King Charles III proclaimed Britain’s monarch after queen's death
King Charles III’s got the royal rubber stamp when the Accession Council formally proclaimed the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II Britain's new monarch.
LONDON — King Charles III’s already undisputed claim to the British throne got the royal rubber stamp Saturday when what’s known as the Accession Council formally proclaimed the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II the new monarch.
There was pomp and pageantry and tradition — and zero suspense — because Charles became king when Elizabeth died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Charles’ accession to the throne was a modern version of the Anglo-Saxon Witan, a two-part gathering of notables that predates the Middle Ages and that was called after a sovereign died.
But this was the first time this ancient ceremony was televised and millions around the world watched as the 73-year-old swore to uphold the constitution, protect the Church of Scotland, and signed the proclamation that made him king.
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