King Charles III has used his first address to the UK population as monarch to renew the pledge of lifelong service that his mother made more than 70 years ago. It was announced at 6.30pm on Thursday, September 8, that Queen Elizabeth II had died peacefully at Balmoral.
King Charles was one of those who travelled to be with his mother in her final moments. In his first address as the new monarch, broadcast across the world at 6pm on Friday (September 9) and delivered from Buckingham Palace, King Charles III said: "I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. Throughout her life, Her Majesty The Queen, my beloved mother, was an inspiration, an example, to me and to all my family.
"We owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example. Queen Elizabeth's was a life well lived, a promise with destiny kept, and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today."
