At 73, Charles Windsor has now become King Charles III, however he won’t be wearing the crown just yet.
The moment the Queen died, Charles became the new King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms, including Australia.
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A formal proclamation will likely be made on Saturday at St James’s Palace before he is formally crowned.
Charles will be the third King Charles to reign and his wife Camilla is now Queen Consort. He has been his mother’s heir since he was three.
According to the Guardian, the members of the privy council which advises the monarch will gather to discuss the next steps. The first public proclamation of the new King will be read at St James’ Place before Charles reads a dercelations and swears an oath to the Church of Scotland and the Church of England.
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More than 700 people are expected to attend the St James’ ceremony while similar events will happen in Edinburgh, Windsor and in York, where the mayor will toast the new monarch from a golden goblet.
The St James proclamation will be signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor and the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss.
All this will take place before the official pomp and ceremony of the coronation which may be months away as the occasions will require a lot of planning.
When Elizabeth II became Queen she succeeded to the throne in February 1952 but her coronation wasn’t until the following year in July 1953.
The coronation will likely take place at Westminster Abbey, as has been tradition since William the Conqueror. Charles will be the 40th monarch to be crowned there.
Charles will be crowned with St Edward’s Crown, a solid gold piece dating back to 1661.
Like with Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation we’ll probably get to watch the whole thing live, however unlike royal weddings this is a state affair paid for and organised by the government. Therefore, they get to decide the guest list.
During the coronation Charles will be handed the orb and sceptre as symbols of his new role, along with the crown.
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