Reuters: London Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, will visit Britain next month at the invitation of King Charles III, according to sources in the media. This will be the first state visit to the country since Charles replaced his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last month.
After the Allegiance Council members signed the official announcement of Charles’ accession to the British monarchy, Sky News Arabia reported that Charles was officially proclaimed King of the United Kingdom.
A number of orders, including one designating his mother’s funeral as a public holiday, were legally granted by King Charles III.
On Thursday, at the age of 96, the late British Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
The new monarch, Charles III, spent the final hours of Queen Elizabeth’s life there with her. Queen Elizabeth ruled the United Kingdom for 70 years.
King Charles will be formally installed today during a meeting of the council that plans the succession to the monarchy at St. James’s Palace, according to Buckingham Palace.
The ceremony is divided into two parts: the announcement of the new king’s accession to the throne and the monarch’s swearing-in.
Given that the monarch of the country had mostly ceremonial responsibilities, Charles III’s announcement of the period of mourning in Britain was one of his first decisions after ascending to the throne.
King Charles will meet with the president of South Africa next month.
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