THE WOKINGHAM Proclamation for King Charles III will take place on Sunday, September 11, Wokingham Borough Council has announced.
Cllr Caroline Smith, the Wokingham borough mayor and first citizen of the borough, will lead the proclamation reading at the Wokingham Town Hall on Sunday, September 11, at 2pm.
Tomorrow Saturday, September 10, is Proclamation Day and this is the day when the new Sovereign is proclaimed.
The Principal Proclamation takes place at St James Palace in London at 11am.
The proclamation of the new Sovereign is a very old tradition which can be traced back over many centuries.
The ceremony does not create a new King. It is simply an announcement of the accession
which took place immediately upon the death of the reigning monarch.
Local archives have shown that previous local Proclamation readings for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II have taken place at Wokingham Town Hall.
In keeping with this tradition, the location will remain the same following the death of the longest-serving monarch in the nation’s history.
This ceremonial event is being hosted by Wokingham Town Council and representatives from all the town and parish councils across the borough have been invited to attend along with many other local dignitaries.
Members of the public are also invited to join the borough mayor for the Local Proclamation reading.
There will be temporary road closures to keep people safe in the Market Place as the number of people attending is unknown.
Traffic will not be able to go through the town from 11.30am to 3.30pm.
The alternative route for all southbound traffic shall be via A329 Rectory Road, A329 Wiltshire Road, A329 Peach Street, Easthampstead Road, Heathlands Road, B3439 Nine Mile Ride, A321 Sandhurst Road and A321 Finchampstead Road.
The alternative route for all northbound traffic shall be via Cross Street and Rose Street.
All off-road town centre car parks will be open on Sunday.
A small number of disabled bays in the town centre will be lost.
To help with disabled access, there will be marshals in high visibility vests around the town centre to help.
