The Succession Council will meet in London at 12:00 (Greece time) at St James’s Palace
Charles III is officially proclaimed King of the United Kingdom today, following the death of 96-year-old Elizabeth on Thursday afternoon.
The Succession Council will meet in London at 12:00 (GMT) at St. James’s Palace and the proclamation will be read out publicly one hour later by the master of that residence.
The king will then take the oath. The Duke of Cornwall, the royal wife, Camilla, the Prime Minister, Liz Truss and the Cabinet will be in attendance.
The proclamation of Charles as king will be read tomorrow, Sunday, in all the provinces of the United Kingdom.
In the his first address to the British peopleyesterday, King Charles pledged to serve the same values ​​as his mother, Elizabeth.
As he added, he is renewing his mother’s promise to serve the people throughout his life.
The 73-year-old monarch praised the “love, affection, guidance, understanding and example” left as a legacy by his beloved “mum”, promising the British people that he would in turn serve them with “faith, respect and love”.
Charles also made reference to his wife, Camilla, saying he was confident she would show “unwavering devotion to duty” in her new role, as well as the new heir to the throne, Prince William, to whom and his wife Catherine announced that he was awarding his title Prince and Princess of Wales.
The title of Prince of Wales was held by Charles himself until yesterday, while his first wife Diana was known as Princess of Wales.
He did not fail to express his love for his other son, Duke of Sussex, Harry, and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, “as they continue to build their lives abroad.”
Earlier, King Charles granted the first audience to new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace, after first shaking hands with many of the citizens gathered in front of the Palace.
Liz Truss participated by reading a verse from the New Testament at the memorial service and thanksgiving held alongside the sermon in St. Paul’s Cathedral, in the presence of 2,000 citizens who secured a ticket.
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