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The new King UK has been proclaimed by an Accession CouncilWhat exactly does that mean?Charles is already King - under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, he automatically became so on the death of his mother. So the purpose of the Accession Council is basically a ceremonial one - it officially announces the name of the new monarch.
Normally, this happens within 24 hours of the death of the sovereign. But on this occasion a little more time will have passed between the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ceremony at St James's Palace in London.
In another break with tradition, King Charles III has decided that for the first time the Accession Council will be televised.
Who attended, and what took place?
The council is attended by members of the Privy Council (a group of senior politicians that formally advise the monarch), the Lord Mayor of the City of London, and senior judges and officials.
The Accession Council is divided into two parts, and Charles will only be present for the second.
In the first part, the Lord President - the MP Penny Mordaunt, appointed by Liz Truss on 6 September - announced the monarch's death.
She then asked the clerk of the council, currently retired civil servant Richard Tilbrook, to read out the Accession Proclamation, which confirms the name of the new monarch.
The proclamation was then signed by the members of the Royal Family, the prime minister, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor and the Earl Marshall - the Duke of Norfolk, who is responsible for organising state ceremonies.
After the signing, Ms Mordaunt called for silence then read out the outstanding items of business, which include disseminating the proclamation and directing that artillery guns will be fired at Hyde Park in central London and the Tower of London.
The proclamation was then read out from a balcony above the Friary Court at St James's Palace by the Garter King of Arms, England's senior herald. He was joined by the Earl Marshall and other officials wearing traditional heraldic garments.
The proclamation was also read in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, and other locations around the country. Six Prime Ministers that were in power during Queen Elizabeth II's reign are in attendance at the Accession Council ceremony at St James's Palace
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62856212
*Penny Mordaunt,*
Who?Penelope Mary Mordaunt,(born 4 March 1973) is a British politician who has been serving as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council since September 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth North since May 2010. She served as a junior minister under Boris Johnson, having previously served in Theresa May's Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development from 2017 to 2019, and as Secretary of State for Defence from May to July 2019.
@PennyMordaunt carry out her official duties as Lord President of the Council at the Accession Council to proclaim His Majesty King Charles III as our new Head of State. Well done Penny! First woman to proclaim a new monarch over 1,200 years. PennyMordaunt be the first woman in history to proclaim a new monarch. As a TV viewer, I felt relaxed and focused as she admirably led the proceedings.
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10-9-2022.
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