(THE PAVLOVIC TODAY) — Charles III, the eldest son of The Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has been formally proclaimed King at a historic ceremony at St. James’s Palace in London.
The senior politicians from the government, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, and the Scottish National Party had an audience with King Charles in London on Saturday.
Members of Parliament have been swearing allegiance to King Charles as the new head of state and have also been paying tributes to Queen Elizabeth.
A former Prime Minister, David Cameron, has told the BBC that the King has been preparing for a long time for this moment.
“I had audiences with Prince Charles when Elizabeth II was still on the throne because he wanted to start thinking about how to conduct those audiences, and from what I saw, he would be brilliant at that job, brilliant at listening, brilliant at asking questions, giving wise advice and sage counsel,” revealed Cameron.
The new Prime Minister Liz Truss, in office for just a handful of days, will accompany King Charles on a tour of the UK in the coming days to Edinburgh, Belfast, and Cardiff. The King, a the new Head of State and Liz Truss, a new Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are stepping into their new roles at the same time.
On Monday, the King will address MPs and peers in Westminster Hall.
The state funeral for the Queen will take place at 11 am on the 19th of September at Westminster Abbey.
Across the Commonwealth, the Queen was served by more than 170 Prime Ministers. Fifteen were from the UK. Her first Prime Minister was Winston Churchill. The Queen’s last act as constitutional monarch was the invitation to Liz Truss to form a government.
