When he addressed the nation for the first time as monarch, King Charles III expressed 'feelings of profound sorrow' at the loss of his mother, describing her as 'an inspiration and example'.
But will he now demonstrate that, however intense his reverence for her, he will reign in his own distinctive style – even if that means taking steps which Queen Elizabeth considered unthinkable?
I ask because acclaimed historian Lady Antonia Fraser has called on the King to do something which the late Queen would never countenance – sanction DNA testing of the bones in Westminster Abbey which may or may not be those of 'the Princes in the Tower', Edward V and his younger brother, Richard.