King Charles to be officially proclaimed on Saturday but coronation will happen after several months

Prince Charles is ascending to the throne after his mother Queen Elizabeth’s death, which makes him the King of England, but his coronation is not likely to take place several months.

The coronation could take place after twelve months, reason being that the royal family can have enough time to mourn and have enough time to plan the coronation which takes forever.

That said, a source told the Daily Mail that Charles’s coronation will happen within a year of his accession.  

Formal ceremonies

It is expected that Charles will be officially proclaimed King on Saturday. This will happen at St James’s Palace in London, in front of a ceremonial body known as the Accession Council.

Members of the privy council, which advises the monarch on matters of state, will be summoned to the meeting. Those who will be invited include, members of the House of Lords, the Lord mayor, alderman and other leading citizens of the City of London, as well as the high commissioners in London of member nations of the Commonwealth.

More that 700 people are entitled to attend the ceremony in theory, but given the short notice, the actual number is expected to be lower.

At the meeting, the death of Queen Elizabeth will be announced by the Lord President of the Privy Council (currently Penny Mordaunt MP) and a proclamation will be read aloud.

The Coronation

The symbolic high point of the accession will be the coronation, when Charles is formally crowned. Because of the preparations the coronation will not take place anytime soon. Queen Elizabeth succeeded to the throne in February 1952 but was not crowned until June 1953.

For the past 900 years the coronation has been held in Westminster Abbey-William the Conqueror was the first monarch to be crowned there, and Charles will be the 40^th.

Source: BBC News, The Guardian, AP News, Cosmopolitan, image from Twitter

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