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Piers Morgan is among the stars heaping praise on King Charles III following his first speech since the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.Britain’s longest-serving monarch died at the age of 96 while surrounded by family at Balmoral Castle on September 8, Buckingham Palace confirmed.Her son immediately ascended to the throne, bringing Her Majesty’s 70-year reign to a close.Tributes from around the world have poured in for the Queen, while thousands of mourners have gathered on the streets to pay their respects and lay flowers outside the palace.King Charles delivered his first address as monarch from the same room where his mother would sometimes film her Christmas broadcasts.In his speech, he honoured his ‘darling’ mother, saying: ‘We owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother; for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example.’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.Follow Metro.co.uk's live blog for the latest updates, and sign Metro.co.uk's book of condolence to Her Majesty here.The King also pledged his whole life as service as the new sovereign just as the Queen did, saying: ‘That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today.’Celebrities and media personalities have hailed his first address a ‘great’ speech, with controversial broadcaster Morgan tweeting a photo of his live TV screen as he tune in from home.‘That was a great speech by a good man.

Leaders and monarchs from across the globe have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death yesterday afternoon. Political leaders, kings and queens, as well as religious leaders have all shared heartfelt condolences on this day of mourning.

READ MORE: UK set to suffer as hurricane season expected to bring thunder, lightning and heavy rainHowever, an "as-yet unexplored" theory may at last offer an explanation, according to a study published in scientific publication Science Advances on Friday.The team behind the theory believe the extinction event may have been caused by a slowdown in the movement of continents, which are constantly in motion.The change in speed during the Jurassic era may have allowed time for underground magma to burst out onto the surface and create huge expanses of volcanic rock that can still be seen in Southern Africa and Antarctica today.Not only that, but their theory also fits with the timing of several other major volcanic events throughout history."We started looking at other major volcanic events, because there have been quite a few in the past, and we observed that the same thing is happening for many of these volcanic events," said Micha Ruhl, an assistant professor in sedimentology at Trinity College Dublin who led the team who came up with the theory."So the model might be applicable to quite a large part of Earth’s history."And the new theory could also help to predict the next mass-extinction event.Continents today are shifting at a rate of several centimeters per year - considered relatively fast for the giant land masses.They were also moving speedily millions of years before the T-OAE before they began to slow.And not only that, but the new findings could help us figure out what to expect as human-driven climate change means gasses such as carbon dioxide are pumped into our atmosphere in a relatively short time span, just like they were during periods of major volcanic activity millions of years ago.So what does this

King Charles III has used a new signature for the first time after being formally proclaimed as monarch at the Accession Council. During the first part of the meeting, His Majesty's role as King and regal name were confirmed in front of many important attendees, including Queen Consort Camilla and heir to the throne Prince William.

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READ MORE:Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children Archie and Lilibet are now prince and princessThere is nobody in either Britain or the U.S. who can claim to have met, conversed and dined with 12 serving U.S. Presidents — plus a retired one - other than the Queen.

Hollywood icon Joan Collins has revealed that she "couldn't stop crying" following the news of The Queen's death.Tributes are continuing to pour in from across the globe, following the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, at Balmoral on September 8, at the age of 96.Speaking to Piers Morgan on his TalkTV show last night (September 9), Dame Joan held back tears as she spoke about the moment that she heard the announcement of The Queen's death.READ NEXT: Piers Morgan says Queen is 'biggest star of them all' and was 'constant rock'"First of all I was sitting there watching the news yesterday with my daughter Katie and we hear suddenly a message from the Palace that the Queen is not well and I said, ‘That just doesn’t sound good."Her voice began to break as Joan continued: "We started watching it and the more times we saw the Queen when she was a little girl, when she was a teenager, when she was 21 and said that really wonderful speech, the more upset we got."When we finally heard the news at 6.30pm, you know I couldn't stop crying."Even though you expect it and obviously we have been thinking about it, you really think she’s iconic, she’s never going to go. She’s going to be there for us."Joan has spoken openly about her love for the Royal family in the past, and added that The Queen was a "part of my whole life, I don’t remember being around when she’s not around."The actress also reflected on her memories of time spent with The Queen, who appointed Joan an Officer of The Order Of The British Empire (OBE) in 1997 for her services to drama, as well as making her a Dame Commander of The Order Of The British Empire (DBE) in 2015 for her services to charity."She was so sweet.

