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King Charles III pledges 'lifelong service' as UK's new monarch

King Charles III has pledged "lifelong service" in his first address to the UK and the Commonwealth after assuming the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

In his televised address, 73-year-old said: "Her dedication and devotion as Sovereign never waivered, through times of change and progress, through times of joy and celebration, and through times of sadness and loss."