This Friday, Parliament authorized the visit of the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, to London to represent the Portuguese state at the funeral ceremonies of the monarch of the United Kingdom, Isabel II, with BE abstaining from voting .
In a letter addressed to the Assembly of the Republic on Saturday, which was received on Monday, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa requested permission to travel to London between next Sunday and Tuesday.
Elizabeth II’s funeral is scheduled for next Monday, September 19.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 21, 1926 in London and reigned for 70 years beginning in 1952, at the age of 25, following the death of her father, George VI, who took over when her brother abdicated. . . He passed away on Thursday at the age of 96.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa responded to Isabel II’s death in Brasília, where he was due to participate in the celebration of the bicentenary of Brazil’s independence, expressing “deep and heartfelt dismay”.
In a message addressed to the new monarch of the United Kingdom, Charles III, the Portuguese head of state wrote that Elizabeth II “will remain to all as an example of courage, dedication, stability and an unshakable sense of public service, as she has been throughout his life.” more than 96 years of life and 70 years of reign”.
The consent of the Assembly of the Republic to the travels of the Head of State is a formality imposed by the Constitution, which provides that the President of the Republic may not leave the national territory without the consent of the Parliament.
Often, for security reasons, official travel dates include one or two days more than the actual period of the respective visits.
Source: DN
