King Charles III has vowed to emulate his late mother’s long life of service to Britain and the Commonwealth.
Gatekeepers News reports that King Charles III said this during his first televised address since ascending the throne upon Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
The new monarch further said he could “count on the loving help of my darling wife, Camilla” after she became queen consort.
King Charles III said he shared the public’s “sense of loss beyond measure” after his mother passed away on Thursday aged 96, after a record-breaking reign of 70 years.
“That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today,” he said.
“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.”
Addressing his “darling Mama”, joining his father the late Prince Philip, who died last year, “I want simply to say this: thank you”, the new king said.
“Thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”
