Charles III enters Buckingham for the first time as king: the British people clothe their new monarch

Charles of England is already in London after leaving Balmoral Castle (Scotland) at mid-morning this Friday. Outside Buckingham Palace he has received a warm and comforting welcome from his people, broken in pain by the death of Elizabeth II this Thursday, September 8.

William and Harry’s father has arrived with his wife, the queen consort, Camilla Parker-Bowles. The king has greeted the citizens who have gathered at the gates of Buckingham to mourn and remember the queen. Very affectionate and shaking hands, he has been grateful for the comforting signs of affection received in these painful moments of his life and of his recently begun reign.

Later, the king and the queen consort have entered the Palace, for the first time as kings. They have starred in an image that is already part of the history of the United Kingdom and the world, symbolizing the new era that begins after the death of the oldest sovereign at the age of 96.

The hitherto Prince of Wales will give this Friday at 6:00 p.m. (local time) his first official speech as king. After his first words addressed to the nation, this Saturday he will be proclaimed king at 10:00 a.m. (local time) before the Access Council.

The ceremony will take place at St. James’s Palace in a ceremony full of pomp, in which a formal declaration is read by a palace official and in which Charles swears to protect the Church in Scotland. He will hold meetings with Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Elizabeth II died at the age of 96. Her death was made public at 6:32 p.m. (local time) through a brief statement from the Royal Family: “The Queen passed away peacefully this afternoon at Balmoral. The King and Queen consort will remain at Balmoral tonight and return to London tomorrow.”

The sovereign’s funeral will be held on Monday, September 19, at Westminster Abbey. Throughout these days, Carlos III will fulfill a series of commitments that are part of ‘Operation London Bridge’, the plan that was drawn up for when the queen died.