Local people are invited to witness the local Proclamation of our new Sovereign following the passing of our late Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.
On Sunday 11 September, the Proclamation will be read twice locally:
Location details:
Grimsby: Town Hall steps, 3pm:
Cleethorpes: Town Hall steps, 4pm.
Road closures and marked diversions will be in place during the time of both Proclamations.
The ceremonies, performed by The Mayor of North East Lincolnshire, Cllr Steve Beasant and attended by Council Leader Philip Jackson will mark the formal Proclamation to the people of the Borough of North East Lincolnshire of the beginning of our new King’s reign. They follow the formal readings nationally and in Lincoln.
In line with official protocol all flags will be raised today (Saturday, 10 September) to coincide with the principal and first Proclamation at St James’ Palace, London. They will be lowered again tomorrow afternoon.
The Proclamation of the new Sovereign is a very old tradition that can be traced back over many centuries. It does not create a new King but is an announcement of the accession that takes place immediately on the death of the reigning monarch.
As part of the ceremony, an old tradition is observed. When the Monarch visits a borough, the Mace (the symbol of the Mayor’s authority) is inverted in recognition of the authority of the Crown. In the ceremony the Mace will be inverted as a similar signal of recognition that the Crown has passed from our late Sovereign to her Successor.
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