King Charles III and his eldest son, Prince William, both placed wreaths at The Cenotaph to commemorate RemembranceSunday. See photos:
“My mother’s reign was unequaled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion,” Charles — whose coronation is scheduled for May 2023 —, after he was officially proclaimed the country’s new monarch. “Even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life.
I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me.”I have been set in upholding constitutional government and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these Islands, and of the Commonwealth Realms and Territories across the world.
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