Charles III, the proclamation of the new king in pictures

Charles III was officially proclaimed king on Saturday September 12 at a meeting of the Accession Council in London, two days after the death of his mother Elizabeth II. The ceremony took place at St. James’s Palace in the presence of new Queen Consort Camilla, new heir to the throne William, Prime Minister Liz Truss and several of her predecessors.

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Following this centuries-old tradition, an obligatory passage for the new monarch despite the automatic transition of sovereignty upon the death of Elizabeth II, the proclamation of Charles III was read on the balcony of the palace, facing the crowd, before d be rehearsed outside the Royal Exchange in the City. The text must also be read in the other territories of the Kingdom, in particular in Edinburgh and Cardiff.

Children line up at Balmoral to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, near the British Crown Castle in Scotland, September 10, 2022.
Crowds wait outside St. James's Palace as King Charles III is proclaimed in London on the morning of Saturday, September 10, 2022.
From left, Labor leader Keir Starmer, former prime ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Theresa May and John Major before the Membership Council ceremony at St. James's Palace , in London, Saturday September 10, 2022. House of Commons 'speaker' Lindsay Hoyle stands in the second row.
Prince William and Queen Consort Camilla, during the Accession Council ceremony at St. James's Palace, London, September 10, 2022.
Charles III signs an oath pledging him to provide security for the Anglican Church of Scotland, during the Accession Council meeting proclaiming his arrival to the throne, at St. James's Palace, London, September 10 2022.
The proclamation of Britain's new king, King Charles III, is read from the balcony of Friary Court at St. James's Palace, London, September 10, 2022.
A guard attends a gun salute for King Charles III, at the Tower of London, September 10, 2022.
The proclamation ceremony at the Royal Exchange in the City, London, on September 10, 2022.
The proclamation ceremony outside the Royal Exchange in the City, London, on September 10, 2022.
Servicemen in ceremonial uniform arrive for the second proclamation in the City, at the Royal Exchange, after the one launched from St. James's Palace, London, on September 10, 2022.
A gun salute is fired for Britain's King Charles III, in Cardiff, Wales, Britain September 10, 2022.
Members of the royal guard during the first reading of King Charles III's proclamation at St. James's Palace, London, September 10, 2022.
Members of the Coldstream Guards raise their hats to greet the new King, in Friary Court at St James's Palace in London, September 10, 2022.
Charles III cheered by the crowd on his return to Buckingham Palace after the Council of Accession ceremony, in London, September 10, 2022.
Following his proclamation of King Charles III, Crowds continue to lay flowers in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, at St James's Palace, London, September 10, 2022.
A Paddington teddy bear left outside Buckingham Palace in London on September 10, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II had taken part in a humorous short film with the fictional character on the occasion of the jubilee for her sixty years of reign, in June 2022.

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