- King Charles III has been proclaimed as Britain’s new monarch in a ceremony followed by gun salutes and the reading of proclamations in London and across the four corners of the United Kingdom.
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- locations.The proclamation was read publicly in the other capital cities of the UK – Edinburgh in Scotland, Belfast in Northern Ireland, and Cardiff in Wales – and at other
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Monarchy represents nation’s identity, says historian
Jonathan Spangler, a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, has praised the evolvement of the monarchy.
“Over the centuries, the monarchy has been evolving and changing from the people who wield power into a more ceremonial, symbolic dynasty who represent the identity of the people,” he said.
“This is a transfer of power of a nation’s spiritual identity, and therefore the nation should see it [televised].”
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Guards march during the proclamation of Britain’s King Charles III, following the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, at the Royal Exchange in the City of London, Britain, on September 10, 2022 [Toby Melville/Reuters] -
‘The crown never dies’: Royal historian
Ed Owens, a royal historian, said the “highly choreographed pageantry” of Saturday’s ceremony is a direct message to the British public that the monarchy is very much entrenched in the fabric of Britain’s history.
“There’s a clear emphasis on pomp, pageantry – a vision of British history unfolding before our eyes,” Owens said from London.
“The point here is that the crown never dies,” he continued. “As soon as the mortal monarch dies, the crown then passes directly to the successor.
“The professionalisation of the kind of royal spectacle that is unfolding in central London today really took place in the late 19th, early 20th century. And that is because the monarchy sought to make itself the centre of British history, and the kind of orchestration of these kinds of events that we’re witnessing today are about presenting to the masses, especially to television viewers, what is it that British history means.
Putin offers his ‘sincerest congratulations’ to Charles III
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated King Charles III on his accession to the throne.
“I wish Your Majesty success, good health, and all the best,” Putin said in a statement, tweeted by his country’s embassy in London.
Continuity of tradition is reassuring, says former diplomat
William Patey, the former British ambassador to Afghanistan, has praised the ascension ceremony.
“I never really had any doubt that it would be done according to military precision and that it would all run smoothly,” Patey told Al Jazeera.
“What strikes me is the continuity, which is reassuring. I am a historian as well as a former diplomat and these traditions go back a thousand years – and none of us have seen them. It’s very interesting times.”
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Members of the public gather at St James’s Palace in London, on Saturday, September 10, 2022 after King Charles III was proclaimed at the Accession Council [Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP Photo/Pool] -
King Charles declares late queen’s funeral a public holiday
King Charles III has approved an order that the day of the late queen’s funeral will be a public holiday.
Lord President of the Council Penny Mordaunt said: “Drafts of two proclamations. One – appointing the day of Her late Majesty’s state funeral as a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
“Two – appointing the day of Her late Majesty’s state funeral as a bank holiday in Scotland. And of two orders in council, directing the Lord Chancellor to affix the great seal to the proclamations,” she said.
King Charles answered: “Approved.”
King Charles III signs an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland during the Accession Council at St James’s Palace, London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, where King Charles III is formally proclaimed monarch [Victoria Jones/Pool via AP] ‘Hip, hip, hurrah’: King Charles’s proclamation read from palace balcony
A crowd cheered on as David White, the Garter King of Arms, read out the official proclamation of Charles as Britain’s new king from a balcony above London’s St James’s Palace.
“Three cheers for His Majesty the King,” the senior herald in England shouted from the balcony, prompting a response of “hip, hip, hurrah” from soldiers below.
Accession ceremony a constitutional step in introducing new monarch
The ceremony at St James’s Palace, a royal residence in London, is attended by the Accession Council, made up of senior politicians and officials who advise the monarch. They met without Charles, officially confirming his title, King Charles III. The king will then join them to make a series of oaths and declarations.
It is the first time the ceremony has been held since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne.
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