King Charles.Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire
King Charleswent straight to work.
In a newly released photo shared Friday, Charles is seen at a desk in Buckingham Palace with the famous red box containing documents needing his attention.
In a scene so often associated with his late motherQueen Elizabeth, the King is seen in his first days of work as monarch on September 11, just days after the Queen’s death on September 8. The red box is the daily dispatch of papers from ministers around the U.K. and the realms, like Canada and Australia, of which Charles is also King. There may also be correspondence from representatives from the Commonwealth and other countries around the world.
“Her MajestyQueen Elizabethreceived Red Boxes, which were made upon her Coronation in 1952, almost every day of her reign, including weekends and holidays, but excluding Christmas Day,” the palace said onInstagram.
Queen Elizabeth’s portrait released on February 6, 2022 to mark the start of her Platinum Jubilee year.Chris Jackson/Buckingham Palace via Getty
In February, when the Queen hit her 70-year milestone on the throne, the palacereleased a pictureof her sitting with her red box. She was photographed in the saloon at Sandringham House, where she traditionally spent the anniversary as it is where her father died.
This week, King Charlesheaded to Balmoral in Scotland, where he is believed to be staying in his Birkhall home with his wife,Queen Camilla. There, he will also be tackling his papers and also making calls as he plans the early days of his reign.
Their break in the highlands of Scotland followed an intensely busy period of public events and ceremonies, which King Charles had to carry out amid his own mourning athis mother’s September 8th death. She died “peacefully” at Balmoral Castle.
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Though the national period of mourning forQueen Elizabethhascome to a closeacross the United Kingdom, her family will remain in mourning until one week after the funeral, a wish King Charles expressed soon after her death. Members of the Royal Household Staff, related representatives and troops with ceremonial duties will also honor this period of grievance, set to end September 26,Buckingham Palacesaid.
source: people.com
