On Monday, King Charles III called Britain’s parliament the “living and breathing instrument of our democracy” and pledged to follow his late mother Queen Elizabeth II’s example in maintaining its independence in an address to both chambers. Charles arrived at Westminster Hall in London to a fanfare of trumpets with his wife Camilla, Queen Consort, for the address. After that, the new monarch set out for Edinburgh to join his siblings for a solemn procession when the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is taken to the city’s historic cathedral.
