Newark and Sherwood District Council statement on Proclamation of the Accession of King Charles III, which takes place this afternoon

The Newark and Sherwood Proclamation of the Accession of His Majesty King Charles III will take place at 3pm this afternoon (Sunday) at Castle House in Newark, NG24 1BY.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford, Deputy Lieutenant, will lead the tributes to Queen Elizabeth II and the Proclamation of the King will be delivered by chairman of Newark and Sherwood District Council, Sue Saddington.

Members of the public are invited to attend from 2.30pm.

Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the new king was formally proclaimed monarch at St James’s Palace in London yesterday. Today will see local proclamations across the country in line with orders given by High Sheriffs.

Newark and Sherwood District Council will hold theirs' at Castle House at 3pm on Sunday and it will involve a Union Jack flag-raising ceremony which will mark the passing of our late Sovereign and proclaim the new King’s reign.

That will be followed by the first of three held in Newark by the town council, as is historic tradition.

The first will be by Newark Town Hall in the market place at 3.30pm.

The next will be at Beaumond Cross in Beaumond Gardens.

The third is at 4.30pm at Newark Parish Church.

The three are historical for carrying the message of the accession of a new king or queen widely to the town's population.

The town clerk, Matthew Gleadell will use Newark's proclamation stool to deliver the news. The proclamation stool is decorated with brass plaques commemorating the coronations of some of the kings and queens of Great Britain.

It was last used to proclaim the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.