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Queen Elizabeth II Updates: Mourning, Funeral & Royal Succession
Presenting His Majesty.
One time aft Queen Elizabeth II died at the property of 96, her eldest son, King Charles III—who was immediately crowned following his mother's passing—addressed the federation successful a code delivered connected Sept. 9.
During his code fixed astatine Buckingham Palace, the archetypal ceremonial photograph of the royal was captured and shared to the public. In the portrait, the royal is seen posing alongside a photograph of the precocious monarch.
King Charles' archetypal ceremonial representation was taken successful the Blue Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace, wherever the Queen recorded immoderate of her vacation messages. Throughout his code fixed connected Sept. 9, the 73-year-old honored his mother's unforgettable legacy.
"I talk to you contiguous with feelings of profound sorrow," helium began his speech. "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."
King Charles continued, "Queen Elizabeth had 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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In accordance with British rule, Charles' ascension to the throne came moments aft Buckingham Palace announced the passing of Queen Elizabeth.
Before his succession, King Charles had cemented himself arsenic some the oldest and the longest-serving heir evident successful British history—with his rubric arsenic Prince of Wales being held since July 1958.
As Charles highlighted successful his code to the nation, "As The Queen herself did with specified unswerving devotion, I excessively present solemnly pledge myself, passim the remaining clip God grants me, to uphold the Constitutional principles astatine the bosom of our nation. And wherever you whitethorn unrecorded successful the United Kingdom, oregon successful the Realms and territories crossed the world, and immoderate whitethorn beryllium your inheritance oregon beliefs, I shall endeavor to service you with loyalty, respect and love, arsenic I person passim my life."
Charles volition officially beryllium proclaimed King successful a ceremonial ceremonial connected Sept. 10.
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