Queen Elizabeth II

Death Gun Salutes ring out to mark the passing of The Queen

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10th September 2022
All around the world, tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II have been too many to count. Her troops, the Armed Forces that she was the Head of for 70 years, have joined those homages with gun salutes.  On September 9th 2022, at 1pm, Death Gun Salutes took place around the UK and Overseas Territories and Dependences. All of them consisted of 96 shots, one for each year of Her Late…
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King Charles III

King Charles III is proclaimed in ancient ceremony filled with emotion and history

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10th September 2022
The proclamation of King Charles III has taken place at St. James’s Palace in London. Just after 11am on the morning of September 10th 2022, the Garter King of Arms read the proclamation which had earlier been read to the Accession Council. A fanfare sounded as the Garter King of Arms, with the Earl Marshall, walked on to the balcony of Friary Court at St. James’ Palace. A crowd…
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British Royals

The Accession Council meets to declare the death of The Queen and the succession of The King

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10th September 2022
The formal process of the proclamation of King Charles III is under way. The Accession Council has held its first meeting of the day. Members gathered without the King. All 700 members of the Privy Council were called but with space for only 200, actual attendance was kept to the most senior members. A few dozen places were distributed by ballot. Among those participating were all the living…
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King Charles III

'God Save The King' - the first public rendition of the new National Anthem takes place at St Paul's Cathedral

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9th September 2022
At St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday, a rendition of God Save the King was heard in public for the first time in over 70 years. At a memorial service to the late Queen Elizabeth II, the congregation performed an emotive rendition of the National Anthem. God Save The King: For the first time in over 70 years, God Save The King is sung publicly. We are in a new era. God Save The Queen will…
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