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Prince Charles, 73, has paid his respect to his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died astatine 96 years aged connected September 8. Charles released a connection astir his mother’s passing nether his caller title: His Majesty The King. Charles’s connection did not see remarks from his woman Camilla Parker Bowles, 75, who is present Queen Consort.
A connection from His Majesty The King: pic.twitter.com/AnBiyZCher
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
“The decease of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is simply a infinitesimal of the top sadness for maine and each members of my family,” Charles said. “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I cognize her nonaccomplishment volition beryllium profoundly felt passim the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless radical astir the world.”
His connection continued, “During this play of mourning and change, my household and I volition beryllium comforted and sustained by our cognition of the respect and heavy affection successful which The Queen was truthful wide held.”
The Royal Family confirmed in a statement that the Queen “died peacefully” astatine Balmoral Castle successful Scotland connected Thursday afternoon. The station besides said that Prince Charles, who instantly becomes King pursuing his mother’s death, and Camilla, who volition beryllium named the Queen Consort, “will stay astatine Balmoral this evening and volition instrumentality to London tomorrow.”
Prince Charles and Camilla walked beside Queen Elizabeth. (Jack Hill/The Times/Shutterstock)Prior to Queen Elizabeth’s death, Buckingham Palace released a statement, revealing that she was facing some wellness troubles connected Thursday, September 8. “Following further valuation this morning, The Queen’s doctors are acrophobic for Her Majesty’s wellness and person recommended she stay nether aesculapian supervision,” the palace said successful a statement. “The Queen remains comfy and astatine Balmoral.”
Before her passing, Queen Elizabeth decreed that erstwhile Prince Charles became King, Camilla would go Queen Consort alternatively than Princess Consort. “I cognize you volition springiness [Charles] and his woman Camilla the aforesaid enactment that you person fixed me; and it is my sincere privation that, erstwhile that clip comes, Camilla volition beryllium known arsenic Queen Consort arsenic she continues her loyal service,” her statement read.
Prince Charles expressed his gratitude to his parent soon aft she made the announcement. “We are profoundly conscious of the honour represented by my mother’s wish. As we person sought unneurotic to service and enactment Her Majesty and the radical of our communities, my darling woman has been my ain steadfast enactment throughout,” helium said successful a statement.
While the King’s woman becoming Queen Consort is tradition, determination was statement arsenic to whether Camilla should go Princess Consort alternatively owed to Prince Charles’ archetypal wife Princess Diana’s tragic death. On apical of that, Prince Charles had cheated connected Diana with Camilla, with whom helium had an on-and-off matter that lasted for decades. Queen Elizabeth was not accepting of Camilla erstwhile they got unneurotic and tied the knot pursuing Diana’s death. However, it seems the Queen had a alteration of heart.
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