Queen Elizabeth II has been likened to the invisible glue holding the United Kingdom together. uk kprc2 click2houston queenelizabethii kingcharlesiii
Some think the reign of King Charles III will see those bonds come unstuck, giving new momentum to Scotland’s push for independence., has made Scotland the focus of commemorations watched around the globe in the first days after her death. That has served as a reminder of the monarchy’s deep ties to Scotland — and could provide a boost for the union.
The queen had deep ties to Scotland. Besides spending her summer months at Balmoral, her mother, the late Queen Mother, was Scottish and as a child the queen grew up playing on her grandparents' estate of Glamis Castle in central Scotland. Some Welsh nationalists have objected to Prince William being recently given the title of Prince of Wales — a title first given to the heir to the throne after the English conquest of Wales in the 14th century.
Relations now between the Conservative U.K. government in London and the pro-independence Scottish administration in Edinburgh are tense. In 2014, Scotland held a referendum on whether to remain part of the U.K. Voters rejected independence by 55% to 45% in what was billed as a once-in-a-generation choice. But the Scottish National Party government in Edinburgh is pushing for a new independence referendum, arguing that Brexit has radically changed the political and economic landscape.
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