His Majesty The King was proclaimed at the Accession Council at 10.00hrs today 10th September in the State Apartments of St James’s Palace, London.
An order approved by King Charles III, during the proclamation ceremony this morning, was for the day of the Queen’s funeral to be a Bank Holiday.
The date hasn’t been confirmed yet.
The Accession Council, attended by Privy Councillors, is divided into two parts. In Part I, the Privy Council, without The King present, will proclaim the Sovereign, and formally approve various consequential Orders, including the arrangements for the Proclamation.
Part II, is the holding by The King of His Majesty’s first Privy Council. The King will make his Declaration and read and sign an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland and approve Orders in Council which facilitate continuity of government.
The Accession Council was followed by the Principal Proclamation, which was read at 11.00hrs from the balcony overlooking Friary Court at St James’s Palace. The Proclamation was read by Garter King of Arms, accompanied by the Earl Marshal, other Officers of Arms and the Serjeants at Arms. This is the first public reading of the Proclamation.
As is convention, a second Proclamation will be read in the City of London, at the Royal Exchange at 12.00hrs on the same day Saturday 10th September. Further Proclamations will be read in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales at 12.00hrs the following day Sunday 11th September.
In recognition of the new Sovereign, flags will be flown at full-mast from the time of the Principal Proclamation at St James’s Palace until one hour after the Proclamations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, after which flags will return to half-mast in mourning for the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
