With sobs and tears, Ballater bids farewell to the Queen

Record ID: 1688914

  • Title: With sobs and tears, Ballater bids farewell to the Queen
  • Date: 11th September 2022
  • Summary: BALLATER, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 11, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II’S FUNERAL CORTEGE PASSING THROUGH VILLAGE OF BALLATER OFFICIALS SALUTING CORTEGE AS IT PASSES BY VARIOUS OF HUNTLY RESIDENT WHO WAS BORN ON DAY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S CORONATION, ELIZABETH ALEXANDER, 69, WATCHING FUNERAL CORTEGE PASS BY AND WIPING AWAY TEARS (SOUNDBITE) (English) HUNTLY RESIDENT WHO WAS BORN ON DAY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S CORONATION, ELIZABETH ALEXANDER, 69, SAYING: "It's just very very sad. But I’m happy I was here to say our goodbyes." (SOUNDBITE) (English) BALLATER RESIDENT, PAULINE LAWSON, 62, SAYING: “It’s been such an incredibly sad week knowing the Queen has passed but she has been such a good queen to us all. She’s been loyal, she’s been dignified, she’s been kind and compassionate, everything you’d want from a monarch.” OFFICIALS LEAVING AFTER CORTEGE PASSED THROUGH VILLAGE EXTERIOR OF CHURCH (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEPUTY LIEUTENANT OF KINCARDINESHIRE, HENRY IRVINE-FORTESCUE, 64, SAYING: "We love the Royal Family here in Scotland and we just feel their sorrow and their loss, and yet the world moves on; King Charles now will be crowned, after the funeral and the coronation, we look forward to him being our king. So there’s a sense of loss in passing, but also there’s a sense of celebration in the Queen’s life. She was such a remarkable woman and what she’s done and how she’s represented our nation has been remarkable, and we love her for that.” PEOPLE STANDING BY FLORAL TRIBUTES (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHAIRMAN OF BALLATAR BRANCH OF ROYAL BRITISH LEGION IN SCOTLAND, ROBIN PHILLIPS, 56, SAYING: "Even now, 40 years on (from swearing oath of allegiance to Queen as soldier) that oath of allegiance still stands. It was an absolute pleasure to serve Her Majesty. She was our boss, and we hold a lot of pride in that.” VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT FLORAL BOUQUETS MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE ON BOUQUET PEOPLE LOOKING AT TRIBUTES UNKNOWN LOCATION. SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 11, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF QUEEN'S COFFIN IN HEARSE DRIVING DOWN ROAD
  • Embargoed: 25th September 2022 12:55
  • Keywords: Ballater Britain UK
  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: UK
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Royals
  • Reuters ID: LVA001450011092022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Locals from Aberdeenshire lined the streets of the village of Ballater to see the funeral cortege of Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday (September 11) as it started its journey to Edinburgh.
    Emotion was high and many, like Elizabeth Alexander, 69, dried tears from their eyes as they watched the procession pass.
    “I’m happy I was here to say our goodbyes”, Alexander, who was born on Queen Elizabeth’s coronation day in 1953, told Reuters.
    Ballater resident Pauline Lawson, 62, described the late Queen as “everything you’d want from a monarch." She said it had been a very sad week for people in the village located only a few miles away from Balmoral Castle.
    Henry Irvine-Fortescue, 64, a deputy of the Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire, who represents the monarch at official occasions, said that, although locals shared the sorrow of the Royal Family, there was also “a sense of celebration in the Queen’s life”.
    Former soldier Robin Phillips, 56, said he had sworn an oath of allegiance to Elizabeth 40 years ago and it had been a pleasure to serve under her.
    “She was our boss, and we hold a lot of pride in that”, Phillips said.
    Elizabeth died on Thursday (September 8) aged 96.
    The cortege will travel to Edinburgh, from where her coffin will be flown to London to lie in state before her funeral, which will take place on Sept. 19.
    (Production: Marco Trujillo, Lewis MacDonald, Elliot Hornell, Aiden Nulty)
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