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.
