Carlos III has been proclaimed this saturday officially new king of the united kingdom in succession to Elizabeth II, who died last Thursday at the age of 96 at the Scottish castle of Balmoral.
The ceremonial Ascension Council proclaimed Prince Charles as the new monarch Carlos III, After what the attendees said: “God save the king”.
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Although the heir succeeded his mother automatically upon her death, This is the traditional event in which British political power recognizes it officially as sovereign.
After announcing the queen’s death and proclaiming her successor, Council President Penny Mordaunt He ordered members of the Privy Council (political and social authorities who advise the monarch) to move to a separate room.
This group of authorities, including Prime Minister Liz Truss and Prince of Wales William meet now with the new king.
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In a second part of the ceremony, Carlos II makes an intervention, reads and signs an oath.
As members of the Privy Council -inheritance from the past that currently It is mostly symbolic are also present Camilla, the queen consort, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, primacy of the Anglican church.
This is the Carlos III’s first official act as head of state forks different from the coronationa ceremony with great pomp and pageantry what is expected to take place in the coming months.
