King Charles III led a funeral procession via Edinburgh on Monday for his mom Queen Elizabeth II earlier than addressing the Scottish Parliament and promising to guide by her “inspiring instance.”
“If I'd paraphrase the phrases of the nice Robert Burns, my pricey mom was the buddy of man, the buddy of reality. The buddy of age, and information of youth,” the king mentioned in his brief remarks to parliament members wearing mourning black.
“Whereas nonetheless very younger, the Queen pledged herself to serve her nation and her folks and to keep up the rules of constitutional authorities,” he continued. “As we now mark with gratitude a promise most faithfully fulfilled, I'm decided with God’s assist and with yours to comply with that inspiring instance.”
His remarks got here after the somber 73-year-old monarch was joined by his three siblings, Princes Andrew and Edward and Princess Ann as her hearse traveled from Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse to St. Giles’ Cathedral for a vigil.
Queen Elizabeth II’s kids slowly adopted the black Mercedes hearse bearing her flag-draped coffin because it made its method alongside the Royal Mile lined with hundreds of spectators waving flags and sometimes crying out “God save the king!”
The funeral cortege was flanked by an organization of Royal Archers and the royal Scottish bodyguards, who had been preceded by mounted police.
In contrast to his royal siblings who donned navy uniforms, Prince Andrew was not permitted to put on his throughout the procession, having been stripped by the Queen of his “His Royal Highness” standing and all his honorary navy honors over his friendship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
A Scottish man heckled the disgraced prince throughout the procession, telling the Queen’s son he's a “sick previous man” and calling him “disgusting” earlier than being arrested.
Andrew can be permitted to put on his uniform throughout the last vigil for his mom at Westminster Corridor in London as a particular mark of respect.
The funeral procession in Edinburgh ended at St. Giles’ Cathedral, the place a service was held in her honor and was attended by the king and his spouse, Queen Consort Camilla, and the brand new Prime Minister, Liz Truss.
Queen Elizabeth’s crown was positioned on her coffin throughout the vigil in a symbolic gesture to her coronation 70 years in the past.
She was introduced with the identical crown — made in 1540 and encrusted with greater than 40 gems and valuable stones — when she toured Scotland after changing into the Queen.
Following the service, members of the general public lined as much as view her coffin earlier than it travels earlier than the Queen’s physique is flown to London on Tuesday.
1000's gathered to file previous Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as she lies in state for twenty-four hours.
The Queen, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne.
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