As Charles, the former Prince of Wales, formally ascends to the British monarchy, millions of Australians have greeted a new monarch.
King Charles III immediately succeeded his late mother when she passed away ‘peacefully’ on Thursday at the age of 96 at her palace in Balmoral.
Following a meeting of the Ascension Council at St. James’s Palace in London, which is scheduled to happen as soon as practicable, the oldest son of the Queen will be crowned King.
The governor-general, who serves as the monarch’s representative in this country, will make the same proclamation at Parliament House in Australia.
Commonwealth leaders, including as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, will go to London to deliver speeches in the Queen’s honour and to formally welcome Charles III as King.
When Charles ascends to the throne, his wife Camilla, 74, will be titled Queen Consort and is anticipated to have a significant part in his new, “slimmed-down,” kingdom.
In a historic Platinum Jubilee declaration released around the end of February 2022, the Queen gave assurances about the Queen Consort’s future position, putting an end to years of ambiguity on the subject.
She said that it was her “sincere hope” that her daughter-in-law get full recognition when Charles takes control of the Commonwealth nations.
Since they have been married since 2005, Camilla has already been acting as a Queen Consort since she has been the Prince’s wife for the past 17 years.
She supports several organisations and worthwhile projects as a royal patron, travels with her husband on official duties, and interacts with countless individuals every year.
Australians might expect changes to the Queen’s Birthday holiday and the addition of a new holiday in place of Her Majesty’s demise.
The Queen will not be allowed to set the formal date of the next King’s birthday, which will be known as the King’s Birthday Long Weekend.
British monarchs have had two birthdays ever since King George II assumed the throne in 1748: their actual birthday and the day on which they are formally commemorated in the United Kingdom and the majority of Commonwealth countries.
Since then, every monarch has had the choice of choosing their “official birthday,” which Queen Elizabeth first chose to occur on the second Thursday of June.
The Queen’s corpse will lie in state at Westminster Hall for four days prior to this, and members of the British public will be allowed to pay their respects.
The accession statement, an oath that unifies the churches of England and Scotland, will be spoken by King Charles III.
Some Australians, who themselves only get two days of “bereavement leave,” were incensed by the decision to cancel parliament for 15 days as a show of respect for the Queen.
“Go back to your job! One person remarked on Twitter, “The nation is dealing with several issues.
‘What? How are we going to pay that? Why do they need 15 days off, fully paid? Another person remarked, “No employee in the nation would ever receive that.”
A third individual said, “Ordinary Aussies receive two days of bereavement leave when a genuine loved one dies.”
It comes amid rumours that the King would implement a fundamental reform of the monarchy that might result in the permanent expulsion of Princes Harry and Andrew from the palace.
According to royal observers, the former Prince of Wales wants to make sure that the Firm has “no hangers-on,” with each member required to contribute their fair share to a new, more efficient monarchy.
Experts predict that Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, and Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex will succeed Prince Andrew, who has been shunned since his US lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre, and Prince Harry, who has resigned from his role as a front-line royal.
The future King has sought to reduce the number of working royals “for a very long time,” according to royal historian Angela Levin, on TalkRadio in May 2021, in order to “save expenses and make them be worth the money that they receive from the public.”