His televised speech on Friday will mark the official beginning of the transition of the throne, and he will be proclaimed on Saturday after meeting with an Accession Council, a group of counselors who advise the monarch.
A period of national mourning began on Friday and is set to continue until the end of the day of the state funeral. The royal mourning, which is observed by members of the royal family and royal household staff, is in place until seven days after the funeral.
Charles’s first duties as king are already lined up. Some of them involve confirming plans for the Queen’s funeral and determining the period of royal mourning.
He also met with Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace for about half an hour, the BBC reported. Truss was last to be photographed with the Queen at Balmoral on Tuesday, when she was appointed prime minister.
A date for the Queen’s funeral has not yet been announced. She will be laid to rest at Windsor Castle, in the King George VI Memorial Chapel inside St. George’s Chapel.
Her grandchildren, Prince William and Prince Harry, separately left Balmoral and headed to Windsor on Friday to reunite with their spouses.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/clarissajanlim/king-charles-speech-queen-elizabeth-death
