Marlborough Town Council
Local Proclamation
At 1.15pm on Sunday, 11 September 2022 Marlborough came together for the local Proclamation* of the new King, HM King Charles III
We were honoured to have Deepak Gupta, Deputy Lieutenant, join us to say a few words to mark the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of HM King Charles III.
Town Mayor, Councillor Lisa Farrell, then read the local Proclamation, after which everyone assembled replied with "GOD SAVE THE KING".
The Union flag was immediately lowered to half-mast and will remain so for the period of National Mourning.
PROCLAMATION TEXT
"Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to call to His mercy our late Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth the Second of blessed and glorious memory by whose decease the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is solely and rightfully come to The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George WE THEREFORE The Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this Realm and Members of the House of Commons together with other members of Her Late Majesty’s Privy Council and Representatives of the Realms and Territories Aldermen and Citizens of London and others DO NOW HEREBY with one voice and consent of tongue and heart PUBLISH AND PROCLAIM that The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now by the death of our late Sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rightful Liege Lord CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do reign to bless His Majesty with long and happy years to reign over us.
Given at St James’s Palace this 10th day of September in the Year of Our Lord 2022
GOD SAVE THE KING"
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The platform party L-R: Councillors Mark Cooper, Mervyn Hall, Kymee Cleasby, Caroline Thomas, Andrew Ross, Nicholas Fogg, Mace Bearer Bob Dobie, Town Clerk, Richard Spencer-Williams, Town Mayor, Councillor Lisa Farrell, Councillor Noel Barrett-Morton, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Donald Heath, Councillor Jo Waltham, Deepak Gupta, DL, Councillors Jane Davies and Kelvyn Shantry
*The proclamation of the new Sovereign is a very old tradition which can be traced back over many centuries.
The ceremony does not create a new King. It is simply an announcement of the accession which took place immediately on the death of the reigning monarch.
In an age where modern methods of communication convey news around the globe in an instant, the proclamation is no longer the means by which people learn for the first time that they have a new Monarch. Today, however, is one of the first occasions when communities have an opportunity to come together and reflect on the moment in our nation’s history when the reign of our longest-serving Monarch came to an end and our new Sovereign succeeded.
Floral tributes may be left at the Town Hall. The Book of Condolence is in the foyer and you are welcome to sign it between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday, until the day after the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II.