That’s what’s expected to happen today, as Britain prepares for flags to fly back to full mast to greet our new king.
10 a.m. – King Charles III will be proclaimed at the Accession Council in the state apartments of St. James’s Palace in London.
The event, attended by private advisers, is divided into two parts. In the first part, the Privy Council will proclaim the King and formally approve various consequential orders.
The second part is in charge of the first Privy Council of His Majesty the King. The King will make his declaration and read and sign an oath to maintain the security of the Church in Scotland and pass orders in council to facilitate the continuity of the Government. The King will be accompanied by the Queen Consort and the Prince of Wales, as both are Privy Councillors.
11:00 a.m. – Next, the main announcement. It will be read from the balcony overlooking the Court of the Convent of the Palau de Sant Jaume. The proclamation will be read by the King of Arms of the League, accompanied by the Earl Marshal, other officers of arms and the sergeants at arms. This will be the first public reading of the proclamation.
Flags will also fly at full mast from 11am for around 24 hours, which will be up to an hour after the proclamations are made in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Then they will return to half-mast in mourning for the queen. Gun salutes will also take place in Hyde Park and the Tower of London.
12:00pm – A second proclamation will be read at the Royal Exchange in London. Further proclamations will be read in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales at 12pm on Sunday.
Mid-afternoon – The King will hold hearings with the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers.