Prince Charles officially enthroned “King of England”

It is the beginning of a new era for the British monarchy. “Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, after the death of our dear sovereign, becomes our only and legitimate king, Charles III“, said David White, King of Arms of the Order of the Garter. Charles III will be the king of the 2020s: the ceremony was broadcast for the first time on television, and simultaneously on hundreds of mobile phones. However, the centuries-old ritual was strictly adhered to. The country’s high dignitaries assembled under orders from St. James’s Palace. Among them, the new head of government, Liz Truss, and in the room, many former Prime Ministers.

Charles III, 41st monarch since William the Conqueror, solemnly swore to follow the example of his mother, the one from whom he remained so long in the shadow: “I am aware of this great heritage, of the duties and the heavy responsibilities of the crown which have just been transmitted to me“. His son William, the new Prince of Wales, signed the document in pen and ink as a witness. “God Save the King“then intoned the crowd.