- 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 real
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- 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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