Accession Council
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accession-council-208-2525010
title:
Accession Council
text:
In the United Kingdom, the Accession Council is a ceremonial body which assembles in St James's Palace in London upon the death of a monarch to make formal proclamation of the accession of the successor to the throne. Under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, a new monarch succeeds automatically. The proclamation confirms by name the identity of the new monarch, expresses loyalty to the "lawful and rightful Liege Lord", and formally announces the new monarch's regnal name, while the monarch
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Council proclaiming a new British monarch
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_Council
date created:
2003-12-13T21:24:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T04:20:19Z
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