Queen Elizabeth II’s son and the new king of the United Kingdom, Charles, released a statement mourning his mother’s death on Thursday.
Charles was immediately referred to as king by Buckingham Palace, which announced Elizabeth’s death on Thursday evening local time. Camila, his wife, was referred to as queen consort.
A spokesman for his office told The Telegraph and Sky News on Thursday that he will be called King Charles III. He had a choice of taking on another name.
In a statement, Charles called his mother’s death “a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.”…