With the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of Prince Charles III, one era has ended and a second has begun for millions of Britons.
Ahead of the ceremony, crowds gathered outside St. James’s Palace to bear witness to the fanfare and the fusillades that followed the proclamation.Among them were Sasza Bandiera, 37, and Rochelle Bandiera, 36, who brought their 6- and 4-year-old daughters to witness the historic event.
“It’s a mixed time I find, emotionally,” she said. “You’re trying to reconcile the future with the pain that you’re feeling at her loss. I wasn’t prepared.”Jacobs last saw the queen at her 70th Jubilee in June. She recalls a “silent understanding” spreading throughout the crowd that it would be her last public appearance.
Of King Charles, McDermid said she felt a kind of sympathy for him and the rest of the royal family members, who must continue with official business despite mourning the loss of their matriarch. She also questions his staying power as the oldest monarch to ascend.Penny McDermid waits outside St.
“I don’t dislike the people but the idea of an unelected head of state, who is publicly funded, is getting harder and harder to justify,” said Cailean Gillies, 33, who was dressed in tartan and busking with his bagpipes as he stood opposite the cathedral. “That sentiment is probably quite strong within a certain contingent in Scotland, particularly among the independence movement.”
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