The reign of King Charles III. has only just begun and already has controversial episodes. This Friday (September 16) the new monarch and his wife, QueenConsort Camilla Parker, paid their first official visit to Wales, a nation that is integrating the United Kingdom. However, the couple at the head of the British throne did not receive a warm welcome from the population. Instead, the subjects booed the current sovereign.
During their visit to Wales, Charles and Camilla attend a prayer and reflection service for the life of the Queen at Llandall Cathedral in the Welsh capital of Cardiff. It is the first time the king has come to the country since ascending the throne on the 8th following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Arrival of the King and Queen Consort in the Scottish capital Polly Thomas/Getty Images
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Charles speaks to people who have been waiting for him and Camilla Frank Augstein around town Pool/Getty Images
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Elizabeth’s firstborn Charles ascended the throne on the 8th after the death of his mother Frank Augstein Pool/Getty Images
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Charles and Camilla at the serviceFrank Augstein Pool/Getty Images
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Crowds form to welcome new monarch Frank Augstein Pool/Getty Images
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As per protocol, Charles has visited the countries of the UK such as England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It’s not the first time since the proclamation that the king has been booed. On Sunday (9 November), opponents of the sovereign and the monarchy took to the streets of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, to mourn the succession of Queen Elizabeth II’s firstborn. Some people carried placards reading “Abolish the monarchy” to the demonstrations.
Despite going through the uncomfortable situation, King Charles III. a special affection for the country, after all he held the title of Prince of Wales for five decades. “His passion and affection for Wales was evident. He has shown a lifelong commitment to the Welsh people,” said a spokesman for the new monarch.
Charles visited Welsh soil this Friday (16/9). For years he held the title of Prince of Wales.
redundancies
As the British newspaper The Guardian reported this Tuesday (September 13), 100 employees of Clarence House, the former official residence of the new sovereign, have been informed that they will soon give up their professional positions if he and his wife, the Queen Consort Camilla Parker, convene to move to Buckingham Palace, the seat of the monarchy.
Clerks worked for the new sovereign while he was acting as prince. The professionals received the termination by letter. The message was that employee benefits are no longer needed. The news says the teams are receiving help from the British Crown to find new jobs.
King Charles III and Camilla sit on a throne for the first time
When staff read of the layoff, they were furious, according to The Guardian. “Everyone is angry, including the private secretaries and the command staff. All employees have been on duty since Thursday evening [quando a rainha Elizabeth II morreu] to come across it. People are very upset,” an informant confided to the British newspaper.
“pitis”
On Saturday (9/10) Charles was proclaimed King of the United Kingdom, but the tantrum he threw upon signing the document did not go unnoticed. The sovereign asked one of the assistants to remove the pen box from the table. For this, he vigorously waved more than once, and the internet didn’t forgive the episode by defining it as “piti.”
After three days, more precisely on Tuesday (September 13th), King Charles III returned. back to the star in a fit of rage. It annoyed him to get the date wrong and to be let down by the pen. The object leaked ink. The sovereign handed the item to his wife, Queen Consort Camilla Parker, and exclaimed, “I hate it.” The incident took place at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland.
King Charles III gives new “Piti” because of pen. “I hate that”.
After getting the date wrong when signing the document, the monarch complained about an apparent leak in the instrument used to write it.
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