(Finance) – “I renew my mother’s promise to serve you all my life with love, respect and loyalty.” Thus the King Charles III in his first address to the nation, released by Buckingham Palace, the day after the death, which took place yesterday, at 96 in Balmoral, Scotland, of Queen Elizabeth II who was “a source of inspiration and example” and “we all owe her very very much”.
The first words were for the Queen who calls “beloved mother“emphasizing” his spirit of service “and” devotion “to his duty, but also his” human “warmth. “May the flight of angels bring you to peace”.
The commitment that Elizabeth made on her twenty-first birthday, before becoming the Queen, to “dedicate her life – be it short or long – to the service of her people” was, according to King Charles III, “more than a promise: it was a profound personal commitment, which defined his whole life”.
The queen, he continued, “lived her life well, a promise of destiny, and this promise of a service for life is the same one that I want to renew today. In addition to the personal pain of the family, we share with the whole world and where he was Head of State, a deep sense of gratitude for seventy years for the way he served these nations. “
King Charles he called his mother’s guide “the country’s factory mark”. “I know that her death – she continued – brings so much sadness in many of you and I share this sense of loss. When she came to the throne the world paid for the privations of the Second World War. During these seventy years we have seen the world change. , progress, and the institutions themselves have changed “.
In the years when Queen Elizabeth II ruled “nations have prospered. Our values have remained and must remain constant. The role and duty of the monarchy will remain, as will the responsibility of the sovereigns to the Church of England, in which I deeply believe “as well as” in our parliamentary system. The queen has served with devotion and I promise to do the same for as long as God will grant me and in compliance with the Constitutional principles “.
On the occasion King Charles also announced that William will assume the Scottish title, “will be my successor as Duke of Cornwall, will assume the responsibilities that I have taken on for 50 years”. Also mentioned Harry and Megan for whom “I feel affection, I hope they continue to build their life overseas”.
Downing Street makes it known that Liz Truss and her cabinet will meet the king tomorrow stating that the king will hold an audience with the entire cabinet tomorrow at around 2.30pm. Meanwhile Truss has arrived at St Paul’s Cathedral and there it is
sitting in the front row for the prayer and reflection service.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom is preparing to give a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth, among the honors that are due to her. Her solemn funeral will be celebrated on September 19th in Westminster Abbey, twelve days after her death: the farewell to the most beloved sovereign and the national mourning will last so long, while the royal mourning – which concerns the family, staff and representatives of the royal house – will continue for another 7 days after the funeral.
To give the last farewell to the longest-lived queen in history there will be the European crowned heads and several world leaders who – starting with the American president Joe Biden – have already expressed their wish, waiting for the protocol and invitations
officers, to be present at the solemn ceremony. Until that date there will be many functions and moments open also to subjects who want to pay homage to Elizabeth one last time. Starting with Scotland, where she died.