The now King Charles III released a statement on Thursday (8) mourning the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. He called the death “a moment of great sadness for me and my family”.
According to him, the death will be felt across the UK, the Commonwealth community and the world. “In this time of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and supported as we are aware of the respect and affection for which the Queen was known.”
The new king will make a speech to the United Kingdom this Friday (8th), according to his spokesman. It will be his first pronouncement since the confirmation of his mother’s death.
The oldest monarch to assume the British throne in history and the longest-serving crown prince, Charles, 73, is expected to make his reign a transitional period between that of his mother, venerated for her dedication to public service, and that of her son William. , 40, seen as the modernization of royalty.
While Elizabeth took the throne when the United Kingdom was still a power, Charles inherits a country that is experiencing an identity crisis and has become a secondary actor in global geopolitics. In addition to having opted for an isolationist turn with Brexit, the divorce with the European Union has its very existence at risk.
A new referendum on Scottish independence, mounting pressures for Northern Ireland’s integration into the Irish Republic, and even a resurgent nationalism in Wales are on the horizon — particularly painful for a man who has become so associated with the region.
Without real political authority, the new sovereign will be left with the “soft power” to try to influence the electorate’s mood, emphasizing the advantages of keeping the kingdom intact, in pronouncements and events.
According to royal experts, he will try, right from the start, to take steps to escape his mother’s long shadow and set his own style. Charles must simplify the monarchy’s rituals, reduce their costs and focus on the kingdom’s wealth as a multicultural nation. It is speculated that, at the coronation, he will make an adaptation of the oath, promising to defend “the faiths”, instead of “the faith”, Anglican, the country’s official religion.
Another likely difference is in the way you express yourself on everyday topics. As a prince, Charles became famous for speaking his mind on various subjects and even sent memos to ministers, scratching the basic principle, which his mother always respected, of not involving the Crown in politics.
The big question is whether it will keep this practice as king, which at the limit could lead to constitutional crises. Monarchy analysts are betting that Charles knows that, sitting on the throne, he will need to be more careful with his words.
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