Before leaving for Edinburgh where the body of Queen Elizabeth II will be transferred to St Giles Cathedral to receive the first greeting from the subjects, King Charles III addressed the Parliament in London in the Palace of Westminster.
In his touching speech he again referred to his mother by quoting Shakespeare again as he had also done during the proclamation ceremony.
Then, after having evoked the image of a "long journey" towards the reunion in the Hereafter with the "dear late Papa", he had whispered with a faint voice and shining eyes "Mayflights of angels sing thee to thy rest", paraphrasing Horace's last farewell to dead Hamlet: "Good night, sweet prince, angel flights accompany you singing to your rest".
In front of Parliament, speaking of Elizabeth II, he stated that she was "a model for all living principles", a phrase taken from the drama Henry VIII, and added that "we cannot help but feel the weight of the history that surrounds us. and which reminds us of our parliamentary traditions ".
"When she was very young, the late Majesty pledged to serve her country and her people and to uphold the precious principles of constitutional governance that lie at the heart of our nation. She kept this promise with unsurpassed devotion by setting an example of selfless duty. that with God's help and your advice I intend to follow faithfully, "said the new King." His image, his legacy can be seen everywhere around us, from the Silver Jubilee fountain to the sundial in the Old Palace Yard which marked his Golden Jubilee ".
Charles III concluded by citing the Great Bell of Big Ben - "one of the most powerful symbols of our nation" - its sound, he said, will mark the Queen's last entry from Buckingham Palace to Parliament later this week.
Opening the ceremony was the Speaker of the House of Lords, Baron McFall of Alcluith, who said that Queen Elizabeth II was "a guide but also in the service of the people".
And he added: "Her humility and her integrity have aroused respect and captured the imagination of peoples and nations around the world".
He then points out that her qualities remain to inspire King Charles III to lead the Kingdom.
The Speaker of the Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, began by recalling "our sovereign lady, Queen Elizabeth".
He went on to say that the loss of the queen is felt all over the world, in the United Kingdom and in the entire Commonwealth, "to which she has dedicated herself so much".
"As deep as our pain is, we know that yours is deeper", he then added, addressing King Charles and Queen consort Camilla who sat on the two thrones inside Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the British Parliament. to hear the eulogies.
After the reading of the speeches, also by the sovereign, all those present stood up to listen in a solemn atmosphere to the national anthem, which became 'God Save the King' after the death of Elizabeth II.
In the front row were Prime Minister Liz Truss and her predecessors Boris Johnson and Theresa May, as well as Labor leader Keir Starmer and his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn.
Even speaking in Parliament, Charles III shows a new face.
A king capable of touching the heartstrings and - who knows - of shortening the distance with his subjects by a few more steps, while respecting the fragile balance that a monarchy holds today: called to adapt to the times without losing that margin of sacredness and respect for tradition beyond which it risks losing its raison d'etre.
In the United Kingdom, despite the skepticism of expectations (and perhaps some established prejudice), the first public releases and the first words of Charles III as a sovereign.
His debut address to the nation garnered unanimous acclaim in the media, also struck by the affectionate welcome of the crowd upon his arrival with his new queen consort Camilla at Buckingham Palace.
Made of smiles,
selfies, messages of condolence and exchanges of jokes to which the former eternal heir willingly allowed himself, even accepting a kiss on the hand and the hug of an admirer in the square.
Manifestations of familiarity that her beloved mother Elizabeth - even though she has become more accessible in 70 years of reign than her predecessors - would have been unimaginable to allow: in the name of the rule according to which a monarch must be untouchable.
Extemporaneous gestures aside, however, it was yesterday's King's Speech that broke beyond expectations.
His calm tone, the choice to become personal, not to hide the emotions appeared genuine to most.
And they were promoted with flying colors the next day by all the newspapers, of any orientation.
Beginning with the quote from Shakespeare with which Carlo - moved to tears - wanted to close the speech by saying goodbye to his "darling Mama", after having evoked the image of a "long journey" towards reunion in the Hereafter with the "dear late Papa".
"May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest", he whispered in a faint voice paraphrasing Horace's last farewell to dead Hamlet: "Good night, sweet prince, angel flights accompany you singing to your rest" .
Words that the Daily Express, among the tabloids, has decided to even fix in its front page title, as if to make them their own in the name of a country in mourning for the disappearance of its sovereign after 70 years of reign.
Progressives Guardian and Daily Mirror,
they preferred for their part to underline at the beginning as deserving of praise the solemn and explicit commitment made by Charles III - in continuity with the dedication to the duty recognized to Elizabeth II - to "serve" the country, the common people and the modern constitutional form of the monarchical institution with "loyalty, respect" and even "love".
The conscious commitment of a king as mature, two months after his 74th birthday, as "sincere and surprisingly intimate", according to the Times, the traditional voice of the island's silent majority.
A king - echoes the Telegraph - is able with these first steps to make the voice "of the heart" perceive.
solemn and explicit commitment made by Charles III - in continuity with the dedication to the duty recognized to Elizabeth II - to "serve" the country, the common people and the modern constitutional form of the monarchical institution with "loyalty, respect" and even "love ".
The conscious commitment of a king as mature, two months after his 74th birthday, as "sincere and surprisingly intimate", according to the Times, the traditional voice of the island's silent majority.
A king - echoes the Telegraph - is able with these first steps to make the voice "of the heart" perceive.
solemn and explicit commitment made by Charles III - in continuity with the dedication to the duty recognized to Elizabeth II - to "serve" the country, the common people and the modern constitutional form of the monarchical institution with "loyalty, respect" and even "love ".
The conscious commitment of a king as mature, two months after his 74th birthday, as "sincere and surprisingly intimate", according to the Times, the traditional voice of the island's silent majority.
A king - echoes the Telegraph - is able with these first steps to make the voice "of the heart" perceive.
The conscious commitment of a king as mature, two months after his 74th birthday, as "sincere and surprisingly intimate", according to the Times, the traditional voice of the island's silent majority.
A king - echoes the Telegraph - is able with these first steps to make the voice "of the heart" perceive.
The conscious commitment of a king as mature, two months after his 74th birthday, as "sincere and surprisingly intimate", according to the Times, the traditional voice of the island's silent majority.
A king - echoes the Telegraph - is able with these first steps to make the voice "of the heart" perceive.