King Charles III gives address from Buckingham Palace for the first time as Monarch
Britain s new king prepared to meet with the prime minister Friday and address a nation mourning Queen Elizabeth II, the only British monarch most of the world had known and a force of stability in a volatile age. The country began a 10day mourning period Friday, with bells tolling around Britain and 96 gun salutes planned in London one for each year of the queen s long life. People around the globe gathered at British embassies to pay homage to the queen, who died Thursday in Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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