Perhaps the NATO Charter reflects best the attitude of the world: An attack on one is an attack on all. Nations from Latin America, to Asia, to Africa, to Europe, to the Islamic world. The United States is grateful that many nations and many international organizations have already responded - with sympathy and with support. We will ask, and we will need, the help of police forces, intelligence services, and banking systems around the world. President Declares "Freedom at War with Fear" The nation sends its love and compassion to everybody who is here. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. At 8:46 am, the National Anthem was sung. Pataki, was among the attendees at this service. Giuliani, along with New York State Governor George E. This interdenominational service included readings by religious leaders. The tradition was restored in the reign of George VI, with his portrait facing left as if Edward VIII had faced right.The World Will Always Remember September 11Īn interdenominational service, marking three-months since the September 11th attacks, was held at 8:40 am on Tuesday, Decemat the site of the World Trade Center disaster. Designs for proposed coins for his reign show Edward VIII facing to the left. Inspired by the sight of the American flag flying over Fort McHenry the morning after the bombardment, he scribbled the initial verse of his song on the back of a letter. He liked portraits of himself facing to the left, even though, according to tradition, he should have faced to the right. Francis Scott Key was a gifted amateur poet. The exception to this was in the brief reign of Edward VIII. The coins and notes that bear the Queen's portrait will continue to be issued for the remainder of the year or perhaps longer, after which the new portrait will come into circulation.Ĭoins and notes bearing the Queen will not be recalled instead, the process will be a gradual one and many coins marked with her portrait will remain in circulation for many years.Ĭlick to subscribe to the Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcastsīanks and post offices will issue the newly designed coins and notes and collect the older versions.Īccording to royal.uk, the official website of the Royal Family, from the time of Charles II onwards, a tradition developed of monarchs being represented on the coinage facing in the opposite direction to their predecessor. "All of us in this House will support him as he takes our country forward to a new era of hope and progress," Liz Truss told the Commons on Friday.Īccording to the Coin Expert, an affiliate of the Royal Mint, a new portrait of Charles will come into circulation to be portrayed on the currency. The third King Charles will be proclaimed at the Accession Council at 10am on Saturday morning.ĭeclaring her support for the King, the prime minister heralded a "new Carolean age". Known as the merry monarch, he ruled from 1660 until his death in 1685 but had no legitimate children, so the crown passed to his brother. The second Carolean age arrived when Charles II was restored to his father's throne. They eventually led to deeply divisive civil wars and ultimately Charles's execution for high treason in 1649.įor the next 11 years, the country was a republic under Oliver Cromwell.
The first Carolean age was under King Charles I, whose reign from 1625 to 1649 was marred by disputes and controversy. The new King will be known as King Charles III and his ascension heralds a return to the Carolean age, a term that originates from the Latin for Charles, Carolus. The Queen's likeness features on stamps, coins and notes, and her initials adorn postboxes, uniforms and government signage all across the country.Ĭhanging all this will be a huge and costly task, one likely to take several years if not decades, and indeed, one that may never be completed. With the end of the second Elizabethan era comes the beginning of the reign of King Charles, to be known as the Carolean age.Īs history changes, so too must the everyday objects that bear the monarch's portrait. The Queen's death marks a monumental moment in the history of the nation.
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