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Crowds gathered in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast on Sunday to hear formal declarations to the devolved nations that Queen Elizabeth II has died and King Charles III has acceded to the throne.
In a ceremony dating back centuries, officials wearing heraldic clothes repeated the proclamation of the accession made in London on Saturday that a new king is head of the United Kingdom.
In Edinburgh, the Lord Lyon King of Arms reread the proclamation of the new king at Mercat Cross at noon. He then declared “God save the King” and the crowd shouted the phrase back to him.
The national anthem was sung, and the Lord Lyon King led three cheers, saying “Hip hip”, to which the crowd replied with “Hooray!”.
The proclamation was followed by a 21-gun salute from the city’s castle.
As the King’s Body Guard for Scotland and the guard of honour made their way towards Edinburgh Castle, the crowd applauded.
There were some protesters at the event. After the national anthem was sung, a small group of people could be heard calling for a republic.
