The hitherto Prince of Wales will be formally proclaimed King of England following the death on Thursday of Elizabeth II at the age of 96, although the death of his mother already automatically elevated him to the post since he was first in line to succeed her.
Charles III, who will make his first official speech as king this Friday, will be proclaimed in a ceremony that will take place at St. James’s Palace in London in front of a ceremonial body known as the Access Council, according to the British television network BBC.
During the ceremony, the death of Elizabeth II will be announced, after which a traditional proclamation will be read. Afterwards, Charles III will participate in a second meeting in which he will make a declaration and swear an oath to preserve the Church of Scotland, after which he will be proclaimed king.
The Access Council meeting usually takes place within 24 hours of the death of a sovereign, although on this occasion it will take place later because the death of Elizabeth II was not announced until Thursday afternoon, so there was no room to set the plans for this Friday.
The body currently has more than 700 members, although only about 200 will be convened, as reported by the British newspaper ‘The Mirror’. The Access Board is divided into two parts and chaired by a president, a position to which Penny Mordaunt, the Speaker of the House of Commons, has been appointed.
Mordaunt was appointed to the position on September 6 as part of the government of the new first minister, Liz Truss, who was confirmed in the position during a meeting with Elizabeth II at Balmoral Palace in Scotland. However, she has not yet been confirmed because the meeting scheduled for Wednesday was postponed due to the Queen’s health condition.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
