King Charles III has been formally proclaimed monarch at the Accession Council this morning after the tragic death of his mother the Queen. The former Prince of Wales automatically became King after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday afternoon in Balmoral.
But in keeping with tradition, the Accession Council was called as soon as possible to make the formal proclamation of their successor, the Mirror reports. This morning millions of people were able to watch the historic moment live on television for the first time as the medium was in its infancy when the Queen came to power in the 1950s.
His Majesty has also made a personal declaration on the death of his mother saying: “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.”
