King Charles III will take part in historic Accession Council ceremony, which will be followed by the first public proclamation of the new sovereign
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A ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III will also take place on Saturday in Ottawa.
The ceremony will be held at 10 am EDT (1400 GMT) at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the governor-general, the monarch’s representative in Canada, Reuters reports.
Canada ceased being a colony of Britain in 1867, but remained in the British Empire until 1982, and is still a member of the Commonwealth.
Charles, 73, automatically became monarch upon the Queen’s death on Thursday, but today’s proceedings are a constitutional formality to recognise his sovereignty.
Normally such ceremonies would happen within 24 hours of a sovereign’s death, but the late announcement of the Queen’s death meant it wasn’t possible to organise in time for Friday.
