King Charles III is officially our new monarch - but he still hasn't sat on the throne since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. An incredibly busy and historic day started with His Majesty being formally proclaimed King at the Accession Council at St. James' Palace on Saturday morning.
More than 200 privy councillors, made up of mostly senior politicians past and present including former prime ministers, were present to hear the Clerk of the Council read the proclamation. Also present were Queen Consort Camilla and heir to the throne Prince William. However, many people were confused as to why the new King did not sit on the throne.
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Instead, King Charles stood up while making a personal declaration on the death of the Queen.
"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," he said.
Charles then sat down on a very fancy looking chair to sign the official declaration, following a tradition that goes back centuries by using the signature 'Charles R' for the first time.
The Queen used the signature 'Elizabeth R' on official documents, which actually stands for 'regina' and means 'queen' in Latin, so Charles does the same as it also stands for 'rex', or King.
There was an empty throne left behind King Charles - and some questioned why he wasn't sitting on it.
One disappointed person tweeted: "So King Charles didn’t sit on the Throne…"
"I was expecting King Charles III to actually sit on the throne to "make it official" but never did it in the end," another added.
A third said: "I was a little bummed King Charles didn't sit on the Throne."
The reason why King Charles wasn't on the throne is that Privy Council affairs are always done standing up - and there is no exception for the monarch.
A second motive was to speed the process up and make sure that the proceedings don't run on for too long.
A Debrett's spokesperson explained to The Mirror: "All Privy Council business is conducted standing up and even the King stands. Apparently it's to keep things short."
Changes will have to be made to all thrones after the Queen's sad death, as they all have the initials 'ER' embroided on the fabric.
Before Charles' coronation, they will have to put 'CR' onto all of the thrones and anything else carrying the initials.
In May this year, the royal throne in Parliament was left empty because the Queen was nt in attendance at the State Opening of Parliament.
With the Queen not in attendance for the first time in 59 years due to "episodic mobility" problems, her speach was instead read out by her son.
Only the reigning monarch is allowed to sit there for official events, so Charles sat on a throne that is slighty shorter to symbolise the difference in status.
The new King has a busy few days ahead, as he is now preparing to embark on a tour of the country in the days before the funeral to meet his new subjects as millions around Britain unite in their sorrow.
On Monday, Charles will receive the motion of condolence at Westminster Hall before starting his UK tour with a visit to the Scottish parliament and a service at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Tuesday will see the King arrive in Northern Ireland, where he will receive another motion of condolence at Hillsborough Castle and attend a service at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast.
He will then travel to Wales on Friday to receive another motion of condolence at the Welsh parliament and attend a service at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff.
The King will hold another formal audience with the Prime Minister on Sunday - with the Queen's funeral expected to take place the day after.
King Charles addressed the nation for the first time in a pre-recorded video message on Friday, where he paid tribute to his late mother and father.
He ended the moving speech by saying: "As you begin your last great journey to join my dear late Papa, I want simply to say this: thank you.
"Thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years. May 'flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest'."
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