'It's a real mix of emotions': Hope meets mourning as Manchester proclaims King Charles III
As trumpets sounded across St Peter's Square, the crowd fell silent and Manchester welcomed the new King.
"I'm getting emotional. I didn't think I would, but I am," Jo from Manchester told the Manchester Evening News . "I was just completely bowled over. It was beautifully conducted and there was a real reverence about it and respect." Ella Azadi, Ottilie Wall, and Nicholas Willcock are all 15 and 16 years old, and came out today from Middleton to see history happen. "It's a part of history, and it's one of those things that you won't ever see again," Nicholas told the M.E.N.
"This week we have mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II who has presided over our country for 70 years. She is the only monarch most of our residents have ever known - a beacon of strength and consistency for our people, and a much-respected figure across the world. Lottie said that having a female head of state inspired her. "It's that girl power stuff," she told the M.E.N. "Because even when we've had male prime ministers, we still had a female head of state."
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