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France 24
France 24
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Bahar MAKOOI

King Charles III's visit to Northern Ireland has 'symbolic significance'

People place flowers by a mural on the Shankill road, in Belfast, September 9, 2022, a day after Queen Elizabeth's death. © Paul Faith, AFP

Britain’s King Charles III arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday as part of a UK tour to receive condolences after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. FRANCE 24 speaks to Fabrice Mourlon, a professor of British and Irish civilization at the Sorbonne University, on the importance of the visit.

As he tours the four corners of his fractious new kingdom, Charles III faces the most testing task of reconciliation in Northern Ireland during his visit to the region.

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