Following the death of the Queen on September 8, her heir Prince Charles took over and is now King Charles III. The appointment marks a new era for the Royal Family as the sun sets on the second Elizabethan age and rises with a king.
On Saturday, he will be formally proclaimed monarch at an Accession Council, which takes place within 24 hours of the death of a sovereign.
However, due to the late Queen's death announcement occurring on Thursday evening, the time has been extended. King Charles III will then hold his first Privy Council later that day, where he will make a personal declaration about the death of his mother before taking an oath to preserve the Church of Scotland.
Following the meeting, the first public proclamation of the new King will be read from the Friary Court balcony by the Garter King of Arms at St James’s Palace, which will be met with trumpeters and a gun salute.
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