Details of the proclamation ceremonies in Newark to announce King Charles III as king are announced

Details of the proclamation ceremonies in Newark to announce King Charles III as king have been announced.

Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the new king will be formally proclaimed monarch at St James’s Palace in London tomorrow. The following day, will see local proclamations across the country in line with orders given by High Sheriffs.

Newark and Sherwood District Council will hold theirs' at Castle House at 3pm on Sunday and it will involve a Union Jack flag-raising ceremony which will mark the passing of our late Sovereign and proclaim the new King’s reign.

That will be followed by the first of three held in Newark by the town council, as is historic tradition.

The first will be by Newark Town Hall in the market place at 3.30pm.

The next will be at Beaumond Cross in Beaumond Gardens.

The third is at 4.30pm at Newark Parish Church.

The three are historical for carrying the message of the accession of a new king or queen widely to the town's population.

The town clerk, Matthew Gleadell will use Newark's proclamation stool to deliver the news. The proclamation stool is decorated with brass plaques commemorating the coronations of some of the kings and queens of Great Britain.

It was last used to proclaim the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.

Other monarchs who have plaques on the stool are Kind Edward VII, King George VI, King George V, King George IV, King Edward VIII, King Edward IV and Queen Victoria.

During the period of Proclamations tomorrow and Sunday flags on public buildings return to full mast and will then return to half mast at the end of the proclamations on Sunday.