O King Charles III from the United Kingdom, arrived in London this Friday (9) and made his first public appearance during tributes to the queen elizabeth II , who died on Thursday (8), aged 96. In addition to contemplating the flowers and messages left in front of Buckingham Palace, the monarch greeted the population that was on site.
The new king will address this Friday to a nation mourning the death of his mother after seven decades on the throne, as a period of national mourning begins for the only queen most Britons have known.
Charles, who rushed to join the Queen at her Scottish home on Thursday, returns to London with wife Camilla, now Queen Consort, before meeting Prime Minister Liz Truss and making a statement at the TV.
The new king is due to deliver a speech to the country around 6pm local time (2pm GMT), House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said on Friday.
The death of the Queen, the UK’s longest-reigning monarch and an imposing presence on the world stage for 70 years, has drawn condolences from around the world.
This Friday, people began to gather again outside Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle to place flowers and take pictures of the tributes. Posters across the city displayed messages of condolence and newspapers carried front-page photographic tributes to the Queen.
Buckingham Palace said there will be a period of mourning to be observed by members of the family and the royal house until a week after the funeral, the date of which has not yet been confirmed but is expected to take place in about 10 days.
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The government has declared a period of national mourning that continues until the funeral. An online condolence book was also opened. At the remote Balmoral castle in Scotland, where she died on Thursday and where her family is gathered, people also arrived to pay their respects.
“She was amazing. She was like everyone’s grandmother. She always managed to capture the mood with her words,” said Kay McClement, 55, who went with a friend to leave flowers at the castle.
Thousands also gathered at Buckingham Palace, the Queen’s home in central London, to place flowers outside the famous black railings.
“I brought my daughter here, because even if she doesn’t remember, we can tell her that she was here while the story was happening,” said Liam Fitzjohn, 27. “She’s all we know, we’ll never have a queen like that again.”
The government said it expected large crowds to flock to royal residences. “We expect significant crowding and delays on some public transport,” a statement said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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