Posted on 09/11/2022 2:32:17 PM PDT by Morgana
The Countess of Wessex was pictured comforting Princess Anne today as members of the royal family watched Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrive in Edinburgh to lie in rest at the Palace of Holyroodhouse overnight.
Sophie, 57, the wife of the Queen's youngest son Prince Edward, 58, was seen placing her hand on the Princess Royal's back in a supportive gesture after the coffin made the journey from Balmoral to the Scottish city.
The Queen's children and their spouses - Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex - watched as soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland carried the coffin into the Palace.
In a touching moment, deference to the monarch was still observed, with the royal women curtseying and the men bowing their heads.
Her Majesty did not travel alone during her 180-mile journey, Anne and her husband were in a limousine as part of a procession directly behind her.
The Queen will stay at the palace overnight before being moved to St Giles' Cathedral tomorrow afternoon - where earlier a large crowd had gathered to witness the midday proclamation of King Charles as head of state.
Yesterday, both Princess Anne and Sophie appeared teary-eyed as they looked at floral tributes to the Queen left at Balmoral, alongside other members of the royal family.
Meanwhile, Scottish mourners paid tribute to Her Majesty by lining the route of her coffin procession in their thousands as she left Balmoral for the last time.
Silent, sombre and respectful, well-wishers gathered beside country roads, bridges and in village and city centres to say goodbye to the woman who was never more at home than when in Scotland.
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Thank you for your insight.
Well said!
I think Charles might just be a pleasant surprise.
Thank you for your comments, and you have my sincere sympathy in your grief.
I just read many of your recent comments. I remember from years ago reading about your friendship with King Charles, and wanted to see what you had to say now. But I couldn’t remember the numbers after your name.
I sincerely appreciate your personal experience and views.
I suspect I may find myself having to defend him a bit here. He’s worth it.
Do not ever leave FR. You are needed here. Virtue is priceless.
Thank you, Naturalman.
God save the King.
God save the USA.
Thank you so much for sharing. As an American that is happy we won the revolutionary War, I have always admired the Queen and mourn her passing. I hope Charles can follow her in providing stability and dignity as King.
I saw a report that Climate Czar Kerry flew to England today because of the climate “crisis”.
The motion was defeated 55%-45%. So, it was reasonably close although it's still a ten percent margin, and it was also defeated in all six states and for a referendum to pass, as well as getting an overall majority, it also needs a majority in four of six states. So, it wasn't as close as some people think.
Quite a few people think that the Queen's personal popularity (which was very considerable) made the difference then. Personally, I think it probably made some difference, but nowhere near the ten percent gap. And the new King, though not unpopular, doesn't have the same popularity his mother did.
So, if we have another referendum - and the Labor government does want to have one, republicanism being more of a left wing thing in Australia than a right wing one, although the Prime Minister has said he will not have a referendum on this in his first term, so such a vote is at least five years or so away... yes, it will probably be somewhat easier for the republicans to win than it was in 1999.
But it's far from a foregone conclusion. The most important thing - and the thing was most important in 1999 - is likely to be the proposed model. I would say there is probably majority support now for the principle of becoming a republic (although I disagree myself) but people will want to be sure that the form of any republic doesn't make our government less stable than it currently is - the crown represents a check and balance on the power of Parliament and the Prime Minister and can't just be easily discarded without risking governmental overreach.
Even if we do become a republic, all current proposals would still have Australia remaining part of the Commonwealth - there's no inconsistency, there are now more republics in the Commonwealth than constitutional monarchies.
I'm a constitutional monarchist, so I won't be supporting a republic - but the right model wouldn't be a disaster, so my main concern, personally, is working to ensure that if we do make a change, it's done with due regard to the constitutional consequences.
Thanks for the update & explanation!
This is a very good post, for Americans.
A lot of us don’t understand that ‘the Commonwealth of Nations’ refers to a political association of Nations, not all of which are under the British Monarch. (I didn’t learn this until today, when I kept hearing the terms ‘realms’, ‘territories’ and ‘Commonwealth’, and had to find out what it all meant.)
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