for some a symbol of English oppression – to the new heir to the throne William instead of a Welshman has collected more than 27,000 signatures.
After marching in single file behind Elizabeth II’s coffin through central London on Wednesday, her four children Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward will gather again at 8:30pm on Friday night for a “Vigil of the Princes”. “. For the occasion, Andrew, although deprived of military titles, was authorized to wear the uniform.
Throughout the day, tens of thousands of people will be able to gather, after sometimes more than eight hours of queuing across London, in front of the oak and lead coffin, draped with the royal standard on which rests the sparkling imperial crown. The public will be able to parade until early Monday morning.
Source: BFM TV
