Charles will be officially declared king in a coronation like no other on Saturday morning, the Palace confirmed.
Going against tradition and making history in the progress, the former Prince of Wales will be crowned live on television like no other monarch before him.
The first-of-its-kind coronation will take place on Saturday, 10 am local time, and will mark the first time the Accession Council and its crowning at St James’s Palace will be broadcasted around the world.
Palace officials further confirmed that a Principal Proclamation will happen an hour after the coronation and will be read from the St James’ balcony overlooking the Friary Court.
Another Proclamation will take place in London just hours later. Proclamations in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland will follow the day after.
“His Majesty The King will be proclaimed at the Accession Council at 10.00hrs 10th September in the State Apartments of St James’s Palace, London. The Accession Council, attended by Privy Councillors, is divided into two parts,” the Palace announced.
“In Part I, the Privy Council, without the King present, will proclaim the Sovereign, and formally approve various consequential Orders, including the arrangements for the Proclamation.
“Part II is the holding by The King of His Majesty’s first Privy Council. The King will make his Declaration and read and sign an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland and approve Orders in Council which facilitate continuity of government.”
While Charles became a king immediately after Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the Accession Council typically formalizes the new title within 24 hours of the ruling monarch’s passing.
Since the Queen’s death wasn’t announced until Thursday evening, however, there was no time to prepare for Charles’s coronation to be carried out on Friday.
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