This Thursday, September 8, 2022, Prince Charles of Wales automatically became king. His Royal Highness King Charles III and Queen consort Camilla Parker, Duchess of Cornwall, assume the reins of the British crown after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
After the death, “peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon”, Charles, already expressed his first words as king.
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Declaration of the new King of England, Charles III
Through the official Instagram account of the royal family, King Charles III has already published his first words as monarch.
A statement from His Majesty The King:
The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.
We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.
During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held, says the published statement.
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