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Heir to throne William also made an emotional reference to his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II after taking to the stage, adding: “I know she’s up there, fondly keeping an eye on us.”
He told his newly crowned father Charles: “She would be a very proud mother.”
‘I know my grandmother is up there fondly keeping an eye on us’
Prince William deliver a speech at the coronation concert praising his father’s service, charity work and dedication to promoting diversity#coronation: https://t.co/iQFIRp2nC4
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The prince delivered his speech in front of a crowd of 20,000 revellers at the star-studded gala where the royal family gathered to watch singers such as Katy Perry, Olly Murs, Lionel Richie and Take That.
He praised the King’s decades of service, his campaigning on green issues, Prince’s Trust charity and celebration of diversity and support for people of all backgrounds, communities and faiths.
William, a future king himself, also made his own historic pledge as he thanked the millions who serve in the military, schools, NHS and local communities, saying: “I commit myself to serve you all. King, country and Commonwealth.”
By publicly calling Charles “Pa” and expressing the royal family’s pride in him, he echoed the speeches his father gave at the late Queen’s successive Jubilee concert, when he referred to her as “Mummy”.
At his Golden Jubilee concert speech in 2002, Charles introduced his mother, as she stood beside him, with “Your Majesty… Mummy” and later said: “We feel proud of you.”
Prince William’s tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II
Speaking of the late Queen, Prince William, said: “As my grandmother said when she was crowned, coronations are a declaration of our hopes for the future.
“And I know she’s up there, fondly keeping an eye on us. And she would be a very proud…
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