List of people present at the Accession Council of Charles III

The Accession Council is a ceremonial body which assembles in St James's Palace in London upon the death of a monarch to make formal proclamation of the accession of the successor to the throne. Under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, a new monarch succeeds automatically (demise of the Crown).

The Accession Council of Charles III occurred on 10 September 2022 at 10:00am BST at St James's Palace in London.^[1] Even though all 700 members of the Privy Council were eligible to attend the Accession Council, only 200 were summoned due to limitations of space.^[2]^[3]

Out of the King's presence, the lord president of the Council had the clerk of the Council read the Accession Proclamation. The proclamation was signed by Queen Camilla, the new queen consort; Prince William, the new Prince of Wales; Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury; Brandon Lewis, the lord chancellor; Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York; the Duke of Norfolk, the earl marshal; Penny Mordaunt, the lord president; and Liz Truss, the prime minister. The lord president then read the orders of council on issues dealing with the public proclamations and gun salutes at Hyde Park and the Tower of London.

Participants

Charles III, King.
Queen Camilla, Queen Consort.
William, Prince of Wales.
Liz Truss, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Penelope Mordaunt, Lord President of the Council.
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York.
Richard Tilbrook, Clerk of the Privy Council.
The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshall.
Brandon Lewis, Lord Chancellor.

Attendees

Sir Clive Alderton, Private Secretary to the Sovereign.
Baroness Amos, former leader of the House of Lords.
Lady Arden of Heswall, former justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Edward Argar, Minister for the Cabinet Office.
Lord Justice Arnold, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Baroness Ashton, former Lord President of the Council.
Jonathan Ashworth, Labour politician.
Sir Robert Atkins, Conservative politician.
Shannon Austin, Acting New Zealand High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Kemi Badenoch, president of the Board of Trade
Dorothy Bain, Lord Advocate.
Lord Justice Baker, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Sir Thomas Baker
Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat politician.
Stephen Barclay, Conservative politician.
Sir Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign Office.
Lord Justice Bean, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Dame Margaret Beckett, former foreign secretary.
Jake Berry, Minister without Portfolio.
Lord Justice Birss, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Ian Blackford, Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons.
Baroness Blackstone, Labour politician.
Sir Anthony Blair, former Prime Minister of the UK.
Suella Braverman, Home Secretary.
Lord Briggs of Westbourne, justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Gordon Brown, former prime minister of the UK.
Sir Robert Buckland, Secretary of State for Wales.
Sir Vince Cable, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
David Cameron, former prime minister of the UK.
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
Sir Alan Campbell, Labour politician.
Lord Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury.
Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session.
Alistair Carmichael, former Secretary of State for Scotland.
Lady Justice Carr, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Lord Carrington, Lord Great Chamberlain.
Simon Case, Cabinet Secretary.
Lord Chartres, former Bishop of London.
Sir Nicholas Clegg, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
James Cleverly, Foreign Secretary.
Dr Thérèse Coffey, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Yvette Cooper, Labour politician.
Lord Justice Coulson, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Lord Darzi, Labour politician.
Sir Edward Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
Lady Justice Davies, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Lord Justice Davis, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Lord Justice Dingemans, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Lord Dodds of Duncairn, Democratic Unionist politician.
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Lady Justice Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk.
Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales.
Michael Ellis, Attorney General for England and Wales.
Lord Etherton, former Master of the Rolls.
Nigel Evans, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.
Lord Justice Flaux, Chancellor of the High Court.
Vicky Ford, Conservative politician.
Dame Arlene Foster, former First Minister of Northern Ireland.
Lord Foulkes, Labour politician.
Baroness Garden, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.
Ralph Goodale, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Alison Gowman, Sheriff of the City of London.
Kisha Abba Grant, High Commissioner of Grenada to the United Kingdom.
Patrice Laird Grant, Acting High Commissioner of Jamaica to the United Kingdom.
Christopher Grayling, former Lord President of the Council.
Lord Justice Green, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Ellison Greenslade, High Commissioner of The Bahamas to the United Kingdom.
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Lord Hague, former Leader of the Opposition.
Harriet Harman, Labour politician.
Alistair Harrison, Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.
Lord Haselhurst, Conservative politician.
John Healey, Labour politician.
James Heappey, Conservative politician.
David Heathcoat-Amory, Conservative politician.
Chris Heaton-Harris, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Karen-Mae Hill, High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom.
Lord Hodge, Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Lord Justice Holroyde, judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Lord Hope of Thornes, former archbishop of York.
Lord Howard of Lympne, former Leader of the Opposition.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons.
Dr Kevin Isaac, High Commissioner of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Kingdom.
Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland.
Lord Justice Jackson, former judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Professor Sir Francis Jacobs, former Advocate General at the European Court of Justice.
Ranil Jayawardena, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Alexander (Boris) Johnson, former prime minister.
Alison Johnstone, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Johnstone-Birt, Master of the Household.
Elin Jones, Llywydd of the Senedd.
Vincent Keaveny, Lord Mayor of London.
Lady Chief Justice Keegan, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.
Ceri King
Lady Justice King
Lord Kinnock
Lord Kitchin
Kwasi Kwarteng
Dame Eleanor Laing
Lady Justice Laing
David Lammy
Dame Andrea Leadsom
Lord Justice Leggatt
His Excellency Cenio Lewis
Lord Justice Lewis
Lord Justice Lewison
Sir David Lidington
Lord Justice Lindblom
His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft
Alderman Nicholas Lyons
Sir Andrew Macfarlane
Lord MacGregor
Sir John Major
Christopher Malthouse
Lord Mandelson
Lady May
Pat McFadden
Lord McFall
Lord McNally
Edward Miliband
Dr Joseph Morrow
Wendy Morton
Lord Justice Moylan
The Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally
Dr Andrew Murrison
Lord Newby
Jesse Norman
Lord Justice Nugee
Lord Parker
Lord Justice Phillips
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
Chris Philp
Lord Justice Popplewell
Dominic Raab
Dame Anne Rafferty
Her Excellency Therese Rath
Angela Rayner
Lord Reed
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Sir Hugh Robertson
Peter Robinson
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Lord Sales
Alexander Salmond
Elizabeth Saville Roberts
Baroness Scotland
Lord Sentamu
His Excellency Anthony Severin
Alok Sharma
Dame Victoria Sharp
Lady Justice Simler
Lord Justice Singh
Chris Skidmore
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Baroness Smith of Basildon
Chloe Smith
Lord Justice Snowden
Mark Spencer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lord Stephens
Melvyn Stride
Graham Stuart
Nicola Sturgeon
Sir Desmond Swayne
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Lady Justice Thirlwall
Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds
Emily Thornberry
Sir Stephen Tomlinson
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Lord True
Thomas Tugendhat
Lord Justice Underhill
Acting High Commissioner Joseph Varo
Theresa Villiers
Sir Geoffrey Vos
Lord Wakeham
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Ben Wallace
Lord Justice Warby
Lady Justice Whipple
David White
Lord Williams of Oystermouth, former archbishop of Canterbury.
Lord Wilson of Culworth, former justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Dame Rosie Winterton, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.
Walter Wolffe, former Lord Advocate.
Lynette Wood, Acting Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Sir Edward Young, Private Secretary to the Sovereign.
Nadhim Zahawi, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

