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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Northern Ireland awaits King Charles with warmth tinged with unease

Cries of ‘God save the King’ ring out as the Norroy and Ulster King of Arms reads the proclamation of King Charles III’ accession at Hillsborough Castle
Cries of ‘God save the King’ ring out as the Norroy and Ulster King of Arms reads the proclamation of King Charles III’ accession at Hillsborough Castle. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Northern Ireland is sure to give King Charles III a warm welcome on Tuesday, but his hosts both nationalist and unionist will each have reason for a twinge of unease.

Sinn Féin will need to balance expressions of condolence with republican principles that repudiate monarchy. Unionists will need to mask any concern that Queen Elizabeth II’s death has further eroded the frayed bonds of the United Kingdom.

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