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In London, tributes to Elizabeth II continued on Saturday, September 17. For Charles III, the time of distance is over. The king and his heir, William, went to meet the British, who were waiting to meditate before the remains of the queen.
Saturday 17 September, the City of London (UK)is become a gigantic queue, which winds in the footsteps of its disappeared sovereign. All for just a few seconds of contemplation in Westminster. With patience, smiles and humour, the British did not back down from any obstacle. Suddenly, Charles III and his son William improvised a walkabout. For a week, the king has been in contact with his subjects.
The new sovereign refused neither handshakes nor familiar gestures on the shoulder. “Incredible, we didn’t think we would see this. We were told something was going to happen, and that’s it. It was definitely worth the 12 hour wait“, says a Briton. In the evening, the little children ofElizabeth They watched his coffin. Princes Harry and William were reunited again, with their grandmother whom they shared with the whole nation.
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