[Image]Britain's Charles III was officially proclaimed king in a ceremony on Saturday, a day after he vowed in his first speech to mourning subjects that he would emulate his "darling mama", Queen Elizabeth II. The 73-year-old Charles III automatically became monarch upon the queen's death Thursday, but an Accession Council ceremony at St James's Palace early Saturday is a constitutional formality to recognise his sovereignty.The pomp-filled protocol, featuring trumpets and a balcony proclamation, is the latest part of a 10-day programme of official mourning -- which will last even longer for the royals -- held across Britain leading up to the queen's funeral.RELATEDExplainer: Why Kenya’s biggest lake is named after former British queenExplainers 1 hour ago[Image]Crowning a new monarch: what to expectWorld Yesterday[Image]Read: Crowning a new monarch: what to expectAn emotional Charles set the tone for his reign in a televised address Friday in which he hailed his mother's "unswerving devotion" during her record breaking seven decades on the throne.Read also: Britain's King Charles to inherit Queen Elizabeth's private fortuneHe vowed to carry on Queen Elizabeth II's “lifelong service” with his own modernizing stamp, as Britain enters an uncertain new age under a new sovereign. BY DAILY NATION
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"Accession Council proclaims Charles as Britain's new king"
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