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Read What King Charles III Wrote to Queen Elizabeth II
King Charles III's latest outing took an unexpected turn.
During the sovereign's Nov. 9 walkabout successful York, England, Charles and Queen Consort Camilla managed to narrowly debar being deed by eggs that were thrown by a antheral successful the crowd. While the Palace has yet to remark connected the incident—which took spot extracurricular Micklegate Bar during the 2nd time of the royal couple's Yorkshire tour—footage shows Charles, 73, and Camilla, 75, attempting to transportation connected with their engagement arsenic authorities detained the protestor.
Despite the disturbance, some Charles and Camila are inactive expected to be the unveiling of a statue of Queen Elizabeth II later successful the day.
The unveiling comes 2 months aft the monarch passed distant astatine the property of 96. Following the Queen's passing, Charles honored his "darling mama" during his archetypal code arsenic the caller sovereign. "Thank you for your emotion and devotion to our household and to the household of nations you person served truthful diligently each these years," helium said. "May 'flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest.'"
"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," Charles continued. "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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Charles besides reflected connected his mother's spot passim her life. "The affection, admiration and respect she inspired became the hallmark of her reign," helium noted. "And, arsenic each subordinate of my household tin testify, she combined these qualities with warmth, wit and an unerring quality ever to spot the champion successful people. I wage tribute to my Mother's representation and I grant her beingness of service."
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In October, Buckingham Palace announced that Charles' coronation volition officially instrumentality spot astatine London's Westminster Abbey connected May 6. "The coronation volition bespeak the monarch's relation contiguous and look towards the future," the Palace shared, "while being rooted successful longstanding traditions and pageantry."
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