Just hours after the death of his mother, King Charles III took to Twitter to deliver his first statement as King – but moments later it was quickly deleted.
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The official Royal Family Twitter account posted a “Statement from his Majesty the King at the time of the Queen’s Death” on Thursday the 8th of September.
The statement described the King’s “great sadness” following the passing of his “beloved mother” – but the post was quickly removed following an error in the caption.
Alongside the post, the Twitter account wrote “A Statement from His Majesty His King,” instead of “His Majesty, The King.”
Moments after the original post was removed, a nearly-identical post was re-uploaded with the correct caption.

In the statement, Charles explained, “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved mother,”
“I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people across the world.”
“During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.”

The awkward blunder comes after news that both King Charles III and wife Camilla will no longer update their Clarence House social media accounts.
The Couple’s official Instagram account boasted over 1.7 million followers, whilst their Twitter age had close to 1.1 million followers.
Soon after the death of Queen Elizabeth, the social media accounts were updated with a message reading, “This account is no longer being updated.”
“Please follow @theroyalfamily for updates on His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort.”

William and Kate, who have also recently experienced title changes have not deleted their social media accounts, instead altering their social media handles to reflect their new titles.
During his first official address as King, Charles deemed his son, William, the Prince of Wales, and his daughter-in-law, Catherine, the Princess of Wales.
The gesture was particularly moving as the ‘Princess of Wales’ title has not been used since Princess Diana’s lifetime.