In an emotive televised address, King Charles III vowed on Friday 9 September to emulate his late mother's long life of service to Britain and the Commonwealth, and elevated his heir William to become the new prince of Wales. In his first spoken remarks since ascending the throne upon Queen Elizabeth II's death, Charles also declared his "love" for his estranged younger son Harry and his wife Meghan. Charles said he shared the public's "sense of loss beyond measure" after his mother passed away on Thursday aged 96, after a record-breaking reign of 70 years.