The coffin, draped with the Scottish Royal Standard, a white wreath and the Crown of Scotland, came out of the holyroodhouse palace at 1:35 p.m. local time in procession to Saint Giles, followed on foot by the king Charles III and the queen consort Camilaand the rest of the royal family by car.
The new king, 73, was dressed in his military finery. Your brothers Ana72 years old, and Eduardo, 58, also wore a uniform. But not like that Andrew62, considered the “favorite son” of Elizabeth II but whom the monarch herself stripped of his military honors months ago as a result of accusations of sexual assault on a minor in the United States, which were closed with an out-of-court settlement.
On Sunday, thousands of people greeted the arrival of his coffin in the Scottish capital from Balmoral with applause and suppressed emotion.
Following tradition, King Carlos III and his brothers must participate in a vigil for the late queen, who will remain in the cathedral until Tuesday afternoon for a final goodbye from the Scots.
Later, a plane will transport his remains to London for several days of popular homage and the state funeral, on Monday 19, which will be followed by his burial on the same day in Windsor.
It is estimated that some 750,000 people might want to say goodbye of the monarch in Westminster Abbey, where lines of up to 8 km are expected.
The funeral of the sovereign who saw 15 prime ministers pass – the first, Winston Churchillborn in 1874 and the current one, Liz Trussborn in 1975- will be attended by dozens of world dignitaries.
The American Joe Biden confirmed his presence at an event that should also have the presence of the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaroand representatives of the monarchies of the world from possibly the king of Spain Philip VI to the emperor Naruto from Japan.
Source: Ambito
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