King Charles III made his first public speech as Britain’s new monarch on Friday, just one day after ascending to the throne following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
The new king will be officially announced on Saturday. Here’s what we expect to happen during the day.
Charles proclaimed King: The new King will be formally proclaimed monarch at the Accession Council at 10am. in London (5 a.m. ET). The ceremony is to take place at the State Apartments of St. James’s Palace in the British capital and will be attended by privy councillors.
Proclamation: An hour later, a Main Proclamation will be read at 11am. from the balcony overlooking Friary Court in the Palace of St. James.
“The Proclamation will be read by the Garter King of Arms, accompanied by the Earl Marshal, other Officers of Arms, and the Serjeants at Arms. This is the first public reading of the Declaration,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
Salutes of Royal Arms: Also at 11am. salutes will be held across the country, at Edinburgh Castle, Cardiff Castle, Hillsborough Castle, the Tower of London and Hyde Park.
Second Proclamation: A Second Proclamation will be read at the Royal Exchange in London at 12 p.m. local. Further proclamations will be read in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales at 12pm. locally on Sunday.
What else is expected to happen: King Charles III will also have an audience with UK Prime Minister Liz Truss and her cabinet on Saturday, Downing Street said in a statement.
It will be Truss’ second audience with Charles following her audience at Buckingham Palace on Friday.
