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Charles III of Britain will be formally crowned in a ceremony on Saturday, one day after promising his mourning subjects in his first speech that he would follow in the footsteps of his “darling mama,” Queen Elizabeth II. The 73-year-old technically became monarch on Thursday after the queen passed away, but a constitutional requirement to recognize his authority is an Accession Council ceremony at St. James’s Palace early on Saturday. The pomp-filled procedure, which included trumpets and a balcony declaration, is the most recent event in a 10-day official mourning period that will last far longer for the royal family and is being staged across Britain in preparation for the queen’s funeral.
a sentimental In a broadcast speech on Friday, Charles set the tone for his rule by praising his mother’s “unswerving devotion” throughout her record-breaking seven decades as monarch.
The new king also declared his affection for his younger son Harry and daughter-in-law Meghan while announcing his 40-year-old elder son Prince William as the new Prince of Wales.
Kate, William’s wife, now holds the title of Princess of Wales, which his mother and Charles’ ex-wife, the late Diana, had previously held.
Flower, hugs, and shouts
Both to grieve the queen and to wish Charles well, crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace. Some of them shouted “God Save the King” as Charles received them on his return from Scotland on Friday.
The 96-year-old monarch’s mother died away peacefully at the Balmoral retreat, and upon leaving, he was greeted with flowers, shouts, and even kisses. He was the oldest monarch to succeed to the British throne.
Church bells and formal cannon salutes for the late queen were heard earlier as the United Kingdom struggled to accept the loss of the only monarch most people had ever known.
The Accession Council, which consists of other royals, politicians, and religious leaders such as Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William, Prime Minister Liz Truss, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, will formally crown Charles as king.
For the first time ever, the centuries-old events will be shown on television.
To proclaim him, the council will first convene within St. James’ Palace at 10:00 am (0900 GMT) without Charles. Then he will join it to proclaim himself as king formally and sign papers.
After a fanfare by three trumpeters, the “main proclamation” will be read to the public at 11:00 am from a terrace at St James’s Palace, which is close to Buckingham Palace.
Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland will then hear it read out as well.
