King Charles III will officially be announced as Britain’s new monarch replacing Queen Elizabeth II who served more than seven decades on the throne.
An Accession Council made up of hundreds of politicians, bishops and senior civil servants will proclaim his succession on Saturday at a ceremony with officials in traditional heraldic clothing.
The proclamation will be accompanied by gun salutes and heralds who travel to Mansion House in the City of London where it will be read at the Royal Exchange.
The proclamation will be read publicly in the other capital cities of the United Kingdom – Edinburgh in Scotland, Belfast in Northern Ireland, and Cardiff in Wales – and at other locations, too.
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It is the first time the ceremony has been held since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne.
Charles automatically became king when the queen died on Thursday. The accession ceremony is a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.
“As a royal historian, I was incredibly moved by what I saw,” said Christopher Wilson after the first part of the ceremony. “This is something that’s never been publicly witnessed before in 1,200 years of monarchy in this country.”
King Charles will later arrive at St James Palace and make an address.
