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King Charles has paid tribute to his mother at a ceremony in parliament in which the new monarch heard formal condolences from the Speakers of the Commons and Lords, emphasising the intertwined nature of royalty and government in the UK constitution.
In an often personal address in Westminster Hall, the soaring 11th-century structure at the heart of the parliamentary estate, Charles thanked the Speakers for their addresses, and paid tribute to “the late sovereign, my beloved mother, the Queen”.
Quoting Shakespeare’s Henry VIII, Charles said the Queen had been “a pattern to all princes living”, noting how touched he had been to see the various monuments in parliament to her jubilees, including a stained glass window in Westminster Hall commemorating her diamond jubilee in 2012.
Charles, accompanied by Camilla, the Queen Consort, told assembled MPs and peers that he was “resolved faithfully to follow” the example of his mother.
