By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
His Majesty, The King, will be formally proclaimed monarch by the Accession Council at an Accession Council, which will be televised for the first time in history.
King Charles III will make his Declaration and oath in St James’s Palace at 10:00 (11:00 SAST) on Saturday.
The Accession Council will take place in two parts:
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.
The Accession Council will be followed by the Principal Proclamation, which will be read at 11:00 (12:00 SAST) from the balcony overlooking Friary Court at St James’s Palace. The Proclamation will be read by the Garter King of Arms, accompanied by the Earl Marshal, other Officers of Arms and the Serjeants at Arms. This is the first public reading of the Proclamation.
His Majesty The King will be proclaimed at the Accession Council at 10:00 today at St James’s Palace.
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As is convention, a second Proclamation will be read in the City of London at the Royal Exchange at 12:00 (13:00 SAST) on the same day.
At 13:00 (14:00 SAST), members of Parliament will meet to swear an oath to The King.