New British Monarch King Charles Leaves Balmoral For London… To Deliver First National Address Today

The new British monarch, King Charles III has left Balmoral for London  and he is expected to deliver his first national address today.   He will also have his first meeting with Prime Minister Liz Truss today.

Prime Minister  Liz Truss , who addressed the nation from Downing Street,  had announced Charles’ new title on Thursday.

‘Today the crown passes, as it has done for more than 1,000 years, to our new monarch, to our new head of state, His Majesty King Charles III.

The Duchess of Cornwall is now Queen, and as a Queen Consort, will be crowned at Charles’s side at his eventual coronation’ she said.

King Charles III succeeds his mother Elizabeth, who passed away in Balmoral, Scotland on Thursday after spending 70 years on the throne.

‘The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.

We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother.

I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.

During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held’ he  had  said shortly after  his mother’s death was announced  on Thursday.

 Team@orientactualmags.com  learned Queen Elizabeth was just 25 years old  when her father ,King George VI,  died and she became the  Queen on February 6, 1952.

 14 individuals had served as prime ministers under her and she had just appointed   the 15th  Prime Minister two days before her death.

Liz Truss  had become Britain’s  prime minister after meeting with Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday , who had  asked her to form a new government.

Queen Elizabeth reigned for almost seven decades between 1952 and 2022, overseeing huge political and cultural changes in the national life, from the end of the era of colonial rule to Brexit.

The British government on Friday officially declared the start of a period of national mourning for Queen Elizabeth, publishing what it called ‘national mourning guidance’.

The document, which carried guidance on flying flags, information on travel, and other business and public services, stated that the mourning will continue until the end of the day of the state funeral.

The government however noted that  there was no obligation to cancel or postpone events and sporting fixtures, or close entertainment venues during this time, adding that this would be at the discretion of individual organizations.

The RAAF, Royal Australian Navy and  the Australian Army personnel  that  make up the nation’s Federation Guard gathered outside Parliament House in  Canberra , the capital city of Australia, to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth 11 on Friday.

They fired 96 rounds — one to mark each year of the Queen’s life.

In the British royal family, succession falls to the first-born child of the heir and their children, followed by the next oldest sibling of the heir and their offspring and so on.  However, a catholic cannot become the British monarch.

Under the British constitution, a sovereign succeeds to the throne the moment his or her predecessor dies, before even being proclaimed to the people, and there is no interregnum.

 The new monarch is officially proclaimed king or queen by a special body called the Accession Council.

Traditionally, the  Britain monarch  is held to personify the state, which he or she heads, and to symbolize a common link between the countries making up the United Kingdom. In law, the Britain monarch  is head of the executive, an integral part of the legislature, head of the judiciary, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and supreme governor of the Church of England.

The Ascension Council is expected to hold an important meeting tomorrow morning and officially proclaim King Charles as new British monarch- Team@orientactualmags.com
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