austin awful of scottish symbolism. and her son, taking his first steps, scotland s going. just shortly after, charles the third meeting scotland s first minister, nicholas sturgeon. the leader of arguably the most rebellious of his nation s. sturgeon wants to eventually secure another referendum on scottish independence. challenging the unity of the kingdom. but in her address to the king, at the scottish parliament. she pledged her loyalty. your majesty we stand ready to support you, as you continue your own life of service. and as you build on the extraordinary legacy of your beloved mother. our queen. queen elizabeth ii, queen of the scots. the encounter with the scottish leader came after an event in westminster where the king and queen consort received a letter of condolence from both houses of parliament. there, charles a third reiterated his loyalty to britain s democratic values. her late majesty pleasure stuff to serve her country and her people. and to mainta
her late majesty pleasure stuff to serve her country and her people. and to maintain a precious principle. of constitutional government, which ally at the hearts of our nation. this vow, she kept. with an surpassed devotion. she set an example of selfless duty. which, with god s help, and your councils. i am resolved, faithfully, to follow. monday was scotland state to express their condolences. on tuesday, the king heads to northern ireland and he visits whales on friday. the unifying bid before the final farewell to the late queen. and the state funeral on monday. max foster, cnn, buckingham palace, london. max, thank you very much for that.
begins to take on the duties of monarch while preparing for queen elizabeth s funeral next monday. her coffin will be moved from edding burke, to right here at buckingham palace in the next few hours. i want to bring in, now it, lucy is this ocean editor at financial times. ed, i really appreciating you joining us. you saw the rehearsals there early, early in the morning. they re getting ready, every single detail meticulously thought out. you have called yourself a reluctant monarchist. you said that you are not much of a royalist. but, i know that you are deeply saddened by queen elizabeth s passing. how do all of these feelings come together here? and getting a new king on top of that? well, i guess partly to do with the character of elizabeth and my admiration for her but [inaudible] even with their facial gestures not implying in opinions. that kind of duty, day in, day out for 70 years, right up to a