From 9 a.m. on September 10 to 1 p.m. on September 11, the flags of the United Kingdom will be flown at half-staff to commemorate King Charles III’s accession to the throne.
This was said in a tweet sent out on Saturday afternoon and verified by Catriona Laing, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria.
King Charles III was formally proclaimed king on Saturday by the British Accession Council, which is made up of senior politicians, judges, and government officials. The historic ceremony was broadcast on television for the first time in centuries and was met with applause and trumpet blasts.
God Save the King was the cry of Richard Tilbrook, Clerk of the Council, who crowned Charles as “King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith” and declared, “God save the King”
The phrase was echoed by the attendees, which included each of the six former British prime ministers who are still alive.
The flags will return to half-mast at 1pm on September 11 and stay in that position until 8am on the day after Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, according to Laing’s tweet.
The tweet read: “From 9am on 10th September to 1pm on 11th September flags on UK government buildings around the world will be raised to mark the accession of King Charles III to the throne before returning to half-mast until 8am on the day after the funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
