motion of condolence. presiding officer, motion of condolence. presiding officer. first motion of condolence. presiding officer, first minister, motion of condolence. presiding officer, first minister, party - officer, first minister, party leaders and members of the scottish parliament. i know the scottish parliament and the people of scotland share with me a profound sense of grief at the death of my beloved mother. through all the years of her reign the queen found in the hills of this land and in the hearts of its people a haven and a home. my motherfelt in the hearts of its people a haven and a home. my mother felt as in the hearts of its people a haven and a home. my motherfelt as i do, the greatest admiration for the scottish people, for their magnificent achievements and their spirit. and it was the greatest comfort for her to know in turn the true affection in which she was
scotland paid their respects to the queen. these various streets and the royal mile have witnessed centuries of royal history and today there was another chapter as st giles bore witness to the memory of her long reign and perhaps it was a moving service with the crowd of scotland, used at the coronation, laid on the top of the coffin, a reminder of her duty and herfaith. he is a report on the day s events. this will be a reign finally attuned to the sensibilities of scotland and the distinctiveness of its institutions and traditions. the king returned today to a scotland that has been diverging from the rest of the uk politically for 40 years and where support for independence is as high as it has ever been, especially amongst the young. nicola sturgeon was at edinburgh
accompany a bereavement. for the royal family, it s a thousandfold. and this is a family that not only lost their mother and grandmother, but also with the death of prince philip last year, a father and grandfather, too. tomorrow, the royal family takes its leave of scotland and the queen s coffin moves to buckingham palace. back to you, fiona. kirsty, thank you. earlier today king charles visited the uk parliament for the first time since taking the throne. along with the queen consort, the king heard messages of condolence from both houses in the ancient westminster hall, before delivering his response. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports on the king s visit to parliament. to westminster hall, the ancient building which has been at the centre of british history for a thousand years. the setting over the centuries for moments of national significance, for celebration and sorrow.
airport to greet him. she wants an independent scotland to retain the monarchy with king charles and his heirs on the scottish throne. as king, charles will have to keep his views on that prospect to himself. the principle of constitutional monarchy chimes with public opinion and there was no shortage of public affection for the new king as he progressed down the royal mile to his official residence. where the coffin of his late mother has been lying at rest. that the king has chosen to begin his reign with visits to edinburgh, belfast and cardiff is telling, it suggests that the future of the union is at the heart of his concerns. the early decades of his late mother s reign were characterised by the long, slow, contraction of british imperial power around the world. he will be alert to the possibility that his own reign could come to be defined by the continuation of that process here, and the eventual dissolution of the united kingdom itself. bagpipes play but all that is for anothe
here, they placed on the coffin the crown of scotland, made in the 16th century for the queen s ancestorjames v. consider the quiet symbolism of it it is a gesture towards the distinctive character of scotland s historic nationhood. the first lesson was read by the first minister. for everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven. a time to be born and a time to die. a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted. a time to kill and a time to heal. atime to a time to break down and a time to build up.