King Charles III pays tribute to ’beloved’ Queen Elizabeth in historic speech to MPs and peers

King Charles III pays tribute to ’beloved’ Queen Elizabeth in historic speech to MPs and peers. The King stood at a gilded lectern to speak to the crowd assembled in Westminster Hall and thanked the hundreds of politicians and peers, including Liz Truss, Sir Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson, for their tributes his mother. In his short, poignant speech, Charles quoted Shakespeare in his tribute to his ’beloved mother’ as he addressed Parliament for the first time since becoming monarch, saying of the Queen: ’As Shakespeare said of the earlier Queen Elizabeth, she was a pattern to all princes living.’ He said: ’As I stand before you today, I cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both Houses dedicate yourselves with such personal commitment, for the betterment of us all.’ #King #KingCharles #KingCharlesIII #Queen #QueenElizabeth #Elizabeth #KingsSpeech #Speech #Royals #Daily