The king is to meet Queen Elizabeth II’s casket at Buckingham Palace, where it will spend the night at the queen’s London home. King Charles III is returning from Belfast to London to receive his mother’s coffin, which will stay overnight at Buckingham Palace. ___BELFAST, Northern Ireland — King Charles III has received a rapturous welcome at Hillsborough Castle, the royal residence in Northern Ireland, on his first visit as monarch. He is also due to meet political leaders from Northern Ireland and hold a meeting with the British government’s secretary of state for Northern Ireland. As they performed the traditional vigil, a procession of members of the public lined up to view the queen’s coffin and filed past.

Source: The Herald September 13, 2022 08:36 UTC