Headline Roundup • September 10th, 2022
Charles Proclaimed King of UK Amid Questions of Monarchy’s Relevance
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George was proclaimed King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Saturday morning, his royal name designated as King Charles III. This follows the passing of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96 on Thursday.
A day of ceremony heralded the new King, who ascends to the throne amidst questions of the monarchy’s place in the 21st century. The Queen reigned for 70 years, overseeing a kingdom at a crossroads in history. King Charles II, 73 years old with a life steeped in controversy and tabloid covers, faces the unique task of not only proving his individual value, but the value of monarchs in the modern day.
The ascension ceremony was broadcast live on television for the first time, a testament to the tectonic changes the world has undergone since the last time the kingdom crowned a new ruler in 1952. Following the ceremony, a public announcement was issued by the Garter Principle King of Arms on the balcony of St. James Palace.
The proclamation and the surrounding discourse of the monarchy’s relevance dominated the headlines of major outlets on Saturday. A considerable amount of coverage was dedicated to the presence of the disgraced royal and brother of the new King, Prince Andrew, who stepped away from his royal duties in 2019 over his connections to Jeffery Epstein, the well-connected sex offender and financier who died in 2019.
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With Queen Elizabeth II's passing, the United Kingdom enters not just a period of mourning, but of huge uncertainty. The queen provided a constant presence during 70 years of change—but she played another role. Given that she enjoyed such affection from the British people, she saved us from having to think about the inherent contradictions of a hereditary monarchy and our anachronistic constitution.
Brits loved the Queen, even though deep down plenty of us know hereditary rule is a terrible idea—as it consistently proves in other countries (even U.S.-style political...
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The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth will be held on Monday, Sept. 19, royal officials said on Saturday, as her son Charles was officially proclaimed Britain's new king in a colourful ceremony laden with pageantry and tradition.
The death of the 96-year-monarch after 70 years on the throne set in train long-established and highly choreographed plans for days of national mourning and a state funeral.
Elizabeth's coffin will leave her Scottish estate on Sunday and be driven by hearse through remote highland villages to Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, pausing during its...
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King Charles, with Queen Consort Camilla and son and heir Prince William by his side, was proclaimed monarch at St James’ Palace in London Saturday morning by a gathering of the “lords spiritual and temporal” who make up the so-called Accession Council.
In the declaration he read out, Charles said: “I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. In taking up these responsibilities, I shall strive to follow the inspiring example I have been set...
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