The best photos of grieving King Charles III and 'darling wife' Camilla, Queen Consort in his first days as Britain's new monarch
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King Charles III and wife Camilla, Queen Consort waved to mourners as they took in the tributes left for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, outside Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, 2022, the morning after the monarch’s death in Scotland.
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King Charles III delivered his first address to the nation and the Commonwealth from the blue drawing room at Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, 2022, one day after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. In his speech, he shared his “deep sense of gratitude for the more than 70 years” she served on the throne and paid tribute to her “life of service,” pledging to “endeavour to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love” as she did for more than 70 years. He also spoke directly to his “darling Mama,” saying, “Thank you. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” Charles also confirmed that his “darling wife” Camilla had become his Queen Consort, and announced that eldest son and heir Prince William now holds Charles’s previous titles including Duke of Cornwall and Prince of Wales, making daughter-in-law Kate Middleton the new Princess of Wales — the first woman to hold the title since his first wife, the late Princess Diana. Despite their fractured relationship, Charles also mentioned his younger son and his wife, telling his subjects, “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas.”
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A well-wisher kissed the hand of King Charles III on Sept. 9, 2022, during his walkabout outside Buckingham Palace in London to view the many messages and tributes left outside the gates following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, one day earlier.
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A grieving King Charles III took a moment to reflect on the thousands of floral tributes left for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, outside the gates of Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, 2022, the morning after the monarch died in Scotland.
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King Charles III put a loving arm around his wife, Camilla, Queen Consort, as they took in the tributes left for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, outside Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, 2022, the morning after the monarch who spent 70 years on the throne died in Scotland.
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King Charles III had his first audience with new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, 2022, following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, one day earlier.
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King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort were photographed in a chauffeured car flying the Royal Standard — the flag of Britain’s sovereign — after landing at RAF Northolt, a military and civilian airport outside London, on Sept. 9, 2022, as they returned to the capital from Scotland the morning after Queen Elizabeth II’s death. It marked their first time in England as king and queen.
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After landing at RAF Northolt, a military and civilian airport outside London, on Sept. 9, 2022, following a flight back to England from Scotland the morning after Queen Elizabeth II’s death, King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort walked from the runway to a car waiting to take them to the capital.
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King Charles III headed to his waiting plane at Aberdeen Airport in Scotland on Sept. 9, 2022, to travel to London following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at her Balmoral estate in Scotland one day earlier. Once back in the capitol, he planned to meet with the prime minister and address a nation grieving the only British monarch most of the world had ever known.
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