Today, Nicola Sturgeon received a mixed reaction as she arrived in Dunfermline ahead of King Charles for a historic city-making event.
This morning, as she smiled and waved to fellow Scots in front of Dunfermline City Chambers, she was harshly jeered by some members of the crowd and applauded by others.
Crowds gathered in front of the historic palace to catch a view of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla, who are in attendance at a city-making ceremony there today.
As part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, city status was conferred to Dunfermline, which is situated directly over the Forth estuary from the Scottish capital, Edinburgh.
However, the monarch passed away last month at the age of 96 before the ceremony could be held.
Today, Charles, who gained the throne last month after his mother’s death, will be among those in attendance.
Today, as Nicola Sturgeon arrived in Dunfermline ahead of King Charles for a historic city-making event, she was met with a cold reaction. Pictured: Lord Provost of Dunfermline Jim Leishman welcomes First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as she enters the City Chambers in Dunfermline, Fife.
King Charles III meets the populace as he arrives at an official council meeting in Dunfermline, Fife, to honor the conferral of city status on the old town, prior to a visit to Dunfermline Abbey to celebrate its 950th anniversary.
This morning, some of the crowd jeered and booed loudly as the First Minister of Scotland smiled and waved to fellow Scots in front of Dunfermline City Chambers. Pictured: A still from a video posted by Chris Ship of ITV.
If you needed a reminder of how decisive Scottish politics can be, the throng waiting for King Charles and Camilla’s arrival booed and cheered @NicolaSturgeon.
This gathering awaiting the arrival of a king caught me by surprise… pic.twitter.com/VknLI9W8Zp
— Chris Ship (3 October 2022 @chrisitv)
First Minister Sturgeon arrived at Dunfermline City Chambers, where she was greeted by Lord Provost of Dunfermline Jim Leishman before his arrival.
As she turned to wave to the royalist throng, however, the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) leader received a mixed response. In addition to scattered applause and claps, there were loud jeers and whistles.
Royal editor for ITV, Chris Ship, captured the scene on video. If you needed a reminder of how decisive Scottish politics can be, Nicola Sturgeon was booed (along with some applause) by the audience waiting for King Charles and Camilla’s arrival.
This gathering awaiting the arrival of a king caught me by surprise…
King Charles was afterwards observed greeting crowds, some of which were flying the Union flag.
A inhabitant of Dunfermline who was among those who gathered outside the city chambers prior to the King’s visit characterized his arrival as “exciting.”
Bill Henderson, 71 years old, stated, ‘This is a historic event.
I was born shortly before the Queen ascended the throne, so she has been my ruler for my whole life. It is simply exciting.
“And especially a King Charles returning to Dunfermline after King Charles the First was born here, regardless of how long ago that was,” the author continues.
52-year-old educator Carol Williams remarked, “This is really tremendous honor for Dunfermline.”
As part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee festivities, the newly-crowned metropolis, whose origins trace back to before the Bronze Age, received city status in May.
People await the arrival of King Charles and Queen Camilla at an official ceremony commemorating Dunfermline’s incorporation as a city.
Later, King Charles was spotted greeting crowds, some of whom waved the Union flag.
The arrival of King Charles III to Dunfermline City Chambers. King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, grant the city of Dunfermline city status.
Colchester, Doncaster, Milton Keynes, Stanley in the Falkland Islands, Bangor in Northern Ireland, Douglas on the Isle of Man, and Wrexham in Wales were all given city status.
Dunfermline defeated St Andrews, the birthplace of golf and the first university in Scotland, to earn the distinction.
Provost of Fife Jim Leishman stated at the time, “The official title of city will give Dunfermline the wider attention it deserves as one of the fastest-growing metropolitan regions in Scotland, with every amenity a modern metropolis might desire.”
This will have a favorable effect on Dunfermline and its environs.
‘Of course, the people of Dunfermline have always known that Dunfermline is a city, which is why we have the City Car Park, City Hotel, and City Cabs, but it’s nice to finally receive official recognition.’
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will carry out further engagements in Scotland today, in addition to the ceremony.
Before exploring Dunfermline Abbey to celebrate its 950th anniversary, they will attend a council meeting at the City Chambers.
They will subsequently conduct a banquet at The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to honor British South Asian communities.