In what will be a first for TV, the formal proclamation of King Charles III during an Accession Council ceremony will be televised live on Saturday morning (September 10).
Charles automatically became King on the death of his mother, but the Accession Council, attended by Privy Councillors, will confirm his role. The new monarch will not attend the ceremony, held at the State Apartments of St James’s Palace, only joining after he has been proclaimed monarch, at 10am, to hold his first Privy Council meeting.
The historic event comes after Charles gave a landmark address to the nation on Friday and paid a poignant and moving tribute to his “darling mama” the Queen who died on Thursday afternoon at Balmoral. He said of his “beloved mother”, the late Elizabeth II: “We owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother; for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example”.
