The UK’s King Charles III was formally declared sovereign on Sunday in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Wellwishers gathered as the accession proclamations were read out across the UK’s four nations, but the ceremony was disrupted in Scotland, where “God Save the King” was met with booing from hecklers and an anti-monarchy protester was arrested for…
King Charles III Proclaimed Sovereign in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Queen’s Coffin Begins Journey to Final Resting Place Ahead of State Funeral on Sept. 19
Well-wishers gathered at the Balmoral Castle on Sunday said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin left her favourite residence on a six-hour journey to Edinburgh, where it will lie at St Giles’ Cathedral before being flown to London on Tuesday. The date of the State Funeral has also been set for Sept. 19,…
Queen’s Elizabeth II’s Coffin Begins Journey to Final Resting Place Ahead of State Funeral on Sept. 19
Well-wishers gathered at the Balmoral Castle on Sunday said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin left her favourite residence on a six-hour journey to Edinburgh, where it will lie at St Giles’ Cathedral before being flown to London on Tuesday. The date of the State Funeral has also been set for Sept. 19,…
King Charles III Proclaimed Canada’s Sovereign at Rideau Hall Ceremony
King Charles III has been proclaimed Canada’s head of state in a ceremony at the Rideau Hall in Ottawa attended by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau met with members of the federal cabinet and Privy Council prior to the ceremony as part of the protocol to proclaim a new sovereign….
Charles III Formally Proclaimed King in First Televised Accession Ceremony
The UK’s King Charles III has been formally proclaimed sovereign on Saturday morning in the first televised accession council. The 73-year-old new monarch automatically become King when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday afternoon, but it is tradition for the Accession Council to convene, usually within 24 hours of a monarch’s death, to formally…
King Charles III Delivers First Speech as Monarch Following Queen’s Death
King Charles III on Friday delivered his first address as monarch following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. In the speech, Charles called Elizabeth, who died at age 96 on Thursday, an “inspiration” and an “example” for him. “Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived; a promise with destiny kept and she is…
More Leaders Send Tribute as UK Declares Period of National Mourning Following Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Messages of condolences continued to pour in on Friday as a period of national mourning began in the UK following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The 96-year-old monarch, whose reign lasted for seven decades, “died peacefully” on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish residence Balmoral. In a speech to the citizens of the United Kingdom and…
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