READ MORE: BBC Queen coverage branded ‘shockingly bad’ as broadcaster suffers major on-air blunder One wrote: "I can’t believe I downloaded the app to check this but… PLT ACTUALLY HAVE A 'REMEMBERING HER MAJESTY' EDIT!!!"Another mocked: "Nothing screams Queen Liz like a CROPPED CAMO BOMBER JACKET???"A third remarked: "Disrespectful. How disgusting of a person can you be to profit off someone's death."And a fourth added: "Nothing says mourning like a crop top."PrettyLittleThing isn't the only company to face backlash following the Queen's death.CrossFit UK posted a plan dedicated to Her Majesty to its 25,000 followers on Instagram on September 9 – less than a day after she passed away.

Queen Elizabeth II.Her Majesty passed away on Thursday (September 8), Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement.It read: said: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon."The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."READ MORE: Paddington Bear pays tear-jerking tribute to The Queen as she dies peacefully aged 96HRH reigned over the United Kingdom since 1952 and is the country’s longest-serving monarch.Tributes to have paid to the monarch from across the world.Katie Price and Peter Andre's son Junior has since logged into Instagram page to hit back at some "heartless" comments circulating.He shared a post written by David Whiteley which read: "This generation is seeing so much mad things back to back."It's one of the maddest times to be alive. And also... the most unserious generation ever."Some of the soulless comments I've read, all for likes and a pinned comment."On David's original post, thousands of fans commented on how upset by negative comments they had seen regarding the Royal Family.One said: "Totally agree.

The Masked Dancer and The Voice UK will air on Saturday night, ITV bosses have confirmed.A number of television shows have been pulled off air following the Queen's death on Thursday (September 8).As the nation enters an official period of mourning, a number of networks have been their channel's changed overhauled in a major shake-up.READ MORE: Gogglebox viewers all say same thing as Channel 4 show airs after Queen's deathHowever, ITV will air some of its entertainment shows this evening (September 10).Ninja Warrior UK: Race for Glory will air at 6pm following by The Masked Dancer at 6.50pm, The Voice UK at 8pm and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire at 8.50pm.There will be no commercials on this day nor any advertising running during the channel's royal coverage.All programmes were recorded before the Queen's death.ITV also intends to reintroduce some of its previously-planned programming over the coming days. Meanwhile, a BBC spokesperson has confirmed that its schedules will be subject to change during the period of national mourning, which is said to last just under two weeks.

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The King takes an oath to maintain and preserve the Church of Scotland.

Robbie Williams has told NME about his notorious weekend at Glastonbury in 1995, saying it made him feel “like Putin turning up in Westminster”.During a new interview with NME about his album ‘XXV’, out yesterday (September 9), which contains re-recorded and orchestrated versions of songs from across his career, the former Take That member discussed the indie snobbery of the mid-1990s and Britpop era.Williams discussed the “that school of thought that pop music is a lower art form” that saw him set apart from the country’s Britpop heroes, saying: “I grew up in a time where that was never more prevalent, that sort of militant indie-ness: them against us. And by them against “us” I mean indie people against pop people, not pop people against indie people.

Queen Elizabeth II had died.The actress took to Instagram to pen an emotional reflection about Britain's longest-serving monarch.In view of her 4.2 million followers, she shared two throwback pictures of the Queen when she was young as she said the Monarch would “always will be close” to her heart.Catherine wrote: “Dearest HRH Queen Elizabeth, you have been and always will be close to my humble heart as it breaks today.“Our nation salutes you.Thank you.“God Bless The Queen. Long Live The King.”A post shared by Catherine Zeta-Jones (@catherinezetajones)Fans of the Hollywood star followed suit as they rushed to the comments section to pay tribute to the Queen.Hatfield Scott said: “The end of an era.

Meghan Markle has reportedly canceled several U.S. engagements in the next couple of weeks that would clash with the likely timing of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.  The Duchess of Sussex had planned to be on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and attend the United Nations General Assembly with Prince Harry on Sept.

AMANDA Holden was back at Buckingham Palace to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. The Britain's Got Talent judge, 51, joined thousands of mourners at the historic location to lay a single pink rose in memory of the late monarch. Her Majesty died peacefully at the age of 96 on Thursday, with her family by her side.

KATE Moss and Christy Turlington reunited for a stylish display at Fendi's New York Fashion Week show. British model Kate, 48, who recently launched her own wellness brand Cosmoss with pricey tea bags, looked typically stylish in a grey Fendi midi-dress with the fashion house's chain icon printed onto it. She paired her look with a duo of chain necklaces and hoop earrings.

The Queen was described as “very happy” earlier this week when she met with new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral according to the photographer who has shared the story of the last picture of the late monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 on Thursday at her Scottish home of Balmoral but she was said to have been in good spirits just two days earlier when she greeted the new Prime Minister.