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King Charles Speaks Out After Queen Elizabeth II's Passing
As the royal household enters a caller chapter, King Charles III is sending emotion to each of its members. That includes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who moved to California after stepping down arsenic elder royals.
One time after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles—in his archetypal code to the federation arsenic the caller sovereign—gave his well-wishes to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. "I privation besides to explicit my emotion for Harry and Meghan," Charles said, "as they proceed to physique their lives overseas."
Despite immoderate reported tension, Harry and Meghan are presently successful the U.K. and will stay determination pursuing the decease of the Queen connected Sept. 8. The duke adjacent traveled to Scotland to beryllium with his begetter and chap household members successful the hours aft the monarch's passing.
In Charles' code connected Sept. 9, helium reflected on his mom's bequest and his family's clip of mourning.
"I speak to you contiguous with feelings of profound sorrow," helium began. "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; 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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"Alongside the idiosyncratic grief that each my household are feeling, we besides stock with truthful galore of you successful the United Kingdom," helium continued, "in each the countries wherever The Queen was Head of State, successful the Commonwealth and crossed the world, a heavy consciousness of gratitude for the much than seventy years successful which my Mother, arsenic Queen, served the radical of truthful galore nations."
Later, Charles sent emotion to his eldest lad Prince William and Kate Middleton, while besides confirming their caller titles.
"As my Heir, William present assumes the Scottish titles which person meant truthful overmuch to me," Charles said. "He succeeds maine arsenic Duke of Cornwall and takes connected the responsibilities for the Duchy of Cornwall which I person undertaken for much than 5 decades. Today, I americium arrogant to make him Prince of Wales, Tywysog Cymru, the state whose rubric I person been truthful greatly privileged to carnivore during truthful overmuch of my beingness and duty."
Added the 73-year-old, "With Catherine beside him, our caller Prince and Princess of Wales will, I know, proceed to animate and pb our nationalist conversations, helping to bring the marginal to the centre crushed wherever captious assistance tin beryllium given."
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