King Charles III delivered his first address Friday as the monarch of England following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
“I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow,” the King said in a video stream from Buckingham Palace.
“Throughout her life, Her Majesty The Queen – my beloved Mother – was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother,” he continued.
“Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived; a promise with destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today,” he added.
He was greeted with crowds of supporters as he entered the palace earlier Friday, with one woman kissing him on the face.
"I couldn't believe it and I said to him, 'may I kiss you?' And he said, 'well, yes.' So I grabbed him, and I'm very happy," Jenny Assiminios told CNN.
"It never crossed my mind" that she'd ever kiss a king, she said, adding that "he's lovely, he's perfect.”
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