- Title: King Charles has 'big boots to fill' say Balmoral locals
- Date: 10th September 2022
- Summary: BALLATER, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 10, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF KING CHARLES ON FRONT PAGES OF NEWSPAPERS REPORTING ON HIS FIRST ADDRESS AS KING CUSTOMER TAKING PAPER (SOUNDBITE) (English) BALLATER RESIDENT, ISOBEL BANNERMAN, 62, SAYING: “I think he'll do well. I think he'll have a wee bit of... he's got very big boots to fill you know, I think he'll do really well. He's very popular around here, he comes here a lot, he's already got a big connection with all the villages around here, he's at Birkhall (Charles and Camilla's private residence in Scotland) regularly, probably more often than a lot of people would realise. So, no, I think he'll do absolutely fine, absolutely fine. And I wish him well." CUSTOMER ENTERING SHOP (SOUNDBITE) (English) BALLATER RESIDENT, ISOBEL BANNERMAN, 62, SAYING: "I think it's nice that the rest of the world are almost as affected as we are. It's nice to see that they are thinking about it, President Macron in France, I saw his speech - it was absolutely lovely. I think everybody is affected by it, she's been around for so long and some of us here, most of us have only known that Queen, certainly in my case. But it's nice that there's a bit of international, a lot of international interest. People are saddened everywhere." BALLATER RESIDENT, BETTY SIMPSON, TAKING PAPERS PAPERS ON DISPLAY (SOUNDBITE) (English) BALLATER RESIDENT, BETTY SIMPSON, 77, SAYING: “King Charles the third, it seems quite strange. We just have know him as the Duke of Rothesay when he comes here, the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay. He's done amazing things for this village and when we had that dreadful flood in December 2015, he stepped in and really brought the village back to life." CUSTOMERS LEAVING NEWSAGENT WITH PAPERS TRAFFIC SIGN READING (English): "FLORAL TRIBUTES" FLOWERS LEFT BY SIGN (SOUNDBITE) (English) BALLATER RESIDENT, BETTY SIMPSON, 77, SAYING: "The whole village is just devastated really. We knew it was going to come, but I think the suddenness has just overwhelmed us really. Yes. And I think I spent all day yesterday watching the television and it was just heartbreaking really. So I feel for the King and Camilla and all the royal family." BRAEMAR, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 10, 2022) (REUTERS) CAR DRIVING IN MAIN STREET IN BRAEMAR ROYAL BANNER OF SCOTLAND, UNION FLAG AND SCOTTISH FLAG HANGING AT HALF MAST PEOPLE WALKING OVER BRIDGE PEOPLE POSING FOR GROUP PHOTO LONG-TIME RESIDENT WHO ORGANISES WALKING TOURS, EMMA O'SHEA (BLUE JACKET) SPEAKING TO TOURISTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) LONG-TIME RESIDENT WHO ORGANISES WALKING TOURS, EMMA O’SHEA, 44, SAYING: “I think, well, he has very big shoes to fill but I am sure he will do his absolute finest to carry on the role that his mother had and all of the sort of beliefs and the charities that they support and everything that the Royal Family stands for in this country. We will all be behind him and wish him all the best with that, also at a time that's very, very sad as well for the nation." O'SHEA SPEAKING TO TOURISTS OUTSIDE HOTEL COAT OF ARMS ON HOTEL (SOUNDBITE) (English) LONG-TIME RESIDENT WHO ORGANISES WALKING TOURS, EMMA O’SHEA, 44, SAYING: "To have her (Queen Elizabeth) visiting every summer and the family is absolutely wonderful. I think that we're shocked that she left us so quickly, but it will be... it's a very special time, and to have so many visitors to come in and pay their respects, It's wonderful. Really really, very very special." PEOPLE WALKING ON BRIDGE OVER RIVER / RIVER FLOWING VARIOUS OF CLUNIE WATER HOTEL BY CLUNIE WATER WEATHER COCK ON HOTEL
- Embargoed: 24th September 2022 12:11
- Keywords: Ballater Braemar Charles proclaimed king King Charles death of Queen Elizabeth mourners villages around Balmoral castle vox pops
- Location: BALLATER AND BRAEMAR, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: BALLATER AND BRAEMAR, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: UK
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Royals
- Reuters ID: LVA001434410092022RP1
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- Story Text: Locals living near Balmoral Castle on Saturday (September 10) said Britain's new monarch King Charles has "big boots to fill" following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth.
Residents in the villages of Ballater and Braemar mourned the loss of the Queen who spent many summers in nearby Balmoral Castle, her Scottish home where she died on Thursday (September 8).
But Charles would do "absolutely fine," they told Reuters on the morning of a formal Accession Proclamation announcing his succession to the throne.
"He's done amazing things for this village and when we had that dreadful flood in December 2015, he stepped in and really brought the village back to life," Ballater resident Betty Simpson, 77, said.
The Queen's body is expected to be transported from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh on Sunday (September 11).
Elizabeth's death at the castle triggered huge international interest in the area.
"It's nice that there's a lot of international interest. People are saddened everywhere," Ballater local, Isobel Bannerman, 62, said.
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