King Charles speech

In a behind-the-scenes video recorded after his first address to the nation as sovereign, King Charles III is seen in a rare showing of emotion.

Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest." May 'flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest'." [Royal Family](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/royal-family) Channel and it's clear to see the emotion in Prince Charles after recording his speech. time, during a special service of remembrance at St Paul's Cathedral. Charles' address was recorded after he traveled to London from Scotland where Elizabeth II had died on Thursday. "It's strange at the moment isn't it?

King Charles delivered both a tender tribute to his mother and a look to the future in his first speech.

Whether King Charles will prove to be as adept a reader of the public mood as she was remains to be seen. Touchingly, he encouraged people to remember her "unerring ability always to see the best in people." The speech also straddled the professional and personal—a balance the royal family will be striking for the next days and weeks as they mourn a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother at the same time as fulfilling their very public roles. [Prince and Princess of Wales](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a41135995/prince-william-kate-middleton-become-prince-princess-of-wales/). But he also knew that his were the words that the world was waiting to hear, and the ones that will be most repeated whenever this historical moment is retold. But then it was also about the future, which due to the seamless system of constitutional monarchy, is now already upon us.

It is the first time the ceremony has been held since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne. Charles automatically became king when the queen died on ...

But also mourning the loss of his mother as the head of the Royal Family,” Barker said. “He spoke more emotionally than his mother would have done and the speech was very, very careful. “He has a big job to do because … One woman gave him a kiss on the cheek. “What he hinted at in his speech is that he will be a continuity monarch. “That promise of lifelong service I renew to all today,” he said. “As a royal historian, I was incredibly moved by what I saw,” said Christopher Wilson after the first part of the ceremony. He became king on Thursday after the May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” Charles automatically became king when the queen died on Thursday. “He said he wanted to serve people of all backgrounds and all beliefs, realising of course that this is a modern country, a diverse country, and that if the royal family wants to remain relevant for many years to come, it needs to be representative of all of that diversity.” He said that he wanted to carry on many of the valued traditions that his mother had embodied and preserved for so many years,” he said.