The King takes an oath to take care of and protect the Church of Scotland.
He then indicators the declaration – Charles R pic.twitter.com/7GrD7cI22S
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In what was his first official occasion, the brand new British monarch was formally proclaimed King Charles III in a ceremony that was televised for the primary time in historical past.
At 10am BST, the Accession Council met within the Image Gallery at St James’s Palace, earlier than transferring into the Throne Room the place the brand new King attended, to make his official declaration.
His Queen Consort Camilla, and his son William, now Prince of Wales had been additionally in attendance. The King made his declaration to fulfil all tasks as King of Nice Britain and Northern England, in addition to accommodating the separate legal guidelines in Scotland.
The King stated in his speech, “I shall attempt to observe the inspiring instance I’ve been set.”
Charles made his speech from a lectern, earlier than sitting at a desk to signal the paperwork that formally declared him to be King. The Prince of Wales and Queen Consort then signed the paperwork as witnesses.
Flags lowered to half-mast in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth could be nearly instantly raised once more, in honour of the brand new King.
Participating within the ceremony was the UK’s model new prime minister, Liz Truss, who met the late Queen on Tuesday, in what turned out to be the monarch’s closing public obligation earlier than her loss of life on Thursday.
