RESIDENTS flocked to the Council House in Malvern to witness history as the official reading of the Accession Proclamation took place.
The Deputy Lord Lieutenant Dr Gilbert Greenall gave an opening address, during which he said that Malvern would remember “with affection and gratitude the extraordinary lifetime of service given by our longest reigning monarch.”
Malvern Hills District Council chairman Coun John Michael then gave the official reading, describing it as an ‘historic moment.’
Following the proclamation reading, ‘God Save the King’ was cheered twice before the entire crowd sang the first verse of the new National Anthem in Malvern for the first time.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, the Proclamation formally announces the start of the reign of the new Monarch.
It was first made at a meeting of the Privy Council on Saturday, followed by a reading at St James’ Palace and afterwards in London.
Click here to watch the town’s Prolcamation on the Malvern Hills District Council Facebook page.
