King Charles III was officially proclaimed monarch on Saturday in Canada and the United Kingdom, days after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96.
Joined by his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, as well as his eldest son and heir apparent Prince William, the King took part in an official accession ceremony at St. James’s Palace in London, the first time since 1952 when Queen Elizabeth I took the throne.
The Queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday after a 70-year reign, the longest of any British monarch.
In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon attended an accession ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada. The federal government is planning a series of events to commemorate the Queen’s legacy.
Here’s what the ceremonies looked like in Canada and the UK.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Governor General Mary Simon and cabinet take part in a ceremony to proclaim the accession of the new sovereign, King Charles III, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on September 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his son Hadrian arrive to lay flowers for Queen Elizabeth II before a ceremony to proclaim the accession of the new sovereign, King Charles III, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on September 10, 2022. LA CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen consort during the Accession Council at St James’s Palace, London on September 10, 2022, where King Charles III is officially proclaimed monarch. (Victoria Jones/Pool Photo via AP)
Britain’s Prince William signs King Charles III’s Accession Proclamation during the Council of Accession ceremony at St James’s Palace, London on September 10, 2022, where King Charles III is officially proclaimed monarch. (Kirsty O’Connor/Pool Photo via AP)
Members of the Coldstream Guards applaud as the main proclamation is read from the balcony overlooking Friary Court after the Accession Council ceremony at St James’s Palace, London on September 10, 2022, where King Charles III was formally proclaimed monarch . (Daniel Leal/Pool Photo via AP)
Civil servants and elected officials from the City of London Corp., take off their hats, during the reading of King Charles III’s Proclamation of Accession, at the Royal Exchange in the City of London on September 10, 2022. (Toby Melville/ Pool Photo via AP)
A 21-gun salute by the 105 Regiment Royal Artillery at Hillsborough Castle, Belfast, to mark King Charles III’s proclamation of accession, September 10, 2022. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
Members of the Royal Artillery perform the Gun Salute to mark the proclamation of the accession of King Charles III, at Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, September 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Spectators watch the Membership Council, where King Charles III is officially proclaimed monarch, on a big screen at Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain, September 10, 2022. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)
King Charles III waves to his convoy to enter Buckingham Palace in London, September 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
A boy wearing a mask depicting King Charles III stands outside Buckingham Palace as people lay flowers for Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Sept. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)