King Charles III to address UK as mourning begins for late queen

King Charles III was on Friday due to address his new subjects as Britain was plunged into mourning by the death of Queen Elizabeth II ending a historymaking 70year reignCharles 73 became monarch immediately after the death of his mother at her Scottish Highland retreat on Thursday sparking tributes at home and abroadHe is due to return to London from Balmoral where the 96yearold queen died peacefully after a yearlong period of ill health and declineDetails of his inaugural address set to be prerecorded were not immediately released by the palace but are part of 10 days of detailed preprepared plans honed over decadesAlso on Friday the new king is expected to hold his first audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss who was only appointed on Tuesday in one of the queens last ceremonial acts before her deathHe was also due to meet officials in charge of his accession and the elaborate arrangements for his mothers setpiece funeralAlso Read In Photos People across the world mourn death of Britainrsquos Queen Elizabeth IIHe will decide on the length of the royal households period of mourning which is expected to last a month while the UK government will observe 10 days of official remembrance when limited business is conductedGun salutes one round for every year of the queens life will be fired across Hyde Park in central London and from the Tower of London the ancient royal fortress on the River ThamesMuffled church bells will toll at Westminster Abbey St Pauls Cathedral and Windsor Castle among other places and Union flags will fly at halfmastTruss and other senior ministers are set to attend a public remembrance service at St Pauls while the UK parliament will start two days of special tributesThe queens death and its ceremonial aftermath comes as the government strives to rush through emergency legislation to tackle the kind of warfuelled economic privation that marked the start of Elizabeths reign in 1952Also Read Camilla becomes queen but without the sovereigns powersBritains mourning will culminate in a final public farewell at Westminster Abbey in London The funeral day will be a public holiday in the form of a Day of National MourningCharless coronation an elaborate ritual steeped in tradition and history will take place in the same historic surroundings as it has for centuries on a date to be fixedOn Saturday his reign will be formally proclaimed by the Accession Council which comprises senior politicians bishops City of London dignitaries and Commonwealth ambassadorsIn a statement the new king described his mother as a cherished sovereign whose loss would be deeply felt throughout the country the Realms and the Commonwealth and by countless people around the worldDuring 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 Charles saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever