Prince Charles officially announced as King at royal ceremony

London – King Charles III was officially announced as the monarch of the United Kingdom on Saturday in a lavish ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism, broadcast live for the first time.

Prince Charles automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died Thursday, but the enthronement is an important constitutional and ceremonial step to introduce a new monarch to the country. .

Many senior politicians, past and present, including Prime Minister Liz Truss and five of her predecessors, gathered in the ornate state apartments of St. James’s Palace for a meeting of the Membership Council.

They met without Charles, officially confirming his title of Charles III. The king joined them in making a personal proclamation, vowing to follow his mother’s “moving example” in assuming the duties of the monarch.

“I am deeply aware of this great legacy and the sovereign duty and heavy responsibility that now passes to me,” he said.

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Of his personal grief he said:

The new king formally approved a series of orders. This included an order declaring the day of his mother’s funeral a public holiday. No date has been announced for the state funeral, but it is expected to be around September 19th.

It will be the first coronation ceremony since Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in 1952.

Prince Charles was accompanied to the ceremony by his wife, Camilla, the queen, and eldest son, Prince William. William is now heir to the throne and is known by the title “Prince of Wales” that Charles held for many years.

The ceremony ended with royal officials publicly proclaiming King Charles III monarch from the balcony of the palace. This is a centuries-old relic, and this was the first official confirmation of the new sovereign by the people.

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David White, the crest of the Garter King, made the proclamation flanked by trumpeters in gold-trimmed robes before leading cheers of “Hip, hip, hooray!” — for the new king.

Gun salutes rang out in Hyde Park, the Tower of London, and military installations across Britain as he announced the news, while soldiers in scarlet robes removed their bearskin caps in a royal salute in the palace courtyard. I got it.

The proclamation is also read in the medieval streets of London and elsewhere in Britain.

After an unprecedented 70 years on the throne, two days after the 96-year-old Queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, thousands of people flocked outside Buckingham Palace in London to pay their respects. I was. The scene was repeated in other royal houses across Britain and in British embassies around the world.

The monarch set the tone for his reign on Friday, pledging in a televised address to continue the Queen’s “lifelong service” with his own modernization stamp.

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Noting his mother’s unwavering “sovereign devotion and devotion”, Charles sought to strike both a past and a future, showing what would become a 21st-century monarchy, while striking a reassuring note of immutability. .

He reflected on the dramatic transformation of the country into a society of “many cultures and many faiths” during the Queen’s reign, noting that “whatever your background or beliefs, Britain and others where he is king, pledged to serve the people of the 14 nations of

He also tried to overcome his reputation for being aloof in his first hours as monarch, leaving flowers at the gates of Buckingham Palace and shaking hands with the thousands who came to pay tribute to the Queen. He was greeted with a cry of “Well done, Charlie!” and “God save the king!” One woman kissed him on the cheek.

Britain has a period of mourning for the Queen, with carefully choreographed ceremonies taking place daily to mark the death of the only monarch most people have ever known.

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Over the next few days, the Queen’s body was transported from Balmoral first to Edinburgh and then to London to be laid before her funeral at Westminster Abbey.

In his speech, Charles spoke of his grief over the loss of “my beloved mama.”

“Thank you for your love and devotion to our family and the family of the nation…”