Hello, it's Adam in the studio, and I thought we'd start this episode of newscast

by listening to the address given by King Charles III to the country, to the Commonwealth, to the whole world on Friday tea time.

I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow.

Throughout her life, her majesty of the Queen, my beloved mother, was an

inspiration, an example to me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt

any family could owe to their mother, for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and

example. Queen Elizabeth was a life well-lived, a promise with destiny kept, and she is mourned

most deeply in her passing.

That promise of lifelong service I renew to all today.

Alongside the personal grief that all my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you

in the United Kingdom, in all the countries

where the Queen was head of state, in the Commonwealth and across the world, a deep sense of

gratitude for the more than 70 years in which my mother as Queen served the people of so many nations.

In 1947, on her 21st birthday, she pledged in a broadcast from Cape Town to the Commonwealth

to devote her life, whether it be short or long, to the service of her peoples.

That was more than a promise. It was a profound personal commitment which defined her whole life. She made sacrifices for duty.

Her dedication and devotion as sovereign never wavered

through times of change and progress,

through times of joy and celebration, and through times of joy and celebration and through times of sadness and loss.

In her life of service, we saw that abiding love of tradition, together with that fearless embrace of progress, which makes us great as nations.

The affection, admiration and respect she inspired became the hallmark of her reign.

And as every member of my family can testify, she combined these qualities with warmth,

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