King Charles III addressed the British Parliament for the first time on Monday, September 12, where he said he "
felt the weight of history
" and wanted to follow
the "example
" of his mother Elizabeth II, at the start of a week of farewell to the sovereign.
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Four days after the death of Elizabeth II in her Scottish residence of Balmoral, her coffin will be exhibited in Edinburgh at the end of a procession led by Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, a new stage of a last busy journey of emotion until the national funeral on September 19.
Before joining the Scottish capital, the new king received condolences from the Speakers of the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the British Parliament in London.
Follow in her mother's footsteps
"
As I stand before you today, I cannot help but feel the weight of history that surrounds us and reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which Members of both Houses are dedicated
," the Sovereign said in a short speech.
He said his mother was “
an example of devotion which, with God's help and your guidance, I am determined to follow faithfully
”.
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Elizabeth II remained during her 70 years of reign a head of state with irreproachable neutrality, fulfilling without ever publicly expressing her opinions her constitutional functions, opening Parliament, promulgating laws, validating appointments, and still enthroning, two days before dying at the age of 96, his 15th head of government.