Charles officially became the new monarch of the United Kingdom in a ceremony held at St. James's Palace in London. III. Károly II's mother, who died recently. He wants to carry on the legacy of Queen Elizabeth.
It was the first time that thanks to television broadcasts and Internet portals, millions could follow the ceremony live. A certain new era is beginning in the life of the island nation.
The whole world was shaken by the news that II. Elizabeth died on Thursday evening, in the 97th year of her life and the 71st year of her reign. The former monarch died after a long illness at his summer residence, Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Based on the law of succession to the throne dated in 1701, from the moment of the queen's death, her first-born son, the then 73-year-old heir to the throne, Károly, is the British monarch. The new king III. He ascended the throne under the name Károly.
At the same time, the laws of succession to the throne of the United Kingdom also require that the Accession Council, convened in the event of the death of the monarchs - to avoid usurpation of the throne - establish beyond doubt the identity of the new king or queen and publicly declare that he or she is the sole and legitimate monarch of the United Kingdom . The board currently has 715 members. Among them are the members of the Privy Council - this is the advisory board of the current monarch -, the mayor of the City of London, the Lord Mayor - whose person is not the same as the mayor of London - as well as members of the upper chamber of the parliament, the House of Lords, and most of the former British diplomatic representatives in London of the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations made up of colonies.
The formal procedure took place on Saturday in the framework of a ceremony following centuries-old traditions in St. James's Palace, Károly's former residence in London. Approximately two hundred members of the council were present at the event, and through a formal procedure consisting of several stages, it was established that
III. Charles is the monarch of the United Kingdom.
King Károly gives a speech to the audience, at the beginning of which he remembers the queen. "It is my sad duty to announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the Queen," he said. “I know that you, the whole nation, and I think I may say the whole world, sympathize with me deeply in this irreparable loss to us all. The new king then spoke about his wife, Kamilla. He said he was “encouraged by the constant support of my beloved wife”.
He also said that he will dedicate the rest of his life to his new role. "In taking on this responsibility, I will seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the British Isles and the peoples of the Commonwealth around the world," he said. "I know in this goal that I will be supported by the love and loyalty of the peoples of which I have been chosen as their ruler, and that in the performance of these tasks I will be guided by the advice of the parliaments they have elected," he added.
The proclamation was then announced amid military honors on the terrace of St. James's Palace, and in a second round on the steps of the Royal Exchange, the former stock exchange building of the City of London. Today, the building functions primarily as a tourist attraction, it is home to many restaurants, but it has retained its ceremonial function that the identity of the new ruler must be announced to the citizens of the City from its stairs.
The III. The announcement of the declaration declaring Károly formally sovereign was accompanied by fireworks in London's Hyde Park and at the ancient Tower complex on the banks of the Thames.
The new ruler's first action after the Saturday ceremony was to declare the day of his mother's funeral a public holiday, although the court has not yet announced that II. When will they say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth. However, it has already been announced that the late monarch will be laid to rest in a state funeral accompanied by military honors. Sky News wrote that the ceremony is expected to take place on Monday, September 19.
After the ceremony, Károly will speak with the Archbishop of Canterbury at Buckingham Palace at 2:00 p.m. local time, then he will meet Prime Minister Liz Truss and members of the cabinet at 2:30 p.m. At 3:00 p.m., he will hold a meeting with the leaders of the opposition parties. At 4:00 p.m., the King will meet the Dean of Westminster at Buckingham Palace.
By the way, the last time former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill was given a state funeral was after his death in 1965.
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