King Charles III pledges to uphold UK’s parliament democracy

 

Bloomberg

King Charles III vowed to uphold parliamentary democracy and follow the “selfless duty” of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in a key address at Westminster Hall that offered a glimpse of how he intends to carry out the role of monarch.
Receiving messages of condolences from the Speakers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the King said he felt “the weight of history” surrounds him, and hailed Parliament as “the living and breathing instrument of our democracy.”
In a clear indication he would not further involve himself in democratic affairs, Charles praised the “vital Parliamentary traditions” that work “for the betterment of us all.”
It was the second time in recent days that Charles had stressed the importance of the British Parliament’s independence from outside interference

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