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King Charles Speaks Out After Queen Elizabeth II's Passing
The United Kingdom has a new Monarch.
Following the decease of Queen Elizabeth II, her oldest son, Charles, has officially been named King at the Accession Council successful a ceremonial astatine St. James' Palace successful London connected Sept. 10.
During the ceremony, King Charles made a declaration and swore nether oath successful the beingness of privy counsellors, including Queen Consort, Camilla, and his oldest son, William, who is now the Prince of Wales.
"My mother's reign was unequalled successful its duration, its dedication and its devotion," Charles said, per NBC News. "Even arsenic we grieve we springiness acknowledgment for this astir faithful life. I americium profoundly alert of this large inheritance and of the duties and dense responsibilities of sovereignty which person present passed to me."
Traditionally, an accession assembly is held wrong 24 hours of a monarch's death. However, King Charles III inactive received his caller rubric instantly aft the Queen passed away connected Sept. 8.
That day, the royal household announced successful a connection connected Twitter that the monarch "died peacefully" astatine her Balmoral property successful Scotland.
Following Her Majesty's death, the King declared a period of royal mourning, which is acceptable to past until 7 days aft his mother's funeral, which does not yet person a day set.
In his first code arsenic sovereign, the King paid a heartfelt tribute to his precocious mother, who helium watched pb for 70 years as the longest-reigning British monarch.
"To my darling Mama, arsenic you statesman your past large travel to articulation my beloved precocious Papa, I privation simply to accidental this: Thank you," Charles said successful a pre-recorded code Sept. 9. "Thank you for your emotion and devotion to our household and to the household of nations you person served truthful diligently each these years. May 'flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest.'"
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He added, "Throughout her life, Her Majesty The Queen—my beloved Mother—was an inspiration and illustration to maine and to each my family, and we beryllium her the most heartfelt indebtedness immoderate household tin beryllium to their mother; for her love, affection, guidance, knowing and example. Queen Elizabeth was a beingness good lived; a committedness with destiny kept and she is mourned astir profoundly successful her passing. That committedness of lifelong work I renew to you each today."
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