King Charles speech

KING CHARLES III paid tribute to the late Queen as he was formally declared head of state in a historic ceremony.

Charles was proclaimed to the nation as new head of state on Saturday morning during a meeting of the Accession Council attended by privy councillors at St James's Palace in London, which was televised for the first time. "And in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which I now dedicate what remains to me of my life, I pray for the guidance and help of Almighty God." "In this purpose, I know that I shall be upheld by the affection and loyalty of the peoples whose sovereign I have been called upon to be, and that in the discharge of these duties I will be guided by the counsel of their elected parliaments."

King Charles III addresses the United Kingdom for the first time as monarch, paying tribute to his mother, confirming William as Prince of Wales, ...

"I pay tribute to my mother's memory and I honour her life of service. "I mean you go back to the '60s and he was speaking up as a teenager, and subsequent to that, on a series of issues, has been engaged all of his life," he said. "I know she will bring to the demands of her new role the steadfast devotion to duty on which I have come to rely so much," he said. King Charles paid tribute to his mother's "sacrifices for duty", which he said started on her 21st birthday in 1947 when she pledged in a broadcast to the Commonwealth to devote her life "to the services of the peoples". King Charles III has vowed to serve the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth with "loyalty, respect and love" in his first address to the nation as monarch. "It will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I care so deeply," he said.

It was the speech he has waited a lifetime to deliver. Charles III's own “King's speech”. A lifelong search for relevance has informed the kind of monarch ...

It was as if the prospect of doing the same “in the time God grants me” could be anything but daunting. It is clear the public feuding between his two sons has caused a significant amount of pain. He then opened his heart to the world. A lifelong search for relevance has informed the kind of monarch he is to become. But I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others.” He was stricken with grief, but at the same time, assured and positive.

'I pay tribute to my mother's memory and I honour her life of service.'

She was the very spirit of Great Britain – and that spirit will endure.” “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved mother. On behalf of all of my family, I can only offer the most sincere and heartfelt thanks for your condolences and support,” he said. I was amongst the first people to shake the hand of the King of England. “Then I told Camilla to look after Charles, and she said ‘I’ll try’. “To my darling mama, as you begin your last great journey to join my late papa, I want to simply to say this. In the course of the last 70 years, we have seen our society become one of many cultures and many faiths,” he went on. Today, I am proud to create him Prince of Wales,” Charles said. “This is also a time of change for my family,” he said. “I count on the loving help of my darling wife Camilla. As every member of my family can testify, she combined these qualities with warmth, humour and an unerring ability always to see the best in people. Through times of change and progress, through times of joy and celebration.

The king's recorded television speech on Friday—his first public remarks since the passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II—appeared to hit all the right ...

The king “was framed in a close-up shot…the deliberate focus was on his facial expressions and words. He showed that he had warmth and compassion yet [has] his own leadership style,” Ponce observed. “In all crisis situations, those affected want to know [what’s next], and King Charles made it clear that he is 100% committed to continuing his Mother’s legacy. Finally, not only did he pay a beautiful tribute to his Mother; he also made it clear that his own children remain an important part of his life.” He was eloquent and appropriate as he spoke kindly of his wife and children. He then went on to say that “As the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, I too now solemnly pledge myself, throughout the remaining time God grants me, to uphold the Constitutional principles at the heart of our nation.