As trumpets sounded across St Peter's Square, the crowd fell silent and Manchester welcomed the new King.
The city's most prominent political and cultural figures gathered just outside the stunning backdrop of Central Library to share in grief and hope as Mancunians and the world mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth and shared hope for the future under the reign of King Charles III.
The new monarch was formally sworn in yesterday at a ceremony at St James's Palace, but today, it is the nation's turn to ceremoniously greet him, as major cities across the UK held their own proclamation ceremonies.
