LONDON - The death of Queen Elizabeth II has triggered a series of carefully structured ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and heralds the reign of King Charles III.The longest-serving monarch, Elizabeth died "peacefully" at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon at the age of 96.Charles, who became the monarch immediately upon his mother’s death, will be formally proclaimed king at a ceremony on Saturday.
He is expected to tour the United Kingdom in the coming days.On Saturday, Sept. 10 Charles will meet at St. James’s Palace with senior officials known as the Accession Council and is officially proclaimed king.Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life.
Now, at age 73, that moment has finally arrived.Charles, the oldest person to ever assume the British throne, became King Charles III on Thursday following the death of his motherBut Charles is scheduled to be formally proclaimed King on Saturday 10 September at 10am in front of the Accession Council, a ceremonial body that historically convenes within 24 hours of a sovereign’s death.This tradition is typically held at St.
James’s Palace, London, where there will be a formal proclamation of the death of the queen and an accession to the throne of a new sovereign, that being King Charles.