King Charles’s whistle-stop tour of Wales ahead of solemn vigil for Queen – today’s commemorative events in detail | UK News

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Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla leave after attending the presentation of addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall, inside the Palace of Westminster, following the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in central London, Britain September 12, 2022. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS

As thousands of others join the nearly five-mile queue to pay their respects to the Queen today, the new King will travel to Wales and back – before taking part in the Princes’ Vigil. in the evening.

King Charles and Queen Consort will fly to Wales by helicopter, where they will attend a service of prayer and meditation at Llandaff Cathedral.

The couple will then travel to the Welsh Parliament, where they will receive condolences and meet members of Senedd, before heading to a private audience with Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford at Cardiff Castle.

The former Prince of Wales is often greeted warmly in the country, but there have long been campaigns against the role – dating back to the British conquest of the country in the 13th century – and for Wales’s independence. .

And a protest against the monarchy is expected outside the castle when the couple arrive.

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Upon his return to Buckingham Palace, the King will receive religious leaders, before preparations for the Vigil of the Princes begin at 7.45pm at Westminster Hall – where the Queen resides.

All four of her children, Kingthe royal princessDuke of York and Earl of Wessex guards will be stationed at the four corners of the catafalque at Westminster Hall during a 15-minute swearing-in ceremony.

It is said that all will wear uniforms, including Prince Andrew, who does not work in the royal family have been granted the right to wear it.

Andrew, a former Royal Navy officer who served in the Falklands War, retains the rank of Vice Admiral.

But he was stripped of all of his honorary military roles in January, including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, after angering over his friendship with billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein .

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A similar ceremony is held at St Giles’ Church in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

The Vigil also took place for King George V in 1936 and for Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother, in 2002.

Meanwhile, this afternoon, the new Prince and Princess of Wales, the former Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will visit the Army Training Center in Pirbright, Surrey, to meet soldiers from the Commonwealth. general has been deployed to the UK to join the state. funeral.