Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrives at London's Northolt airport on way to Buckingham Palace
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, spent the day in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. They were greeted by crowds who chanted “God save the king.”The coffin was carried out of St. Giles’s Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the late afternoon. Men in ceremonial dress and feathered hats played the bagpipes as pallbearers in kilts transferred the coffin to a hearse waiting to drive it to Edinburgh airport.
just over an hour later at RAF Northholt airport. Princess Anne accompanied her mother on the journey. An honor guard greeted the coffin upon its arrival in London, where it will be taken by hearse to Buckingham Palace.U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss sat alongside her counterpart from Ireland, Micheál Martin, in the pews.
in Northern Ireland. “I never expected we would be the first ones lined up to greet him,” said Satyavir Singhal, chairman of the Indian Community Center of Belfast, which represents the 15,000 or so Northern Irish Hindu residents. The brief encounter, which had been arranged by palace staff, added to Singhal’s belief that although Charles is a “dedicated Christian,” he also “respects and admires every other faith.
The speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alex Maskey, a member of the Irish republican party Sinn Fein, gave official condolences. “She showed how a small but significant gesture, a visit, a handshake, crossing the street, or speaking a few words of Irish, can make a huge difference in changing attitudes and building relationships,” he said. Sinn Fein representativesis in