LONDON — Charles III on Monday made his first speech to
parliament as king since ascending to the throne following
Queen Elizabeth II’s
death, hailing the “vital” traditions of British lawmakers.
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The country’s new
monarch gave his inaugural parliamentary address in front of members of the
elected lower House of Commons and the upper chamber House of Lords packed into
Westminster Hall.
The oldest part of
Britain’s centuries-old parliament, it will host the coffin of his late mother
from Wednesday evening for four days of official lying-in-state until her state
funeral Monday.
“As I stand before
you today, I cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us and
which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both
houses dedicate yourselves,” Charles said.
“Parliament is the
living and breathing instrument of our democracy,” he added, noting the queen
had set “an example of selfless duty which, with God’s help and your counsels,
I am resolved faithfully to follow.”
Charles will next
travel to Scotland, where he will join a procession to accompany the queen’s
coffin along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral, before a religious
service and vigil later Monday.
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