The new monarch addressed Parliament and the House of the Lords, saying he was “deeply grateful” for their support following the loss of his mother.
King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla sat on their thrones at Westminster Hall in London for the first time on Monday.
The new monarch, 73, addressed the 900 members of Parliament and the House of the Lords after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II,The representatives offered their condolences to Charles, who expressed how “deeply grateful” he was for their support. “As I stand before you here today I cannot help but feel the weight of history, which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions,” the king began his address.POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesMirrorpix / MEGA
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