: Charles III Proclaimed King at Tradition-Steeped Ceremony #WorldNEWS LONDON — Two days after his mothers death elevated him to the throne, King Charles III was officially proclaimed Britain’s

Charles III Proclaimed King at Tradition-Steeped Ceremony #WorldNEWS
LONDON — Two days after his mothers death elevated him to the throne, King Charles III was officially proclaimed Britain’s monarch Saturday in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live online and on air.
Charles, who spent seven decades as heir apparent, automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died Thursday. But the accession ceremony was a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country, a relic of a time before mass communications.
Scores of senior British politicians past and present, including new Prime Minister Liz Truss and five of her predecessors, gathered in the ornate state apartments at St. James’s Palace for the meeting of the Accession Council.
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They met without Charles, officially confirming his title, King Charles III. The king then joined them, vowing to follow his mother’s “inspiring example” as he took on the duties of monarch.
“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.
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.
The new king formally approved a series of orders — including one declaring the day of his mothers funeral a public holiday. The date of the state funeral has not been announced, but it is expected to be around Sept. 19.
It was the first time the accession ceremony since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne.
Charles was accompanied at the ceremony by his wife, Camilla, the Queen Consort, and his eldest son, Prince William. William is now heir to the throne and is now known by the title that Charles long held, Prince of Wales.
In his first statement since his grandmothers death, William said the queen “was by my side at my happiest moments. And she was by my side during the saddest days of my life. ”
“I knew this day would come, but it will be some time before the reality of life without Grannie will truly feel real,” he said.
Saturdays accession ceremony ended with a royal official publicly proclaiming King Charles III the monarch from a balcony at the palace. In centuries past, this would have been the first official confirmation the public had of their new sovereign.
David 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.

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