London:King Charles III has paid a heartfelt tribute to his late mother,Queen Elizabeth II,vowing to serve his subjects with “loyalty,respect and love” as she had done for her 70 years on the throne.
,Charles thanked the Queen for her devotion to her family and to the 2.5 billion people – out of 7.9 billion globally – who live in the Commonwealth’s 56 countries.
Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland,aged 96,triggering an outpouring of emotion throughout Britain and around the world.
Charles was officially proclaimed as Britain’s new monarch on Saturday at a ceremony in St James’s Palace in front of former prime ministers,bishops and a host of politicians. While he succeeded his mother immediately on Thursday an Accession Council met to proclaim his succession,with his son and heir William,wife Camilla and Britain’s new prime minister,Liz Truss,among those to sign the proclamation.
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