Members of the Queen’s extended family looked somber as they left to attend King Charles III’s proclamation at St James this morning.
The queen’s cousins, Prince Michael of Kent and the Duke of Kent and his wife, were seen at St. James’s Palace, where the Accession Council proclaimed the new monarch.
Also in attendance were the Duke of Kent’s daughter, Lady Helen Taylor, and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
It was the first time the late monarch’s extended family had been seen since her death was announced at Balmoral on Thursday.
These extended members of the royal family have always shown their unwavering support for the late Monarch and have appeared at various events, including the Thanksgiving service held in honor of her reign in June during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Charles automatically became sovereign after his mother’s death aged 96 at Balmoral Castle on Thursday afternoon, but the Accession Council, an ancient body of advisers dating back to the days of the Norman Conquest, has formally announced his role as Head of State. status today.
Members of the Queen’s extended family looked somber as they left to attend King Charles III’s proclamation at St James this morning. The Duke of Kent and his daughter Lady Helen Taylor were among them.
Prince Michael of Kent, right, and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, were also in attendance this morning.
Prince Michael of Kent, who is the youngest son of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, looked serious and wore a navy blue suit for the occasion.
He runs his own consulting firm, but has occasionally represented the late Queen Elizabeth II at functions outside of the UK.
The Duke of Kent wore a navy blue suit for today’s historic moment. Prince Edward, who was a first cousin to the Queen, is involved in over 140 different charities, organizations and professional bodies on behalf of the Royal Family.
Lady Helen, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, a peripheral royal happy to lead a life largely under the radar, wore a smart black suit for the solemn moment.
Lady Helen walked alongside the Duke of Kent as they passed through St. James’s Palace this morning.
Lady Helen Taylor was accompanied by her son Cassius, 25, right, a cousin of Lady Amelia Windsor and Lord Edward Downpatrick.
She was accompanied by her son Cassius, whom she shares with art dealer Timothy Taylor.
A cousin of Lady Amelia Windsor and Lord Edward Downpatrick, Cassius, 25, also donned a beard, along with a black suit as he took a seat four rows back from the front.
Meanwhile, Prince Richard, the youngest grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, looked somber in a pinstripe black suit.
The Duke is a paternal cousin of the Queen. He carries out duties on behalf of the royal family and is a patron of many societies.
The Duke of Kent, who was accompanied by his wife, daughter and grandson, looked somber in a navy suit.
His appearance today came as King Carlos III made a personal statement on the death of his beloved mother, Queen Elizabeth II, vowing to uphold “constitutional government and seek peace, harmony and prosperity for the peoples of these islands.” and the Commonwealth”. kingdoms and territories throughout the world’.
Broadcast cameras were allowed into the historic event today, giving the world its first glimpse of an ancient ceremony dating back centuries, and one of the first changes to convention instigated by the new King.
At 11 am the trumpets sounded from the balcony of St. James’s Palace while the Main Proclamation announcing the King was read.
Crowds gathered outside the palace as the King was officially proclaimed Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including Supreme Head of the Church of England and Commander-in-Chief of Great Britain’s Armed Forces, as well as the Head of State of the Commonwealth and British territories worldwide.
Gun salutes were then fired at Hyde Park, the Tower of London, Edinburgh Castle, Hillsborough Castle and Cardiff Castle before The Band of the Coldstream Guards performed the National Anthem along with eight State Trumpets from the Household Cavalry. Domestic. They were accompanied by the King’s Guard Detachment from St. James’s Palace, made up of the Coldstream Guards from Number 7 Company. The crowd of well-wishers joined the King’s Guard gathered outside the palace in three shouts of ‘hip hip hooray’ for the King.
On a balcony above Friary Court at St James’s, David White, an official known as the Garter King of Arms, read the proclamation. He concluded by saying: ‘Given at St. James’s Palace this 10th day of September in the year of Our Lord 2022.’ In the moments that followed, ‘God save the King’ was shouted.
