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Downing St clarifies new PM Liz Truss won’t be ‘accompanying’ King Charles III on UK tour

Jessica Elgot

Quantity 10 have clarified that Liz Truss won’t be accompanying King Charles on a tour of the nations over the approaching days – an announcement which had raised eyebrows.

Giving new particulars, No10 mentioned her position was solely to attend Providers of Reflection in Scotland, Northern Eire and Wales.

“The King is main nationwide mourning throughout the UK and the prime minister will be a part of and attend the companies,” a Quantity 10 supply mentioned. “The PM isn’t “accompanying” the King and it’s not a “tour.” She is merely attending the companies.”

Over the weekend, newspapers had reported the pair would “tour the UK” and Truss’ spokesman had careworn her presence was “not a requirement” however one she felt was essential to be current to be able to supply assist. The Telegraph mentioned the mini-tour known as Operation Spring Tide would see them greet members of the general public.

First Ministers of Scotland and Wales Nichola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford, as properly Northern Eire’s First Minister designate Michelle O’Neill, will attend the memorial occasions of their respective capitals.

The brand new British monarch, King Charles III, has been proclaimed to the individuals of Northern Eire at a ceremony going down within the official royal residence there, Hillsborough Fortress in County Down.

PA Media stories that the occasion befell in heavy rain. The bugler sounded a royal salute after the final spherical of the 21-gun salute was fired and the navy band then performed one verse of God Save the King. The gang have been invited to say three cheers for Charles III.

Previous to the proclamation being learn out, a 40-second fanfare was sounded by a bugler. A bell within the clock tower of the Courtroom Home at Hillsborough Fortress gave a single chime on the stroke of midday to sign the beginning.

Company on the occasion included the Northern Eire secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, and the Northern Eire Workplace minister Steve Baker. The DUP chief, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the Alliance celebration chief, Naomi Lengthy, and the Ulster Unionist chief, Doug Beattie, have been additionally current.

Earlier at the moment, the Sinn Féin president, Mary Lou McDonald, mentioned the celebration wouldn’t be participating in any accession proclamation ceremonies, although in recognition of what she mentioned was “the very constructive position the Queen performed in advancing peace and reconciliation between our two islands … Sinn Féin will attend quite a few occasions throughout the 10 days of mourning.”

The Lord Lyon King of Arms has learn the proclamation of the brand new king to the individuals of Scotland at Mercat Cross in Edinburgh after the demise of Queen Elizabeth II.

A second proclamation can even be made at Edinburgh Fortress.

The funeral cortege of Queen Elizabeth II has arrived within the Scottish metropolis of Aberdeen as a part of its journey from Balmoral Fortress to Edinburgh. The cortege will move the King George VI bridge, which was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mom in 1941.

It should journey on subsequent to Stonehaven, Angus after which Perth, after which throughout the Queensferry crossing to Edinburgh. Some members of the royal household have already arrived at Holyrood in anticipation of the hearse’s arrival.

Small protest exterior Cardiff Fortress as King Charles III proclaimed in Wales

Steven Morris

Steven Morris stories for the Guardian from Cardiff:

About 2,000 members of the general public crowded into the grounds of Cardiff Fortress to bear witness to the studying of the proclamation. Folks started queuing three hours earlier than the gates opened to verify of a front-row place.

A whole lot extra lined the streets of the Welsh capital, giant sections of which have been closed off for the ceremony, which embrace the singing of God Save the King and Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, Wales’ nationwide anthem.

Previous to the proclamation, members of the third Battalion the Royal Welsh – supported by the Band of the Royal Welsh and accompanied by the regimental mascot, a Welsh billy goat known as Shenkin – marched from Metropolis Corridor to the citadel.

There was a small protest exterior the citadel.

One of many protesters, Lyn Mererid, from Cardiff, mentioned:

“We’re simply exhibiting one other facet. All this ceremony does symbolize some individuals, however there are individuals as properly who aren’t within the monarchy and don’t suppose it represents them, and we need to be a voice for these individuals. To not trigger any bother however simply to say everyone’s voice is of worth.”

