For his first speech as king, Charles III made Friday, September 9 a tribute that The Telegraph qualified for “very personal” et The Times d’“moving” to Queen Elizabeth II. The new sovereign is committed, like his “Dear Mom” as she begins her “last great trip”to devote the rest of his life to the service of the British.
The king, writes The Times, “spoke with warmth and emotion as he sat next to a photo of his mother”. He mentioned “love, affection, guidance, understanding and example” of Queen Elizabeth II, and describes a “sense of loss, beyond measure” felt by all.
“As the Queen herself has done with unwavering devotion, I too solemnly pledge myself, during the time that remains to me to live, to defend the constitutional principles which are at the heart of our nation”said Charles III, wearing a black suit and black tie, in this televised address recorded from Buckingham Palace.
Addressing his “Dear Mom”who died Thursday at the age of 96, he said:
As you embark on your last great journey to join my dear late Dad, I just want to say this: thank you. Thank you for your love and dedication to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently for all these years.”
“A simple reminder of its desire for continuity”
And The Telegraph see there “words written to help unify and console a grieving country”, The Guardian notes for his part that this first speech by King Charles III contains “revealing passages” showing “how he hopes his reign will be perceived, in the UK and abroad, and how he wants the royal family to operate”.
“In a way, it was a simple reminder of the continuity the king intends to establish with his mother, who was widely admired for her willingness to serve rather than rule”, decrypts the log. But “the operative phrase here is ‘the time that remains’”continues the daily. Because Charles III, aged 73, “knows that he cannot hope for a historic reign as long as that of his mother, who became queen at the age of 25.”
In this speech “nine and a half minutes and nearly 1,000 words”according to the count of Telegraph, the monarch has announced that his eldest son William and his wife Kate, formerly the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are now Prince and Princess of Wales. Kate will be “the first person since Diana to use this title”relieves The Times.
Charles III thanked his “darling wife, Camilla” – describing her for the first time as “retain me consort”.
And he expressed his “love for Harry and Meghan”, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, “as they continue to build their lives overseas”. “It was an olive branch to his youngest son and daughter-in-law whose departure from royal life was marked by continued acrimony”analyse The Guardian.
The Times note that he concluded with a quote from the play Hamlet of Shakespeare, launching to the address of Elizabeth II: “May flights of angels lead you singing to your rest.”