King Charles III has become the new King of England after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. He will take the throne as King Charles III while Prince William inherits titles such as Duke of Cornwall and Prince of Wales. Flags were lowered, gun salutes were fired, and the King addressed the nation to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and pledge his service as the new monarch.
King Charles III has become the new King of England after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. He will take the throne as King Charles III while Prince William inherits titles such as Duke of Cornwall and Prince of Wales. Flags were lowered, gun salutes were fired, and the King addressed the nation to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and pledge his service as the new monarch.
King Charles III has become the new King of England after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. He will take the throne as King Charles III while Prince William inherits titles such as Duke of Cornwall and Prince of Wales. Flags were lowered, gun salutes were fired, and the King addressed the nation to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and pledge his service as the new monarch.
King Charles III has become the new King of England after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. He will take the throne as King Charles III while Prince William inherits titles such as Duke of Cornwall and Prince of Wales. Flags were lowered, gun salutes were fired, and the King addressed the nation to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and pledge his service as the new monarch.
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King Charles III:
God Save The King Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, Charles, has now become The King. He will be known as King Charles III. Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William is heir to the throne. He takes his father’s titles of Duke of Cornwall and Prince of Wales. Illustration: King Charles III. Following the announcement of The Queen’s death, Union Jack flags at Buckingham Palace, Council and key members of Parliament both Balmoral and Windsor Castle were flown at half- past and present. mast. As is tradition, the announcement was made Countries around the world followed suit, on the balcony of St James’s Palace that there lowering their own flags as a sign of respect to was a new monarch. It included the call of ‘God Her Majesty. save the King!’ The King said in a written statement that: The King and Queen Consort will now travel to ‘During this period of mourning and change, my all four nations of the UK. family and I will be comforted and sustained by The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be our knowledge of the respect and deep affection held on Monday 19th September at Westminster in which the Queen was so widely held.’ Abbey. On Friday, King Charles III travelled from The King has confirmed that the day will be a Balmoral in Scotland to London. He was joined bank holiday. That means that schools, colleges by his wife Camilla, who is now the Queen and many businesses will close as a mark of Consort. respect for Her Majesty. At noon, the bells tolled at Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral and Windsor Castle. Glossary Later that day, Royal gun salutes took place around the country. 96 rounds were fired, one mourning A show of sadness when for each year of the life of Queen Elizabeth II. someone or something dies. In his first address as monarch to the nation sustained Maintaining something for a on Friday evening, The King said: “whatever may period of time. be your background or beliefs, I shall endeavour to serve you with loyalty, respect and love”. endeavour To set out to achieve something The Accession Council met at St James’s which is new or challenging. Palace on Saturday. For the first time in history, proclaimed Sharing something in a public the meeting was shown on television. and official manner. Here, King Charles III was proclaimed as head of state in a ceremony held in front of the Privy
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King Charles III: God Save The King
Questions 1. Which titles of King Charles’s has Prince William taken?
2. Tick to show whether the statement is true or false according to the article. True False The bells tolled at Windsor Castle. 70 rounds were fired in the royal gun salutes for Her Majesty. King Charles III was proclaimed as King on Saturday. King Charles III travelled alone from Balmoral to London.
3. Look at King Charles III’s written statement: ‘During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the Queen was so widely held.’ Which of the following words could be used as a synonym for affection?
fondness belief respect honour
4. What evidence in the text is there that people around the world had great respect for Queen Elizabeth II?
5. Number the events from 1-4 to show the order that they happened in. One has been done for you.
1 Queen Elizabeth II died.
King Charles III addressed the nation for the first time as King. Royal gun salutes took place in tribute to Her Majesty. The Accession Council met.
6. Summarise the key information in the article using 20 words or fewer.
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7. Whatever maybe your background or beliefs, I shall endeavour to serve you with loyalty, respect and love. What kind of sentence is this? Complex Compound Simple
8. The Accession Council met at St James’s Palace on Saturday.
Why is apostrophe (‘) used here? Possession Direct speech Missing letter Compound word
9. Look at paragraph 6. He was joined by his wife Camilla, who is now the Queen Consort. What does he refer to? ________________________________________________________________________________
10. What is the purpose of news article?
To entertain To describe To tell To recount
11. Which typical features of news article are found in this text? Tick two boxes. There is a headline There is no paragraph There is picture There is no caption There are no time connectives
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