Carlos III will be officially proclaimed king this Saturday morning, after a meeting of the Accession Council, Buckingham Palace announced.
The formal body that oversees the succession to Queen Elizabeth II will meet from 10am on Saturday, with a first public address on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica. James in London at 11:00.
The United Kingdom will maintain a period of “royal mourning” until seven days after the celebration of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, whose date will be confirmed “in due course”.
At 6:00 p.m. this Friday, King Carlos III must make the first televised statement to show the country his commitment to fulfilling his duties as the new head of state and pay tribute to his mother and sovereign.
Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday, aged 96, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, after more than 70 years of the longest reign in UK history.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 21, 1926 in London and became Queen of England in 1952, at age 25, after the death of her father, George VI, who took over when his brother abdicated.
After the death of the monarch, his eldest son, 73 years old, assumes the role of king as Carlos III.
Source: TSF
