'What are you now, the biggest party, are you?' asked King Charles, before Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Sinn Féin member Alex Maskey quipped 'Don't be telling Jeffrey (Donaldson) that now!'
"It is a recognition that the king has a role in reconciliation here," the DUP leader said.
"He has demonstrated a very sharp insight into Northern Ireland and shown a great interest in the development of Hillsborough Castle.Michelle O'Neill shared her condolences with the Royal Family, saying that Queen Elizabeth's"life and legacy will be fondly remembered by those of a British identity here who with great pride and devotion held her very dear."
“She led by example in advancing peace and recombination and the building of relationships with those of us who are Irish, and who share a different political allegiance and aspirations to herself and her Government," O'Neill continued. “I hope this continues now that you are King and the British-Irish relationship strengthens and evolves as one era ends, and a new one begins in these changing times.”
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