The Queen’s Devotion To Service And Her Duty “Defined Her Whole Life,” King Charles III Says

King Charles III, in his first address as King, paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth II, saying her commitment to service and the people never wavered and “defined her whole life.”

“That was more than a promise. It was a profound personal 
commitment which defined her whole life,” he said.

He said the Queen made sacrifices and her dedication remained strong “through times of change and progress, but times of joy and celebration, and through times of sadness and loss.”

The King said during her life of service, her love of tradition, but also her embrace of progress, made her great.

“The affection, admiration and respect she inspired became the hallmark of her reign,” he said. “And as every member of my family can testify, she combined these qualities with warmth, humor, and an unerring ability always to see the best in people.”

“I renew” the promise of lifelong service to Britons today, King Charles III says in his first address

In his first address to the United Kingdom as the new monarch, King Charles III said he renews the promise of lifelong service to the nation.

“Queen Elizabeth’s was a life well lived — a promise with destiny kept. And she is mourned most deeply in her pursuit. That promise of lifelong service, I renew to you all today,” he said in his televised remarks.

“Alongside the personal grief that all my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you in the United Kingdom, and all the countries where the Queen was head of state — in the commonwealth and across the world. A deep sense of gratitude for the more than 70 years in which my mother, as Queen, served the people of so many nations,” he added.
-CNN