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    • King Charles III vows 'lifelong service' as new monarch after Queen Elizabeth II's death

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    King Charles III vowed in his first speech to the nation as monarch Friday to carry on Queen Elizabeth II鈥檚 鈥渓ifelong service,鈥 as Britain entered a new age under a new sovereign. Around the world, the queen鈥檚 exceptional reign was commemorated, celebrated and debated.

    Charles, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role of king, addressed a nation grieving the only British monarch most people alive today had ever known. He takes the throne in an era of uncertainty for both his country and the monarchy itself.

    He spoke of his 鈥減rofound sorrow鈥 over the death of his mother, calling her an inspiration.

    鈥淭hat promise of lifelong service I renew to all today,鈥 he said in the recorded, nine-and-a-half-minute address, delivered with a framed photo of the queen on a desk in front of him.

    鈥淎s the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, I, too, now solemnly pledge myself, throughout the remaining time God grants me, to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation,鈥 he said.

    The king鈥檚 speech was broadcast on television and streamed at St. Paul鈥檚 Cathedral, where some 2,000 people attended a service of remembrance for the queen. Mourners at the service included Prime Minister Liz Truss and members of her government.

    As the country began a 10-day mourning period, people around the globe gathered at British embassies to pay homage to the queen, who died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

    In London and at military sites across the United Kingdom, cannons fired 96 shots in an elaborate, 16-minute salute marking each year of the queen鈥檚 life.

    The widespread admiration for Elizabeth in Britain and across its former colonies was occasionally mixed with scorn for the institution and the imperial history she symbolized.

    Charles, who became the monarch immediately upon his mother's death, will be formally proclaimed king at a ceremony on Saturday. He is expected to tour the United Kingdom in the coming days.

    The queen's coffin will be brought to London, where she will lie in state before a funeral at Westminster Abbey, expected around Sept. 19.

    On the king鈥檚 first full day of duties, Charles left Balmoral and flew to London for a meeting with Truss, appointed by the queen just two days before her death.

    He arrived at Buckingham Palace, the monarch鈥檚 London home, for the first time as sovereign, emerging from the official state Bentley limousine alongside Camilla, the queen consort, to shouts from the crowd of 鈥淲ell done, Charlie!鈥 and the singing of the national anthem, now called 鈥淕od Save the King.鈥 One woman gave him a kiss on the cheek.

    Under intense scrutiny and pressure to show he can be both caring and regal, Charles walked slowly past flowers heaped at the palace gates for his mother. The mood was both grieving and celebratory.

    The seismic change of monarch comes at a time when many Britons are facing an energy crisis, the soaring cost of living, the war in Ukraine and the fallout from Brexit.

    In his speech, Charles looked to both the past - noting his mother's unwavering 鈥渄edication and devotion as sovereign鈥 - and the future, seeking to strike a reassuring note of constancy.

    He reflected on how the country had changed during the queen's reign into a society 鈥渙f many cultures and many faiths鈥 while 鈥渙ur values have remained, and must remain, constant.鈥

    He spoke of his son Prince William, now heir to the throne and formally given the title that Charles long held, Prince of Wales.

    鈥淲ith Catherine beside him, our new Prince and Princess of Wales will, I know, continue to inspire and lead our national conversations, helping to bring the marginal to the center ground where vital help can be given,鈥 Charles said, referring to the couple's work on homelessness, mental health and other issues.

    And he struck a note of reconciliation after a raw family rift when he said, 鈥淚 want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas.鈥

    Prince Harry and wife Meghan have been in a tense relationship with the royal family since they stepped away from their official duties and left the country in 2020, citing what they said were the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media toward the biracial American actress.

    As the second Elizabethan Age came to a close, throngs of people arrived all day to grieve together and lay flowers outside the gates of Buckingham Palace and other royal residences.

    Finance worker Giles Cudmore said the queen had 鈥渏ust been a constant through everything, everything good and bad.鈥

    At Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, mourner April Hamilton stood with her young daughter, struggling to hold back tears.

    鈥淚t's just such a momentous change that is going to happen,鈥 she said. 鈥淚'm trying to hold it together today.鈥

    Many sporting and cultural events were canceled as a mark of respect, and some businesses - including Selfridges department store and the Legoland amusement park - shut their doors. The Bank of England postponed its meeting by a week.

    Elizabeth was Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of constancy in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire and upheaval in her family, including the messy divorce of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

    The public's affection for the queen had helped sustain support for the monarchy amid complaints in some quarters that it had outlived its usefulness. But Charles does not command that kind of popularity.

    鈥淐harles can never replace her, you know,鈥 said 31-year-old Londoner Mariam Sherwani.

    Like many, she referred to Elizabeth as a grandmother figure. Others compared her to their mothers, or great-grandmothers.

    But around the world, her passing revealed conflicting emotions about the nation and institutions she represented.

    In Ireland, some soccer fans cheered.

    In India, once the 鈥渏ewel in the crown鈥 of the British empire, entrepreneur Dhiren Singh described his own personal sadness at her death, but added, 鈥淚 do not think we have any place for kings and queens in today's world.鈥

    For some, Elizabeth was a queen whose coronation glittered with shards of a stunning 3,106-carat diamond pulled from grim southern African mines, a monarch who inherited an empire they resented.

    Across Africa, nations rejected British rule and chose independence in her first decade on the throne.

    Associated Press writer Cara Anna in Nairobi, Kenya, and AP journalists from around the world contributed to this report.

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