to your grandchildren? his outspokenness drew criticism that he was undermining the monarchy s constitutional duty to political neutrality. the queen reigned for so long that she came to embody a certain conception of britain itself. we looked at her and saw a set of values that lay at the heart of what it meant to be british. and yet we knew almost nothing about her own views on the great issues of the day. we know a lot about where the new king stands. for 50 years he was an activist prince of wales. as monarch, he ll have to step away from that. people have expressed worries about whether this involvement will continue in the same way. no, it won t! i m not that stupid! i do realise that it is a separate exercise being sovereign. but there is a counterargument that it s his engagement with the most pressing issues of the day that will place his reign at the heart of national life, renewing and reinvigorating the monarchy. first thing he was probably best known for was th
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it was a profound personal commitment which defined her whole life. she made sacrifices for duty. her dedication and devotion as sovereign never wavered, through times of change and progress, through times ofjoy and celebration and through times of sadness and loss. in her life of service, we saw that abiding love of tradition, together with that fearless embrace of progress which makes us great as nations. the affection, admiration and respect she inspired became the hallmark of her reign. and as every member of my family can testify, she combined these qualities with warmth, humour and an unerring ability always to see the best in people. i pay tribute to my mother s memory, and i honour her life of service. i know that her death brings great sadness to so many of you, and i share that sense of loss beyond measure with you all. when the queen came to the throne, britain and the world were still coping with the privations and aftermath of the second world war and still livin
thank you. if you justjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news whether you re watching in the uk or anywhere else around the world. i m shaun ley. a period of national mourning for her majesty queen elizabeth ii has now started, led by her successor king charles iii. earlier on friday, the new king arrived at buckingham palace after travelling from balmoral in scotland where the queen died on thursday at the age of 96. in his first address to the people as monarch charles fought to contain his emotion as he thanked his late mother for her decades of service. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports on the day s events. from buckingham palace, an address to the nation by britain s new king, beginning with a tribute to his mother, the late queen elizabeth. throughout her life, her majesty the queen, my beloved mother, was an inspiration and example to me and all my family. and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love, affection,
for her majesty queen elizabeth ii. charles arrived at buckingham palace as he prepared to address the people for the first time as monarch, and to thank his late mother for her unbroken service. to my darling mama, as you begin your last greatjourney tojoin my dear late papa, i want simply to say this thank you. thank you for your love and devotion to our family, and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years. as the throne has passed from mother to son, those who got to know the queen well have been sharing their memories. these were not meetings with a high and mighty monarch, but a conversation, with a woman of experience and knowledge and immense wisdom. i was talking to someone with extraordinary knowledge, experience, history. i used to look forward to it. and the new king has granted his first audience, to the new prime minister, liz truss, who visited the palace today. in royal parks and estates, gun salutes were fired as young and old a