Northern Ireland awaits King Charles with warmth tinged with unease
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#63JDE)
Unionists need to mask any fear of fraying UK bonds and Sinn Fein to uphold its republican principles
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 Fein 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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