Huge crowd packs Preston's Flag market as Lancashire proclaims King Charles as monarch

Lancashire proclaims Charles III as monarch in ceremony dating back five centuries

Lord Shuttleworth, the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, said:"The reading of the Proclamation of the new Monarch will be a sign that we look forward into the future, despite the inevitable desire to reflect on the past.Members of Parliament, civic dignitaries, judges, military chiefs and faith leaders were also at the Harris to mark the momentous occasion - last performed in February 1952 when Queen Elizabeth II was proclaimed sovereign following the death of her father George VI.

All 14 Mayors from across Lancashire attended before returning to read the Proclamation in their boroughs. The national Proclamation service began at 11am on Saturday when, meeting with tradition, the Accession Council delivered the principal one at St James's Palace with the new monarch in attendance. The same document was read out an hour later at the Royal Exchange in the City of London.

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