King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, on Monday visited the Scottish parliament where he was greeted by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
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After a minute of silence across the Scottish Parliament, Sturgeon commenced a motion of condolence and was first to pay her respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
She said that this was a time of profound sorrow across the country.
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The king responded that his mother, like many generations of the royal family "found in the hills of this land and in the hearts of its people a haven and a home."
He vowed to take up his new duties as a king "with resolve see always the welfare of our country and its people and with wholehearted trust in your goodwill and good consul as we take forward that task together."