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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Graham Russell

‘I pledge myself to you’: what the papers said about King Charles’s speech

King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, view flowers and messages outside Buckingham Palace after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, view flowers and messages outside Buckingham Palace after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

King Charles III’s emotional speech to a nation in mourning resounded across Saturday’s front pages, which highlighted his tender language to his “dear mama” and his promise to serve the people in a similar vein to the Queen.

The Times used a wrap showing a contemplative Charles outside Buckingham Palace, and its front page inside pictured him in the Blue Drawing Room inside the palace, at a desk bearing a picture of his mother. The headline is “I pledge myself to you”.

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