King feels the load of historical past as he addresses MPs and friends
“The King stated that he felt the load of historical past and vowed to emulate his mom’s instance of “selfless obligation” as he addressed parliament for the primary time as sovereign. Talking earlier than MPs and friends in Westminster Corridor, the oldest a part of the Palace of Westminster, the King supplied a paean to parliamentary traditions. “As I stand earlier than you immediately, I can not assist however really feel the load of historical past which surrounds us and which reminds us of the important parliamentary traditions to which members of each homes dedicate yourselves, with such private dedication for the betterment of us all,” he stated. “Parliament is the residing and respiration instrument of our democracy. That your traditions are historic we see within the building of this nice corridor and the reminders of medieval predecessors of the workplace to which I’ve been referred to as.” – The Occasions
- King Charles vows to uphold ‘valuable rules’ of UK democracy – FT
- Charles advantages from a wave of public goodwill – The Occasions
- King Charles III defuses criticism, hinting that the inheritor can have opinions – FT
- King Charles vows to proceed Queen’s ‘inspiring instance’ in Holyrood speech – The Guardian
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King Charles III heads to Northern Eire
“The King and Queen Consort will fly to Belfast to go to Hillsborough Fortress, the place they’ll view an exhibition in regards to the late Queen’s lengthy affiliation with Northern Eire. The King will then meet Northern Eire secretary Chris Heaton-Harris and social gathering leaders. At 1.20pm, he’ll obtain a message of condolence led by the speaker of the Northern Eire meeting. After a brief reception at Hillsborough, the King and Queen Consort will journey to St Anne’s cathedral for a service of prayer and reflection, the place they are going to be joined by the prime minister. Earlier than the service, the King will meet leaders from all the most important faiths in Northern Eire. The royal couple will then return to London.” – The Guardian
- Northern Eire awaits King Charles with heat tinged with unease – The Guardian
Queen’s 4 youngsters maintain vigil and 1000’s view Queen’s coffin in a single day in Edinburgh
“The 4 youngsters of Queen Elizabeth had been united in a public show of their non-public grief final evening as they saved a vigil over her coffin in Edinburgh. As members of the general public filed previous, the King, his sister and two brothers stood in silent guard over their late mom as she lay at relaxation in St Giles’ Cathedral. Heads bowed, the siblings shared a deeply private second earlier than the eyes of the world. The 4 of them — the King, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex — spent ten minutes within the cathedral, standing with 4 members of the Royal Firm of Archers who had been on guard. Their vigil adopted a practice that dated again to 1936, when the 4 sons of George V stood in vigil over his coffin because it lay in state in Westminster Corridor.” – The Occasions
- Kids type royal guard of honour – Day by day Telegraph
- King and siblings stand guard – Day by day Mail
- The King’s vigil – The Solar
- Hundreds queue to view coffin – Day by day Mail
- In hushed reverence, they lined Royal Mile – The Occasions
- Johnson reveals how Queen appeared vivid – Day by day Mail
- Former PM shares particulars of ultimate assembly with Queen – Day by day Specific
- Jenna Bush Hager: My dinner with Charles the evening earlier than the Queen died – The Occasions
- French mayors are revolting over decreasing the flag out of respect for Queen – Day by day Telegraph
The funeral
- Who will attend the Queen’s funeral? – The Occasions
- Massive chain shops to be closed all day on funeral financial institution vacation – The Occasions
- Trains will run by way of the evening as mourners journey to London – Day by day Telegraph
- Commuters urged to make money working from home as crowds of mourners set to overwhelm London – Day by day Telegraph
Commonwealth
- King Charles warned he may face ‘rush for the Commonwealth door’ – The Occasions
- New Zealand will turn into a republic ‘in my lifetime’, says Ardern – Day by day Telegraph
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>Yesterday:
Downing St urges nation to fall silent collectively on Sunday at 8pm
“At 8pm on Sunday the nation will observe a minute’s silence to mourn the dying of the Queen and to recollect her lifetime of service to the nation, Downing Road stated yesterday. The mark of respect, earlier than the funeral on Monday, will likely be a second for the nation to “come collectively”. Downing Road stated that domestically organized vigils can be inspired and that the federal government would assist group teams, golf equipment and different organisations seeking to maintain occasions. Liz Truss and different senior members of the federal government are anticipated to carry their very own vigils, which her spokesman stated would supply the nation with a “second of reflection”. – The Occasions
William Hague: It was a privilege to look at the Queen at work
“It was the behavior of the Queen, when internet hosting visitors at Windsor, to take them after dinner to the magnificent library of the fortress and present them one thing of relevance to them. On such an event, once I was chief of the opposition, she produced the letters exchanged between one in every of my cherished political ancestors, Disraeli, and her personal nice private ancestor, Queen Victoria. These letters are fascinating in themselves, notably as Victoria admired Disraeli and loathed Gladstone, displaying a robust choice for who her prime minister could be from which immediately’s monarchy has correctly moved on. But the truth that I, as a younger social gathering chief, may sit with the Queen, poring over such letters, collectively deciphering the handwriting and reflecting on the modified nature of royal and political management is one tiny instance of the astute work of an assiduous constitutional monarch.” – The Occasions
Truss has slim window for a ‘fiscal occasion’
“Liz Truss will announce plans to chop taxes and deal with the price of residing disaster earlier than the top of the month. The prime minister’s plans for her first weeks in workplace, together with an emergency fiscal occasion, have been disrupted by the interval of nationwide mourning. Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor, had promised to unveil tax cuts in a fiscal assertion inside weeks. She has but to finish the appointment of her authorities ministers, with junior ministerial positions in lots of departments unfilled. Preparations for the fiscal occasion come as Kwarteng and Truss contemplate candidates to interchange Sir Tom Scholar, the previous Treasury everlasting secretary. Scholar was sacked by the chancellor final week of their first assembly. Truss is decided to overtake “Treasury orthodoxy”, of which the federal government believed Scholar, who had held the function since 2016, to be an emblem.” – The Occasions
- Kwarteng tells Treasury to focus ‘completely on development’ – FT
- Truss power and tax plan ‘will give richest households twice as a lot assist’ – The Guardian
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Ukrainian forces attain Russian border
“Ukrainian forces reached components of the Russian border of their lightning offensive that has led to the firing of a prime Russian normal. It got here because the Kremlin on Monday insisted it might nonetheless win its warfare towards Ukraine regardless of the collapse and rout of its military group close to Kharkiv. Kyiv’s troops on Monday reached components of the north-eastern border that had been occupied because the first day of the warfare in February. They had been additionally reported to have crossed the Siversky Donets river in Luhansk and Donetsk areas to threaten Russian strains of communication there. Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, vowed that the “particular navy operation” would proceed however refused to reply immediately when requested if Putin retained confidence within the navy management.” – Day by day Telegraph
- Ukraine has retaken 6,000 sq km, Zelensky says – The Guardian
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