King Charles III Pledges to Uphold UK’s Parliamentary Democracy

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King Charles III, center, and Camilla, Queen Consort at Westminster Hall in London, on Sept. 12.

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King Charles III vowed to uphold parliamentary democracy and follow the “selfless duty” of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in a key address at Westminster Hall that offered a glimpse of how he intends to carry out the role of monarch.