During his first year on the throne, King Charles III has faced a number of challenges, and more appear to lie ahead, including connecting with a public that is facing its own set of obstacles. As royal commentator Afua Hagan writes, helping the public to find meaning in the monarchy will likely be a key theme over the next year of King Charles' reign.
I would like to say that the day Queen Elizabeth II died was like any other. But in reality, the United Kingdom was limping through a period of turmoil and uncertainty, without a firm sense of leadership.was followed by a contest to decide who would be the next leader of the Conservative party and ultimately, the U.K. government.
Liz Truss beat Rishi Sunak in that contest and became prime minister before resigning after a paltry 49 days, making her the shortest-serving head of government in the U.K.The late queen had an audience with Truss at Balmoral Castle, her Scottish retreat, two days before she died. At the time, pictures emerged of the meeting with Her Majesty looking in bright spirits but unmistakably frail.
By noon local time on Sept. 8, news broke that the queen’s health had taken a turn for the worse and that the rest of the Royal Family was gathering at her bedside. At 6.30 p.m., the death of Queen Elizabeth II was announced and the U.K. entered 10 days of national mourning, which culminated with her funeral on Sept. 19.
One year on, the events of those 10 days are still etched in my memory, and will remain so for many others over the years to come. Thus ended the reign of the longest-serving female monarch and began the rule of King Charles III. Today, the King is preparing to mark the anniversary of his mother’s death with Queen Camilla at Balmoral. According to a report from Reuters in August, aWhile King Charles was met with a number of challenges this past year, it seems as though more lie ahead, including the tasks of modernizing the monarchy and connecting with a public that is facing its own set of obstacles. Helping people find meaning in the monarchy will likely be a key theme over the next year of King Charles’ reign.
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