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King Charles III appeared close to tears as he waved to the huge crowd of well-wishers on his arrival back at Buckingham Palace.

He was formally declared the nation’s new monarch this morning during a poignant and sombre meeting of the Accession Council at St James’ Palace.

The King spoke movingly about his late mother, Elizabeth II, whose death plunged the nation into a period of mourning.

Despite his own deep personal grief at the ‘loss beyond measure’ of his ‘dear Mama’, Charles has admirably turned to the duties thrust upon him.

But the royal family’s notoriously stiff upper lip quivered today upon seeing how the public shared in their sorrow while supporting the King.

Charles looked teary-eyed as he greeted the thousands of people who waited hours at the Palace gates to pay their respects and catch a glimpse of him.

They cheered and applauded when His Majesty arrived in his state Rolls-Royce and did so again when he was followed a short while later by Camilla, his Queen Consort.

American tourists Roger, 59, and Paula Lynch, 55, from Oklahoma, took an early morning train to London from Liverpool, where they are holidaying, to be there.

‘He was awesome,’ said Mr Lynch. ‘It was worth the wait to be that close to the King.

‘He looked right at me. He looked straight at us. and I said, “we love the King”.

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the throne, her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022.

She died at the age of 96 at her home in Balmoral, with her son, the now King Charles, and daughter Princess Anne by her side.

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‘This is awesome. We will never be this close to the King again.’

The late Queen’s other three children were joined by their own families north of the border at Balmoral, where she died peacefully on Thursday.

They too appeared overcome with emotion as they viewed the floral tributes left for the late monarch at the gates of the castle.

A convoy including Prince Edward, his wife Sophie, Countess of Essex and their eldest daughter Lady Louise Windsor was seen leaving Balmoral Castle for nearby Crathie Kirk, where the Queen regularly attended services.

They were accompanied by Princess Anne, her husband Tim Laurence and their daughter Zara Tindall as well as Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, their father Prince Andrew and others.

After returning from the short prayer service, the group stepped out of their cars just before the River Dee, which leads towards the castle.

Proceeding over a bridge, they passed crowds of well-wishers lining the route.

Princess Beatrice and Ms Tindall appeared to well up after reading messages attached to dozens of flower bouquets lining the wall up to the gates of the estate.

Princess Anne and Prince Andrew were seen speaking to crowds before joining the rest of the group in inspecting the tributes.

The Duke of York thanked people for visiting Balmoral after the death of his mother, saying: ‘We’ve been allowed one day, now we start the process of handing her on.’

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