The death of the Queen yesterday made Charles automatically King
The death of the Queen yesterday made Charles automatically King. The next step towards him fulfilling his role is when he is officially proclaimed monarch at an historic Accession Council on Saturday September 10, 2022.
Historically, the entire Privy Council is summoned to the Accession Council to oversee the formal proclamation of a new monarch but with the number of privy counsellors – who are lifetime members and mainly politicians – now standing at more than 700, restrictions have been put in place. The Accession Council is divided into two parts. It is presided over by the Lord President of the Council, who has ministerial responsibility for the Privy Council Office.
The Council can still go ahead if any of the counsellors summoned are not able to attend at short notice. Camilla and the Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge are already privy counsellors so will be present. One of his next acts will be to take the oath to preserve the Church of Scotland, because in Scotland there is a division of powers between Church and State.
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