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The monarch set the tone for his reign on Friday, vowing in a televised address to carry on the queen's 'lifelong service,' with his own modernizing stamp.Ĭharles looked to both the past - noting his mother's unwavering 'dedication and devotion as sovereign' - and the future, seeking to strike a reassuring note of constancy while signaling that his will be a 21st-century monarchy. and at British embassies around the world.

The scene was repeated at other royal residences across the U.K.

Two days after the 96-year-old queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland following an unprecedented 70 years on the throne, people still came in their thousands to pay their respects outside Buckingham Palace in London. The proclamation will also be read out in the medieval City of London and at other locations across the U.K. as he announced the news, and scarlet-robed soldiers in the palace courtyard doffed their bearskin hats in a royal salute. Gun salutes rang out in Hyde Park, at the Tower of London and at military sites around the U.K. The ceremony ended with a royal official publicly proclaiming King Charles III the monarch from a balcony at the palace - a relic of centuries past, when this would have been the first official confirmation the public had of their new sovereign.ĭavid White, the Garter King of Arms, made the proclamation flanked by trumpeters in gold-trimmed robes before leading cheers - 'hip, hip, hooray!' - for the new king. William is now heir to the throne and known by the title Charles long held, Prince of Wales. This is the first time the accession ceremony has been held since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne.Ĭharles was accompanied at the ceremony by his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, and his eldest son Prince William. The date of the state funeral has not been announced, but it is expected to be around Sept 19.

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The new king formally approved a series of orders - including one declaring the day of his mother's funeral a public holiday. 10, 2022, where he is formally proclaimed monarch. Speaking of his personal grief, he said: 'I know how deeply you and the entire nation, and I think I may say the whole world, sympathize with me in this irreparable loss we have all suffered.'ĪP King Charles III makes his declaration during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Saturday, Sept. 'I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me,' he said. The king joined them to make a personal declaration, vowing to follow his mother's 'inspiring example' as he took on the duties of monarch. They met without Charles, officially confirming his title, King Charles III. James's Palace for the meeting of the Accession Council. Scores of senior politicians past and present, including Prime Minister Liz Truss and five of her predecessors, gathered in the ornate state apartments at St. LONDON - King Charles III was officially announced as Britain's monarch Saturday, in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism - and, for the first time, broadcast live.Ĭharles automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday, but the accession ceremony is a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.

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