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Accession Council proclaims Charles as Britain's new king
Britain's King Charles III makes his declaration during a meeting of the Accession Council inside St James's Palace in London on September 10, 2022, to proclaim him as the new king. PHOTO | AFP
Britain's Charles III was officially proclaimed king in a ceremony on Saturday, a day after he vowed in his first speech to mourning subjects that he would emulate his "darling mama", Queen Elizabeth II.
The 73-year-old Charles III automatically became monarch upon the queen's death Thursday, but an Accession Council ceremony at St James's Palace early Saturday is a constitutional formality to recognise his sovereignty.
