The new King will be formally proclaimed monarch at a historic Accession Council in the State Apartments of St James’s Palace at on Saturday, September 10, as the ceremony is televised for the first time.
Charles has automatically become King following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The 96-year-old monarch died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon (September 8). The Queen’s son and successor King Charles III, who had rushed to be by her bedside, spoke of his grief soon after Buckingham Palace announced the death.
He said: "The death of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world. During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the Queen was so widely held."
