King Charles III and the Queen Consort have visited Westminster Hall for a Motion of Condolence ceremony dedicated to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Both Houses of Parliament expressed their condolences to the new Monarch and his wife, Camilla, following the death of The Queen.
His Majesty King Charles III addressed both Houses of Parliament for the first time: "I am deeply grateful for the Addresses of Condolence by the House of Lords and the House of Commons, which so touchingly encompass what our late Sovereign, my beloved mother The Queen, meant to us all.
“We gather today in remembrance of the remarkable span of The Queen’s dedicated service to her nations and peoples.
"While very young, Her late Majesty pledged herself to serve her country and her people and to maintain the precious principles of constitutional government which lie at the heart of our nation. This vow she kept with unsurpassed devotion.
"She set an example of selfless duty which, with God’s help and your counsels, I am resolved faithfully to follow."
The audience then stood and the National Anthem ‘God Save The King’ was sung.
Prime Minister Liz Truss and leader of the opposition Sir Keir Starmer were among those seated in Westminster Hall. They sat with other senior figures from the Commons to one side of the throne placed at the head of the hall.
MPs will not sit until after The Queen's funeral on Monday 19 September.
Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, attend the presentation of addresses by both houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall, inside the Palace of Westminster, central London, September 12, 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8.
👉 Britain’s King Charles spoke to both houses of parliament Monday for the first time as the kingdom’s monarch.
His brief address to approximately 1,000 lawmakers and their guests at London’s Westminster Hall came after the lawmakers offered their condolences on the passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth.
Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, traveled to Edinburgh Monday where the king was joining his siblings for the solemn procession when his mother’s coffin is taken from the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland, to St. Giles’ cathedral.
Elizabeth’s body will lie in the cathedral where the public will be allowed to pay their respects.
Sunday, her coffin was taken from Balmoral Castle, where she died Thursday, to Edinburgh.
The hearse, accompanied by royal officials and security personnel, left Balmoral Castle shortly before midday Sunday, the beginning of Elizabeth’s long and final journey.
