North East to join in proclamation of King Charles III
The new monarch's accession to the throne will be marked in towns across the region
The declaration, made by the new King in front of Prime Ministers past and present yesterday, will be repeated up and down the UK today, including here in the North East.
Proclamations, which formally mark Charles as monarch, will be heard in various locations including in Stockton, Durham and Middlesbrough.
The proclamation of a new monarch is an age-old ceremony last performed in February 1952 on the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Short ceremonies – which involve a reading of the proclamation – will follow a number of others taking place in London and across the country this weekend.
The National Proclamation of the Accession of a New Sovereign was read from the balcony overlooking Friary Court at St James’s Palace, London, yesterday.
Now, the proclamation will be read out at locations around the country, with members of the public invited to attend.
The Stockton-on-Tees Borough proclamation will be read at 3pm outside Stockton Town Hall, Stockton High Street by the Mayor of Stockton-on-Tees, Councillor Ross Patterson. The Mayor will be accompanied by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham Michael Poole and Council Leader, Councillor Bob Cook.
Stockton High Street will be closed to all vehicles from 2pm to 3.45pm.
Flags at Stockton’s Municipal Buildings and Town Hall are currently lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect, following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The Durham proclamation will be read at 1pm in Durham Market Place.
Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston will read a proclamation at 4pm on Sunday September 11 on the town hall steps, facing Centre Square.