Charles officially proclaimed King: how the day unfolded

Charles has been proclaimed King in a historic ceremony in which he swore with the help of God to dedicate 'what remains to me of my life' to 'carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me'. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub King Charles III, 73, immediately succeeded his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, when she died on Thursday, but the accession council met on Saturday to proclaim his succession. Charles's son and heir William, his wife Camilla and the prime minister, Liz Truss, were among those to sign the proclamation. Here is a recap of the first accession council since 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II was proclaimed monarch, and the first to be televised King Charles III: royal family, including Anne, Andrew and Edward, greet wellwishers at Balmoral – live ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/l... Charles formally proclaimed King by privy council ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2... The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►  / theguardian   Twitter ►   / guardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #KingCharles #King #KingCharlesIII #Queen #TheQueen #royalfamily #UK