This morning His Majesty King Charles III was proclaimed King at the Accession Council at 10.00hrs in the State Apartments of St James’s Palace, London.
The Accession Council, attended by Privy Councillors, was divided into two parts. In Part I, the Privy Council, without The King present, proclaimed the Sovereign, and formally approved various consequential Orders, including the arrangements for the Proclamation.
Part II, was the holding by The King of His Majesty’s first Privy Council. The King made his Declaration and read and signed 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 was the first public reading of the Proclamation.
The Proclamation will be read in County Antrim, at Antrim Castle Garden, at 3pm on Sunday (11th) September and will be attended by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County Antrim. The High Sheriff of County Antrim will read the Proclamation.
The Proclamation will also be read at the Castle Garden in Carrickfergus at 5pm and a the War Memorial in Ballymoney at 4pm.
