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Sep 9 • 11 tweets • 5 min read

That was a speech which matched the magnitude of the occasion.
#KingCharles

Immediately the King makes his son William, the Prince of Wales - and Catherine, the Princess of Wales. Wasting no time bestowing that title on his son and heir.

King Charles: “ that promise of lifelong service, I renew to you all today“.

King Charles III: “As the Queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, I to now solemnly pledge myself, throughout the remaining time God grant to me, to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation.”

Charles says he will rule differently as King to the job he had as Heir: “My life will of course change as I take up my new responsibilities. It will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I care so deeply.”

King Charles on Camilla as Queen Consort: “In recognition of her own loyal public service since our marriage 17 years ago, she becomes my Queen Consort. I know she will bring to the demands of her new role the steadfast devotion to duty on which I have come to rely so much.”

The King mentions both his sons. On the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Charles says: “I want to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas”.
#KingCharles

King Charles on The Queen:
“to my darling Mama as you begin your last great journey to join 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.”

King Charles says to the late Queen:
“May ‘flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest’.”

Some notes: the King spoke from the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace. The vase, of sweet peas (a favourite of the Queen’s) has three Corgis at the base and used to be in the Queen’s audience room 💐
#QueenElizabeth

Charles III: “to my darling Mama as you begin your last great journey to join my dear late Papa”.
#QueenElizabeth

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Sep 11

NEW INFO:
For the Lying-in-State, the Queen’s closed coffin will rest on a raised platform - a catafalque - in Westminster Hall. People will be able to file past 24-hours a day.
Starts 5pm, Wednesday 14 September.
Ends 6.30am, Monday 19 September - the day of the State Funeral

LYING-IN-STATE INFO
In Westminster Hall, the Queen’s coffin will be draped in the Royal Standard with the Orb and Sceptre on top.
It will be guarded around the clock by a vigil of units from the Sovereign's Bodyguard, the Household Division, Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London.

NEW: Anyone who wishes to file past The Queen’s coffin when it is Lying-in-State in Westminster Hall, London will be required to queue.
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Sep 11

The is going to be a very tough day for our country.
The first sight of the Queen’s coffin.
#QueenElizabeth

In the car following the Hearse is the Queen's daughter Princess Anne and her husband Sir Tim Laurence.
Anne is a formidable person, but this six hour journey behind the Queen’s coffin would challenge the resolve of anyone.
#QueenElizabeth

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10:23am, the Queen’s coffin passes through her local village of Ballater.
Our colleague @PeterAdamSmith was told yesterday: “The country has lost a Monarch, we have lost a neighbour”.
#QueenElizabeth

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@wabbey

BREAKING: The State Funeral for The Queen will take place at @wabbey at 11am on Monday 19 September

SUNDAY: the coffin carrying The Queen will travel from Balmoral Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh when she will lie-at-rest so staff can pay their respects

SUNDAY: The Queen’s coffin will travel by road to Edinburgh “in a manner that will allow people to witness the move”. It will take about six hours. People are expected to line the route via Aberdeen and Dundee.

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Meghan on forgiving the Royals, Harry “losing” his father, her new podcast, and what about the ‘At-Home-With-The-Sussexes’ Netflix series?? (she doesn’t give anything away)
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Meghan said if she had stayed in the Royal Family, she’d have 40 photographers taking pictures when she did Archie’s school run.
But not what happens: William & Kate take and pick up George/Charlotte without any cameras.
thecut.com/article/meghan…

The only time cameras allowed for school run is on the first day at school. The only 2 cameras are permitted (one TV, one photo) who agree to share footage with other broadcasters and publications.
Is simply wrong for #meghan to claim there would be “40 people snapping pictures”

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Her family have released these photos.

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@bowelbabe

The message from @bowelbabe went on: “It’s quite surreal having a royal pop in at home, and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale - but it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all at ease.”

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