Addressing the mother
Charles III will deliver his first royal address to the nation on September 9, 2022, during the reign of Charles II. He did it the day after Elizabeth’s death. This was a difficult and responsible moment for Great Britain, marking the end of the Elizabethan era, which lasted 70 years. In his speech, the king assured his subjects that he would follow his mother’s example in all matters. “Queen Elizabeth lived a good life. He kept his promise to change his life and today he is in deep mourning. “I now make this promise that I will serve throughout my life,” said III, who was 73 years old at the time. Charles. He added that he would “keep constitutional principles at the heart of the nation for as long as God gives him.”
The monarch, who promised to serve the people with loyalty, respect and love, admitted that he could not devote much time to charity work as he did before. He ended his speech by addressing his mother. “My dear mother, as she begins her final journey to be with my beloved late father, I just want to thank you,” the King said.
The King dedicated his first Christmas speech to his mother in December 2022. This, II. St. Mary’s Church in Windsor, where Elizabeth read her speech in 1999. He handed it over to the British in St. George’s Chapel. Unlike his predecessor, who usually gave televised speeches seated, the monarch preferred to speak standing. “I stand here in this magnificent St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, so close to where my dear mother, the late Queen and my dear father rest,” the King said.
Thanking his people for the kind letters and cards he received from them, Erdoğan admitted: “Christmas is a special time for those of us who have lost loved ones. “We feel their absence every moment of the year, and we remember them at every moment by keeping our favorite traditions alive.” In his speech, Charles III also expressed his gratitude to emergency services and social workers, and did not forget to support people who are going through difficult times due to the rising cost of living due to the high inflation that the United Kingdom is facing. This was quite appropriate at the moment, because at that time social workers (nurses, teachers and mechanics) were on strike in the country.
He threw an egg
The king’s accession to the throne at a time of crisis was confirmed by the troubles that twice awaited Charles III as he traveled around the country. The monarch only managed to be king for two months and was pelted with eggs during a trip to the city of York on November 9, 2022.
The culprit was Patrick Thelwell, a 23-year-old student from York – who was in the city with his wife during World War II. She threw some eggs at Charles III, who had arrived to unveil a monument to Elizabeth, and shouted “this country was built on”. the blood of slaves.” The eggs did not hit the king, and the student was quickly taken into custody. In April 2023, Thelwell was found guilty of disturbing public order, but pleaded not guilty in court, alleging “violence perpetrated by the British state”. The student was sentenced to 12 months community service, requiring 100 hours of unpaid work. The young man also had to pay £700 to a lawyer.
A month later, during a visit to the city of Luton, Charles III was again attacked with eggs. 20-year-old Harry May was detained in connection with the incident. The young man explained the reason for his action to the police during the arrest – in his opinion, coming to such a poor city as Luton was a manifestation of “bad taste” on the part of the monarch. May was eventually fined £100.
family dramas
In January 2023, the beginning of Charles III’s reign was overshadowed by another event. The memoirs of his youngest son, Prince Harry, who left England with his wife Meghan Markle in 2020, have been published. The content of the book “Substitute” and the numerous interviews that Harry gave on the occasion of the publication turned out to be scandalous – he talked about quarrels with his brother, drug and alcohol use, problems in his relationship with his stepmother Camilla Parker-Bowles. . It all boiled down to Harry feeling like a “reserve” in his family, a second-class person from whom not much was expected.
The publication of the book reaffirmed that the conflict between Prince Harry and his father and older brother, which has been going on since 2020, is not over. This was followed by attempts to deprive the Dukes of Sussex of their Windsor residence, Frogmore Cottage, and move another disgraced member of the royal family there, Prince Andrew – whose friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has not been forgiven. However, the status of the hut is still unclear; Prince Andrew continues to live at his home at Royal Lodge next to Windsor Castle while his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson recovers from breast cancer surgery. King III. In the year of his accession to the throne, Charles faces two family problems and has no chance of solving them yet.
postponed visit
King III. Charles and Queen Consort Camilla’s first visit abroad this year did not go smoothly either. It was assumed that they, as monarchs, would first go to France, but the visit, which was expected to take place at the end of March, was postponed at the last minute due to protests in the country. As a result, King III. The first state Charles and Queen Camilla visited was Germany, although it was initially assumed they would get there from France.
III in Germany. Charles was greeted by a military band at the Brandenburg Gate square and made a speech in which he praised the country for its hospitality, especially to Ukrainian refugees. The king made another foreign visit to Romania – in June 2023 he went there alone, without his wife. Visited Transylvania as part of a five-day trip. The monarchs’ trip to France is again in the plans; It is planned to be held on September 20-22, 2023.
deigns to serve
King III. Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023. The ceremony, which turned out to be much more modest than Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation, was attended by her scandalous youngest son; He sat next to his older brother in the third row and immediately departed for the United States. End of the event without waiting for the banquet. And at his coronation, Charles III once again vowed to serve the people and the homeland.