Surrey officially proclaims Kings Charles III monarch
Proclamations took place across the county yesterday afternoon.
Last updated 12th Sep 2022
On Saturday 10th September, King Charles III was formally proclaimed King at the Accession Council, following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
Local proclamations were read out yesterday across the UK and Commonwealth.
In Surrey, people gathered outside Guildford Cathedral yesterday afternoon, before the reading of the proclamation at 1pm.
The High Sheriff of Surrey, His Honour Christopher Critchlow read the proclamation on the steps outside the Cathedral, joined by the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, and Dean of Guildford Dianna Gwilliams.
Those that had gathered to listen and watch the service replied to the proclamation with 'God save The King! God save The King', followed by closing remarks from Michael More-Molyneux, His Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Surrey.
Later in the afternoon, another proclamation, read by the Mayor of Guildford, Councillor Dennis Booth, at the Holy Trinity Church for people throughout the borough.
Guildford MP Angela Richardson, MP for South West Surrey Jeremy Hunt and Runnymede and Weybridge MP Dr Ben Spencer, were also in attendance at the Surrey ceremony.
After the proclamations in Guildford, Angela Richardson said:
"So the Queen came to visit Guildford in the 1950's and she was here to mark the 700th anniversary of the Charter being given to the town.
"And she was presented on the balcony of the Guildhall, with the gift that we give to Royal visitors here in Guildford, which is a plum cake!
"Not many people may know that that's what we give our royal visitors but we do, but she also came to the Cathedral when it was being built.
"So it was half completed, and along with many thousands of Guildfordians she signed her name with the Duke of Edinburgh onto one of the bricks. So as I said in the House of Commons yesterday (Saturday 10th) she's indelibly with us in Guildford and will be for century's to come."
Many residents across Guildford attended the proclamation, and condolence books across the town are still open this week for members of the public to write in.
Proclamations took place in other places across Surrey and East Hampshire, with services in Camberley, Woking Godalming, Farnham, Alton, Petersfield, and many others.