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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock

King Charles promises ‘lifelong service’ as he pays tribute to Queen in first address to nation

Reuters

King Charles III has promised “lifelong service” to the United Kingdom as he paid a moving final farewell to “my darling Mama” in his first address to the nation as its new monarch.

In a broadcast from Buckingham Palace, the King spoke of his “feelings of profound sorrow” at the Queen’s death on Thursday at the age of 96 and vowed to continue her tradition of constitutional monarchy.

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