King Charles III is beginning his reign with much greater visibility as part of a plan to establish a more active and transparent monarchy
has reminded many in Britain of the special place and purpose of the monarchy in their lives, including its power to unite the country. A new generation will always remember where they were when the queen died and a new king came to power. Forty-four percent of Britons say they shed a tear over the queen’s death, according to YouGov polling released Monday.
“He has made a very good start,” said Vernon Bogdanor, professor of government at King’s College London. Under his watch “the monarchy is more open, he is reaching out to the people.” Prince William, far left, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, greeting well-wishers at Windsor Castle on Saturday.The queen will be lying in state in two locations, rather than one, in Edinburgh and London, another first that gave many more Britons access to a personal farewell and more opportunity for British television broadcasters to offer wall-to-wall coverage.
From left, Prince Andrew, King Charles III, Camilla, the Queen Consort, and Princess Anne attended a service for Queen Elizabeth II at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on Monday.Queen Elizabeth was famed for her work rate but as she aged was less physically able to undertake in-person events, especially when the pandemic took hold. She was fondly called the “Zoom Monarch” as she increasingly spoke to the nation remotely. She hadn’t traveled abroad since 2015.
As heir in waiting, Charles, who is the first monarch to have a university degree, was far less popular than his mother. The recent Netflix series The Crown resurfaced the hurt feelings from his failed first marriage with the late Lady Diana, which have dogged the king for years.
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