D.icon than if he had heard it during the last Trooping The Color, the traditional military parade on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s birthday and celebrated as part of the Platinum Jubilee. The then Prince Charles was deeply moved by the Buckingham Palace balcony. The last time with his mother, the longest-lived sovereign in history.
At 10 this morning Charles III will be proclaimed king from a balcony of St James’s Palace. In the afternoon, therefore, Carlo will see the premier and the government, the leader of the opposition, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Dean of Westminster.
Charles III’s first day as king
The new King Charles is expected to travel to the Palace of Westminster to receive mourning before flying to Scotland. He will then travel to the Palace of Holyroodhouse for the ceremony of the keys before the service at St Giles. And it will have its first hearing with the premier and the Scottish parliament.
Then he will make his first speech to the UK.
Charles III will also go to Northern Ireland in the next few days for official condolences and a mass at Belfast Cathedral. In the following days the new king will then go to Wales.
On the announcement of Elizabeth II’s death, the Twitter account of the Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) “exploded”: had 4.8 million followers, it increased to 5.3 million, confirming the affection for the sovereign.
Camilla queen consort
The official website of the royal family, meanwhile, was updated later the death of Queen Elizabeth II, with Charles now referred to as “His Majesty the King”. Charles automatically succeeds his mother as the nation’s monarch upon his death. He will be formally proclaimed King by the Accession Council at St James’s Palace in London.
However royal.uk reports formerly Charles as king and his wife Camilla queen consort. The coronation is already scheduled for tomorrow. Then the mourning and ten days of preparations for the funeral to be held in Westminster with heads of state from around the world.
Many reactions on the social accounts of members of the royal family. Harry and Meghan Markle (the king’s second son has now died in Balmoral) posted a post on their Archewell account, while Sarah Ferguson, former wife of Prince Andrew, said she had been “an incredible mother-in-law”.
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