September 9, 2022

LONDON — Guns fired, bells tolled and mourning crowds greeted King Charles III as he led Britain into an uncertain new era Friday.

The country entered a lengthy period of national mourning after Queen Elizabeth II’s death, confronting life without its figurehead of 70 years while already troubled by economic crisis and its latest bout of political upheaval.

The longest-serving heir to the throne, Charles formally addressed the nation and commonwealth for the first time as king in a pre-recorded address from Buckingham Palace’s Blue Drawing Room.

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