King Charles III noted his ascension to the British throne brings change for his family too, and highlighted the role that his wife Camilla would be stepping in.
William is now the Prince of Wales, King Charles III said in his first televised speech on Friday.
“Today I am proud to create him Prince of Wales. The country whose title I’ve been so greatly privileged to bear during so much of my life and duty,” he said.
“With Catherine beside him, our new Prince and Princess of Wales will, I know, continue to inspire and lead our national conversations,” the King added.
William is first in line to the throne. He served in the military from 2006 to 2013, participating in more than 150 helicopter search and rescue operations.
King Charles III confirmed he will give up much of his charity work as he commits himself to a new life as monarch.
“My life will of course change as I take up my new responsibilities,” the King said. “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. But I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others,” he added.
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It is expected for the British monarch to be strictly apolitical, a commitment which the Queen steadfastly upheld throughout her reign.
Charles has been involved in a number of charitable causes, and has had a particular focus on environmentalism.
“I count on the loving help of my darling wife,” King Charles III says on declaring Camilla Queen Consort
King Charles III noted his ascension to the British throne brings change for his family too, and highlighted the role that his wife Camilla would be stepping in.
“This is also a time of change for my family. I count on the loving help of my darling wife Camilla. In recognition of her own royal public service since our marriage 17 years ago, she becomes my Queen Consort,” he said.
“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,” he continued.
King Charles III, in his first address as King, pledged to uphold the duties of monarch after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
“Our values have remained, and must remain constant. The role and the duties of monarchy also remain, as does the sovereignty, so the particular relationship and responsibility towards the church in which my own faith is so deeply rooted,” he said.
“In that faith, and the values it inspires, I have been brought up to cherish a sense of duty to others. And to hold in the greatest respect, the precious traditions, freedoms, and responsibilities about unique history, and our system of parliamentary government. As the Queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, I too, now, solemnly pledged myself, throughout the remaining time God grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of a nation,” he continued.
He also noted his devotion to British territories around the globe.
“And wherever you may live in the United Kingdom, or in the realms and territories across the world, and whatever maybe your background or beliefs, I shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love, as I have throughout my life,” he said. (CNN)