The Accession Council is a ceremonial body which assembles in St James's Palace in London upon the death of a monarch to make formal proclamation of the accession of the successor to the throne. Under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, a new monarch succeeds automatically (demise of the Crown).
The Accession Council of Charles III occurred on 10 September 2022 at 10:00am BST at St James's Palace in London. [1] Even though all 700 members of the Privy Council were eligible to attend the Accession Council, only 200 were summoned due to limitations of space. [2] [3]
Out of the King's presence, the Lord President of the Council had the clerk of the Council read the Accession Proclamation. The proclamation was signed by Queen Camilla, the new queen consort; Prince William, the new Prince of Wales; Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury; Brandon Lewis, the lord chancellor; Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York; the Duke of Norfolk, the earl marshal; Penny Mordaunt, the lord president; and Liz Truss, the prime minister. The lord president then read the orders of council on issues dealing with the public proclamations and gun salutes at Hyde Park and the Tower of London.
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