It comes as the King delivered a historic televised address to the nation, paying a poignant and moving tribute to his 'darling mama'.Ĭharles said of his 'beloved mother' the late Elizabeth II: 'We owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example'. Instead, some of those who watched the King's speech said it reminded them of a scene from Blackadder II, the second series of the beloved Rowan Atkinson historical sitcom, when Lady Farrow - played by Holly De Jong - tries to save her husband before his execution.Īfter Queenie - a spoof of England's Queen Elizabeth I played by Miranda Richardson - gives her the go-ahead to stop the death sentence, Lady Farrow thanks the monarch, curtsies and says: 'May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest' - to which a squealing Queenie responds: 'Yes I'm sure they will!'. May 'flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest'.' Thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these year. Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest'.Ĭlosing his address on Friday evening after the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96, the King - paying tribute to his 'darling mama' - tearfully said: 'I want simply to say this: thank you. The quotation appears at the end of Hamlet, when - after the death of the titular character in the final scene's bloodbath - his friend Horatio opines: 'Now cracks a noble heart. King Charles III poignantly concluded his deeply personal and touching first address as monarch by quoting from Shakespeare's immortal play Hamlet.īut some viewers instead admitted that the line: 'May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest' reminded them not of the great Bard - but of silly Blackadder instead.
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