In what was a magical moment, a Leeds dog appeared to cheer for King Charles III during his proclamation ceremony in the city centre.
The ceremony took place outside Leeds Civic Hall with the crowd congregated in Millennium Square from 12.45pm today (September 11). Three cheers were given for King Charles after an unwavering rendition of 'God Save the King'.
After the crowd had finished cheering, a dog barked in unison with the cheers, seemingly welcoming the new monarch's reign. The people of Leeds couldn't hold back their laughter and applauded the canine for his fitting input.
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One woman wiped away a tear after the magical moment and West Yorkshire’s Lord Lieutenant Ed Anderson had to pull himself together to officially end the ceremony. Keeping his decorum, Lord Anderson said: “Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes the ceremony.
"Very short but rooted in history and tradition. Thank you so much for all of you for coming out today to witness it."
There were excited rumours circling the dog responsible for the barking was a corgi. This wasn't the case - the dog responsible was a yappy terrier called Titus who is a royalist, according to his owner.
The dog’s owner Tim Frenneaux said: “It was our dog Titus. He’s a royalist, obviously, so he had to have his say.
"His message was ‘Welcome, and I hope you like dogs!’ He’s very excited, like everyone I guess."
Tim explained he attended to witness history in the making. He said: “It’s history happening, it has never happened in my lifetime and it might not again. So it was a good thing to be here.”
Council leader praises Titus
Leeds City Council Leader Councillor James Lewis was also in attendance and thought the dog's input was marvellous.
Councillor Lewis said: “I think it shows as a city, people have come here to commemorate the new King and when the dog joined in with the three cheers as part of the ceremony, I thought that was a lovely moment.
"A lovely moment here in Leeds.”
Flags were raised to full mast across all Leeds civic buildings for the service and will be lowered to half mast during the period of national mourning.
The short historic service followed proclamations at St James’s Palace in London yesterday, where the King and heads of state were in attendance. Proclamations also took place in Huddersfield Town Hall and other civic buildings and town halls across the country.
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