She was additionally upset that William has been granted the title of Prince of Wales. “It does upset us. We don’t see how it’s of worth.”

• The funeral cortege of Queen Elizabeth II has departed Balmoral Fortress in Scotland on a six-hour journey that may finish later at the moment in Edinburgh. Draped within the royal customary for Scotland, and bearing a wreath fabricated from flowers from her Balmoral property, the Queen’s coffin will journey via Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth earlier than reaching Scotland’s capital metropolis at about 4pm.

• The primary minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and different celebration leaders in Scotland are anticipated to watch the coffin because it goes previous the Scottish parliament. The coffin will then stay at Holyroodhouse Palace, the monachy’s official residence in Scotland, earlier than mendacity at relaxation on Monday at St Giles’ Cathedral.

• Folks have lined the route, significantly within the village of Ballater, eight miles from Balmoral, the place the Queen steadily visited. One native resident mentioned: “That is private for the village.”

• Proclamation ceremonies to announce King Charles III as the brand new monarch are going down all through the UK, with giant occasions staged at Hillsborough Fortress in Northern Eire and Cardiff Fortress in Wales amongst them. Many native councils and authorities will likely be internet hosting ceremonies throughout the course of the day.

• The timing of the state funeral for the Queen has been confirmed: it’ll happen at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September. Earlier than then, the Queen will lie in state in Westminster Corridor for 4 days, to permit the general public to pay their respects, the royal household has mentioned.

• The Division for Training has confirmed that faculties and schools in England are anticipated to shut for the financial institution vacation on the day of the funeral. Faculties in Wales, Scotland and Northern Eire are additionally to shut.

• A lot of the British press on its Sunday entrance pages centered on the joint walkabout by Prince William and his brother Harry accompanied by their wives at Windsor Fortress final night time. The 4 have seldom been seen collectively since Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, introduced their intention to step away from royal duties.

• New Zealand, Australia and Canada all held proclamation ceremonies to recognise King Charles III as their new head of state. The proclamation ceremonies are a constitutional and ceremonial occasion that formally transition to a brand new monarch for the nations.

• These nations’ leaders have made tributes to the Queen as they recognised her successor. New Zealand’s PM, Jacinda Ardern, mentioned the nation was “full of disappointment for her passing, but in addition gratitude for the life she led”. The Australian PM, Anthony Albanese, mentioned the Queen was “admired for her devotion to obligation, for her dedication to the individuals of the UK, to the individuals of the Commonwealth together with Australia and certainly to the world”.

• The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda has mentioned he’ll name for a referendum on the nation turning into a republic inside three years. The nation will retain a British monarch for now, however the prime minister, Gaston Browne, mentioned a referendum could be “the ultimate step to finish that circle of independence, to make sure that we’re really a sovereign nation”.

• King Charles III held his first audiences at Buckingham Palace on Saturday afternoon, with the UK prime minister, Liz Truss, members of her cupboard and opposition leaders, in addition to the archbishop of Canterbury.

• Liz Truss is to accompany King Charles III on a tour of Britain. The prime minister will accompany the King on a royal tour of Britain’s 4 nations to guide days of nationwide mourning for the Queen.

Libby Brooks

The funeral cortege of Queen Elizabeth II, with the coffin draped with the royal customary for Scotland, continues its journey via the Scottish countryside. Libby Brooks is in Ballater for the Guardian, the primary village it handed via on its journey from Balmoral Fortress to Edinburgh, and he or she describes the scene as individuals left after it handed:

Simply earlier than 11am the solar was shining absolutely on Ballater and the crowds that had lined the excessive avenue had dispersed promptly and with out ceremony, abandoning scores of police and council officers.

Many returned to properties only some minutes’ stroll away. “That is private for the village,” one man informed me. “I did suppose there may be clapping, however when the automobiles went previous there was a second of silence, and that tells its personal story.”