Charles III Formally Proclaimed King in First Televised Accession Ceremony

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales (L), Camilla, Queen Consort (2L), and Lord President of the Privy Council Penny Mordaunt (R) listen as King Charles III (2R) speaks during a meeting of the Accession Council in the Throne Room inside St James's Palace in London on Sept. 10, 2022. Jonathan Brady/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The UK’s King Charles III was formally proclaimed sovereign on Saturday morning, in the first televised accession council.

The 73-year-old new monarch automatically became King when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday afternoon, although it’s tradition for the Accession Council to convene, usually within 24 hours of a monarch’s death, to formally proclaim his or her successor.