Two days after the death of Elizabeth II, Charles III is officially proclaimed king this Saturday.
Step by step, with the greatest solemnity and respect to the millimeter of protocol and tradition, the monarch installs himself as head of state.
This Saturday morning, the Accession Council, a group of dignitaries, will meet first at St. James's Palace in London and proclaim that Charles has become king.
This ceremony takes place in two stages, and Charles will only join in a second stage.
According to the BBC, the king will be able to make a personal statement, "he can also say if he opposes any of the oaths he is asked to take", indicates the site.
The proclamation will be read from the balcony of St. James's Palace in London, but also in Trafalgar Square and then at the Royal Exchange.
Shots in Hyde Park and the Tower of London will be fired.
Meeting with ministers this afternoon
Parliament will then take a vow of allegiance, then express its condolences, two days after the death of Elizabeth II.
Charles III will then receive the Prime Minister and the main ministers in the afternoon.
The next few days promise to be just as busy, with the arrival of the coffin on Sunday at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the monarch in Scotland, and on Monday the procession to St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
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Charles III ascends to the throne in a difficult period, the United Kingdom facing the worst economic crisis in 40 years, while four Prime Ministers have succeeded in six years.
The new king applauded
At 73, he is the oldest British monarch at the start of his reign.
Charles III is infinitely less popular than his mother, who knew how to maintain the prestige of the monarchy, giving no interviews and keeping her opinions to herself.
But the new king received a standing ovation when he arrived in Buckingham on Friday afternoon after returning from Scotland.
Accompanied by his wife Camille, who became queen consort, he shook hands with dozens of people pressed against barriers in front of the Palace.
Thousands of people have flocked since the announcement of the disappearance of Elizabeth II to lay bouquets of flowers and words of tribute.
“All our condolences”, “God bless you”, “I wish you the best”, threw the crowd to him.