Lovely Seeing Scotland Welcoming Our New King

[Bobbisox1]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-63107561

[goodgoalie]

Reminds me of a poem learned at school that begins:
"The King sat in Dunfermline town
Drinking the blood-red wine..."

[gulliver1]

Whats new about him ? .
He's been around for a long time.

[Paigntonian]

Yes it is. Sturgeon with gritted teeth...

[Bobbisox1]

He’s ‘new’ to the role of being King, Gulliver

[ichkeria]

It’s a shame William Topaz liveth not at this hour …

“And so this very day October the third
The new King Charles to Dunfermline did stray
And I am very glad to say
Did not get the bird “

[pimplyteen]

It depends really. Is it 20% 40% 60% 80% of the population welcoming him? Whatever percentage I think it would be the older generation who are.

[mushroom25]

// I think it would be the older generation who are. //

unless whoever took the photos in that report was incredibly selective in where the lens was pointed, they suggest the crowd who turned out were not all Werther's suckers......

[Tilly2]

Why is he wearing red socks with a blue skirt?

[pimplyteen]

May be nanny or mommy needed a ride to town by a younger member of the family who had transport, even younger not to be left home alone?

[Peter Pedant]

I cd not resist posting this
https://www.theguardian.com/world/postcolonial/2013/dec/11/still-capacity-for-cronulla-riot

they look as thought they are really enjoying the king's vizeet

[FatticusInch]

Tilly2
//Why is he wearing red socks with a blue skirt?//

Patriotic?

[anneasquith]

Why is he wearing a blue skirt ?

[steg]

Fife is known as the Kingdom… so good choice where to start

[Ken4155]

Tilly; "Why is he wearing red socks with a blue skirt?"

The socks are Claret, not red. Chas is Claret and Blue, through and through :-J

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=S8guvYAT&;id=D43757C6CDD9A69CF7BF377B10BE73BF3E38F644&thid=OIP.S8guvYATnaWnaEEKp_Vo2QHaEc&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftalksport.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F5%2F2012%2F02%2FPrince-Charles.jpg%3Fstrip%3Dall%26w%3D700%26h%3D420%26crop%3D1&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.4bc82ebd80139da5a768410aa7f568d9%3Frik%3DRPY4Pr9zvhB7Nw%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0&exph=420&;expw=700&q=prince+charles+with+his+burnley+shirt&simid=608030690873528321&form=IRPRST&ck=1E8BFE75D4243C52E41BCC0CC620A582&selectedindex=1&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0&vt=0&sim=11

[douglas9401]

All are welcome in Scotland, even the under-employed trippers.

[davebro]

kings don't wear socks - they wear stockings!

[jourdain2]

Yes, it is heart-warming. We had a holiday Auchtermuchty (Fife) a couple of years ago and it's a lovely place. The only bit of graffiti I saw in Cupar said 'Down with the SNP' - or words to that effect, but I can't really quote the actual words.

[JDavis]

Is Sturgeon really welcoming him through gritted teeth? She's bowing so subserviently I can hardly see her face.

[douglas9401]

Maybe not such a bad thing, JD.

[davebro]

//Is Sturgeon really welcoming him through gritted teeth? She's bowing so subserviently I can hardly see her face.//

Notably she didn't curtsey like the other females.