Eyes of the world will be on Scotland for climate summit, queen says

Britain's Queen Elizabeth delivers a speech in the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament to mark the official start of the sixth session of the parliament, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, October 2, 2021. Jane Barlow/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - The world's attention will be focused on Scotland for next month's climate summit, Queen Elizabeth told Scottish lawmakers on Saturday, adding that they would have an important role making a better, healthier world.

The queen opened the Scottish parliament on Saturday with fond remarks, four months after an election that returned a pro-independence majority pledging to hold a new referendum on whether to leave the United Kingdom.