References

^ "Queen's Funeral Set for Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey". The New York Times. 10 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ Lee, Joseph (10 September 2022). "Charles III to be proclaimed king at historic ceremony". BBC News. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
^ "Gazette Extraordinary London (issue 63812)". London Gazette. London Gazette. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[ny-times-charlesiiichosen-1] "Queen's Funeral Set for Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey". The New York Times. 10 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[BBC-Proc-Order-2] Lee, Joseph (10 September 2022). "Charles III to be proclaimed king at historic ceremony". BBC News. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

[Gazette-3] "Gazette Extraordinary London (issue 63812)". London Gazette. London Gazette. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

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v t e Queen Camilla
Queen consort of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (2022–present)
Family	Charles III (husband) Andrew Parker Bowles (former husband) Tom Parker Bowles (son) Laura Lopes (daughter) Bruce Shand (father) Rosalind Cubitt (mother) Annabel Elliot (sister) Mark Shand (brother)
Life events	Camillagate Second wedding wedding dress 2022 royal tour of Canada 2022 State Opening of Parliament Coronation Medal Concert guest list Coronation quiche State visits France (2023) Kenya (2023) 2023 State Opening of Parliament
Charities	Royal Osteoporosis Society National Literacy Trust Brooke Hospital for Animals Emmaus UK St Catherine's School, Bramley JDRF Royal Trinity Hospice Women of the World Festival (WOW)
Residences	The Laines (Plumpton, East Sussex) Bolehyde Manor (Allington, Wiltshire) Middlewick House (Corsham, Wiltshire) Ray Mill House (Lacock, Wiltshire)
Awards and recognition	List of titles and honours The Duchess of Cornwall Award Rosa 'Duchess of Cornwall'
Popular culture	Whatever Love Means (2005 film) Queen Camilla (2006 novel) "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Camilla?" (2009 TV episode) The Windsors (2016–2020 TV series) The Crown (2019–23 TV series) Spitting Image (2020–21 TV series) The Prince (2021 TV series) The Windsors: Endgame (2021 play)