Proclamations of the King read in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast
start exploring
Crowds gathered in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast on Sunday to hear formal declarations to the devolved nations that Queen Elizabeth II has died and King Charles III has acceded to the throne.
In a ceremony dating back centuries, officials wearing heraldic clothes repeated the proclamation of the accession made in London on Saturday that a new king is head of the United Kingdom.
The proclamation was followed by a 21-gun salute from the city’s castle
--------
SHREY BALIYAN
The national anthem was sung, and the Lord Lyon King led three cheers, saying “Hip hip”, to which the crowd replied with “Hooray!”.