RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have congratulated Britain’s new King Charles III, Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. In a message to the British monarch, the Kingdom’s leaders praised the ties between the two countries and affirmed their willingness to further bilateral cooperation, and wished the new monarch success and prosperity. “We are pleased to mark your accession to the throne in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, and we send to Your Majesty our congratulations and wishes for success,” the king said. “We also praise the status of relations that unite our two countries, assuring you of our keenness to strengthen bilateral cooperation for the benefit of our two friendly countries and peoples,” King Salman added, wishing King Charles good health and happiness, and for the UK to have continuous progress and prosperity. King Charles pledged on Saturday to follow the example of his late mother as he was officially proclaimed as Britain’s new monarch at a historic ceremony in St James’s Palace.