King Charles III’s accession proclamation ceremony in Canberra, Australia on September 11. (Mick Tsikas/Pool/AFP/Getty Images)
Proclamation ceremonies took place in Australia and New Zealand on Sunday.
Australia formally installed King Charles III as the country’s head of state, with the country’s Governor-General David Hurley making the proclamation in the nation’s parliament in Canberra. A series of proclamation ceremonies will also take place in the country’s state parliaments on Sunday.
A national day of remembrance will be held on September 22, after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has returned from Britain, where he will attend the Queen’s funeral. On that day, which has been declared a temporary holiday, a commemorative event will also be held.
As head of state, Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia 16 times.
Meanwhile, in New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Governor-General Cindy Kiro attended a televised ceremony held outside Parliament.
Ardern said Queen Elizabeth served the people of New Zealand for 70 years with unwavering duty.
For the vast majority of New Zealanders, she is the only monarch we have ever known and so in her death we enter a time of change,” Ardern said.
“King Charles has long had an affection for Aotearoa New Zealand and has consistently demonstrated his deep care for our nation. This relationship is highly valued by our people,” Ardern said, adding, “and so as as one chapter closes, another begins.”
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