Charles makes first statement as King of United Kingdom

 King Charles III, the newly crowned monarch of the United Kingdom, has made his first speech.

In his opening remarks, King Charles paid tribute to his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, describing her passing as “a moment of greatest sadness for me and all members of my family”.

King Charles III expressed awareness and acknowledgment of the messages of commiserations from around the world.

He said that his family will find comfort in the “respect and deep affection in which The Queen” was widely held.

After Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday, September 9, as such,  King Charles III was proclaimed King of England.

The throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales following confirmation of the demise of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, September 8, 2022.

According to BBC, there are several protocols and traditional steps that he must go through to be crowned King.

There will be a new title for Charles’ wife, whose full title will be Queen Consort – consort is the term used for the spouse of the monarch.