Regional ceremonies have taken place across the country to proclaim Charles III as the new King.
Charles III formally ascended to the throne on Saturday morning following a meeting of the Accession Council at St James's Palace in London, with a proclamation was then read to the public from a palace balcony at 11am. Present at the ceremony were more than 200 privy councillors, mostly senior politicians, members of the monarchy, and other national figures, and it was the first time broadcast cameras had been allowed into the historic event to the centuries-old ceremony.
On Sunday, ceremonies were held across the North East with proclamation events in Durham, Morpeth, North and South Shields; as well as Newcastle and Sunderland. Hundreds of people turned up to local proclamations, which are a historic tradition informing residents of a new monarch and date back to before the age of mass media.
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The ceremony at Newcastle Civic Centre, which was led by Lord Mayor of Newcastle Cllr Karen Robinson, proclaimed Charles as King for Newcastle while a further ceremony at the Law Courts on the Quayside, led by the High Sherriff of Newcastle, David W. Bavaird, swore him in for the county of Tyne and Wear.
Sunderland's proclamation was made at 3pm in Minster Park by the Mayor of Sunderland, Councillor Alison Smith, while his Majesty was represented by the Deputy Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear Dr Norman Taylor. Northumberland County Council streamed their proclamation ceremony live on Facebook, which was held at Morpeth Town Hall and led by the county's High Sherriff, James Royds.
The proclamations read: "Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to call to His Mercy our late Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth the Second of Blessed and Glorious Memory, by whose Decease the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is solely and rightfully come to The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George: We, therefore, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this Realm and Members of the House of Commons, together with other members of Her late Majesty’s Privy Council and representatives of the Realms and Territories, Aldermen and Citizens of London, and others, do now hereby with one voice and Consent of Tongue and Heart publish and proclaim that The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now, by the Death of our late Sovereign of Happy Memory, become our only lawful and rightful Liege Lord Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories, King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to whom we do acknowledge all Faith and Obedience with humble Affection; beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do reign to bless His Majesty with long and happy Years to reign over us. 'Given at St. James’s Palace this tenth day of September in the year of Our Lord twenty thousand and twenty-two. 'GOD SAVE THE KING'."
At all ceremonies, crowds stood in silence as the proclamation for the new King was read out. They were closed by chanting, God Save the King, as well as three cheers for the King and the national anthem.
At his proclamation ceremony in London on Saturday, King Charles paid tribute to the Queen, saying: "Her reign was unequalled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion. Even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life."
In a personal declaration to his late mother, he added: "I know how deeply you and the entire nation, and I think I may say the whole world, sympathise with me in this irreparable loss we have all suffered."
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