i propose that when certain necessary business has been transacted, a deputation consisting of her majesty, his royal highness, the archbishop of kant bury, the lord chancellor, the archbishop of york, the prime minister, the clark of the council and myself shall wait on the king and inform him, the council is assembled. i now call on the clark of the council to read aloud the text of the proclamation. where as it is pleased all mighty god to call to his mercy, our laid sovereign lady, queen elizabeth ii a blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the crown of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles phillip arthur george. we members of the house of commons together with other members of her late majesty s council and representatives of the realms and territories citizens of london and others do now hereby with one voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip
public seals, lately in use elsewhere than in the united kingdom to be made use of until new seals be prepared and their use duly authorized. approved. draft of an order in council confirming your majesty s wishes in relation to the sovereign grant act 2011, to continue the tradition of surrendering the hereditary revenues, including the crown of state, to your government for the benefit of all in return for the sovereign grant which supports your feshl duties as head of state and head of nation. approved. drafts of two proclamations, one, appointing the day of her late majesty s state funeral as a bank holiday in england, wales, and northern ireland.
i propose that when certain necessary business has been transacted, a deputation consisting of her majesty, his royal highness, the archbishop of kant bury, the lord chancellor, the archbishop of york, the prime minister, the clark of the council and myself shall wait on the king and inform him, the council is assembled. i now call on the clark of the council to read aloud the text of the proclamation. where as it is pleased all mighty god to call to his mercy, our laid sovereign lady, queen
wd it was the first time it was televised and people would go to go to saint james palace. current prime minister. there s the current prime minister. so it comes in two parts. so the council will declare the king. he won t be allowed in for that. he s declared king. so this is prince william prince of wales, we have to call him now. just wait for them to start speaking. but just to clarify, people know buckingham palace. let s listen in. most gracious majesty, queen elizabeth ii has passed away. on thursday, the 8th of september, 2022.
it s a defining moment. you know, it is the moment where although the king, charles, has been king since the moment of his mother s death, this is really effectively the rubber stamping. this is where he s proclaimed as king. so it s really significant moment. and we can look back at previous accession councils, a famous painting of queen victoria in a white dress sitting amongst her privy counselors records this moment nearly 200 years ago. it is a really important moment for the king. do we know, gentlemen, how people will sign this? w. well, there s not there s hundreds of people in the privy council. they all have an opportunity to sign it. you have the two householding coming together the prime minister s household on the right and you have the private