King Charles III has been officially announced as Britain's monarch in a ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism.
Charles was accompanied at the ceremony by his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, and his eldest son Prince William. William is now heir to the throne and known by the title Charles long held, Prince of Wales.
The ceremony ended with a royal official publicly proclaiming King Charles III the monarch from a balcony at the palace - a relic of centuries past, when this would have been the first official confirmation the public had of their new sovereign. David White, the Garter King of Arms, made the proclamation flanked by trumpeters in gold-trimmed robes before leading cheers - "hip, hip, hooray!" - for the new king.
Gun salutes rang out in Hyde Park, at the Tower of London and at military sites around the U.K. as he announced the news, and scarlet-robed soldiers in the palace courtyard doffed their bearskin hats in a royal salute.
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