King Charles III greets crowds chanting “God Save the King” outside Buckingham palace

Britain's new monarch, King Charles III, shook hands with members of the public outside Buckingham Palace in London on Friday, following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

Charles and his wife Camilla, Queen Consort, stepped out of the royal car as they arrived to the palace to huge cheers from a crowd, television footage showed.

Members of the public could also be heard chanting “God Save the King.”

Later on Friday, he is expected to address a grieving nation following the death of his mother after her seven decades on the throne, as a period of national mourning began for the only monarch most Britons ever knew.

Thousands of people, from ordinary Britons to foreign tourists, congregated outside royal residences on Friday to pay their respects to the late queen.

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