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A representation of King Charles III wrong Buckingham Palace shows him performing authorities duties successful beforehand of a photograph of his precocious parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. See the picture.
Read What King Charles III Wrote to Queen Elizabeth II
Memories of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip remain wrong palace walls.
A royal portrait of King Charles III was released Sept. 23, picturing His Majesty carrying retired authoritative authorities duties successful beforehand of a photograph of his precocious parents. Taken in the Eighteenth Century Room astatine Buckingham Palace, the representation showed Charles, 73, speechmaking papers from the Red Box—a lawsuit containing documents from ministers successful the United Kingdom and representatives from the Commonwealth—as pictures of Elizabeth and Philip hung successful the background.
The framed photograph was really a Christmas acquisition the mates had fixed to Elizabeth's father, King George VI, successful 1951. The pursuing February, Elizabeth ascended the throne erstwhile George passed distant from coronary thrombosis.
She reigned for 70 years before her decease connected Sept. 8 astatine the property of 96, erstwhile Charles became king. In a connection released successful a aftermath of her passing, Charles called the nonaccomplishment "a infinitesimal of the top sadness for me and each members of my family."
"We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother," helium continued. "I cognize her nonaccomplishment volition beryllium profoundly felt passim the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless radical astir the world."
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Charles was formally proclaimed arsenic the caller monarch two days later, and a state funeral was held successful London connected Sept. 19 aft a national mourning period.
As a tribute, His Majesty left a handwritten note atop of his mother's casket arsenic it was carried into Westminster Abbey. He also requested a funeral wreath made of flowers from Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Highgrove House, arsenic good arsenic foliage specified arsenic rosemary and myrtle to grant Elizabeth's matrimony to Philip, who died successful 2021 astatine property 99.
"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 astir heartfelt indebtedness immoderate household tin beryllium to their mother," Charles said in his archetypal nationalist code arsenic King on Sept. 9. "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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