Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, has there been a little relaxation vis-à-vis the royal family? This October 6, while the new Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, were visiting Belfast (in Northern Ireland), the latter was the victim of a collision.
Kate Middleton pushed around by an Irish nationalist
While enjoying a walkabout during this official trip with her husband, Kate Middleton shook hands with one woman, in particular, red-haired and dressed in green, who held her arm, explaining to her: “Nice to meet you, but it would be better if it was when you were in your own country. Ireland belongs to the Irish”. The scene was filmed and photographed, and it shows that the future queen consort kept smiling in all circumstances, despite the rare violence of this scene.
Remember that the context is more than tense on the spot. A few weeks ago, the new King Charles III had been welcomed with as much hostility by the population. It is also reported that cries of joy rang out at the announcement of the death of his mother Elizabeth II…
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Branded in the collective unconscious, the memory of Bloody Sunday, a tragedy that occurred on January 30, 1972. That day, on the sidelines of a pacifist demonstration in the Bogside district of Londonderry, 14 activists for civil rights, including seven teenagers, had been killed by the British army.
It may be more and more tense for the royal family
More recently the Brexit vote by the United Kingdom has created disparities between the Crown and its united kingdoms. On the one hand, the United Kingdom left Europe with Northern Ireland and Scotland (which did not want to), on the other, Southern Ireland is European. Now Irish nationalists are hoping that Scotland’s vote for independence will pave the way for Northern Ireland. Vibe.
This woman reefing the arm off Kate Middleton and telling her ‘Ireland belongs to the Irish’…. pic.twitter.com/KK2gAqZ0Kv
— Caolán McAree (@Caolanmcaree) October 6, 2022