“I speak to you today, with feelings of profound sorrow,” he says, in the pre-recorded message.
“Throughout her life, her majesty 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 to their mother, for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example.”
Charles renewed his mother’s commitment of lifelong service to the country.
