Charles III to be Proclaimed King after Vowing ‘Lifelong Service’

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The “principal proclamation” will be read to the public at 11:00 am from a balcony at St James’s Palace -- which sits near Buckingham Palace -- following a fanfare by three trumpeters.

It will then also be read out in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

His own person

As Charles’s pre-recorded address was broadcast to the nation, dignitaries attended a remembrance service for his mother at St Paul’s Cathedral which saw the first official rendition of the updated national anthem “God Save the King”.

“Suddenly you feel that he’s his own person,” said Barbara Lewis, a retiree from west London who was among several hundred mourners outside the cathedral.

The new king’s adult life has been lived in the shadow of his mother’s record-breaking reign, which encompassed a period of extraordinary change in Britain and around the world.

Her death has sparked heartfelt tributes from every corner of the globe.

Buckingham Palace revealed Charles and other members of the royal family would observe an extended mourning period from now until seven days after her funeral.

The date of the funeral, which will be attended by heads of state and government, has yet to be officially announced but is expected to be on Monday, September 19.

US President Joe Biden has said he will attend. The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not.

Her London palace has become a magnet for thousands of mourners, with flowers piling up in one of many poignant signs of the genuine reverence felt for her.

“She has been our monarch all my life,” said Joan Russell, a 55-year-old project manager from northeast London, tears running down her cheeks.

Awesome responsibility

Leading two days of tributes to the queen in parliament, Truss -- only appointed by the late monarch on Tuesday, Sept.6 -- offered the nation’s support to Charles as she acknowledged the “awesome responsibility” now upon him.