What oath will King Charles read during the Accession Council? How you can watch on TV

The new King will formally be proclaimed the monarch at a ceremony over the weekend.

Charles will attend the historic Accession Council in the State Apartments of St James’s Palace on Saturday (10 September).

During the ceremony he will swear an oath before being proclaimed the monarch.

It comes following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96 on Thursday (8 September).

Buckingham Palace announced that the former monarch had died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

King Charles III will be the oldest monarch to ascend the British throne.

Here is all you need to know:

When is the Accession Council?

King Charles III will attend the Accession Council in the State Apartments of St James’s Palace at 10am on Saturday.

A Principal Proclamation will then be read by the Garter King of Arms from the balcony at St James’s an hour later at 11am.

During the council he will swear an oath.

What is the oath King Charles III will swear?

The Privy Council’s website explains the oath that the new monarch will take.

It is as follows: “I, [INSERT TITLE] by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of My other Realms and Territories King, Defender of the Faith, do faithfully promise and swear that I shall inviolably maintain and preserve the Settlement of the true Protestant Religion as established by the Laws made in Scotland in prosecution of the Claim of Right and particularly by an Act intituled “An Act for securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government” and by the Acts passed in the Parliament of both Kingdoms for Union of the two Kingdoms, together with the Government, Worship, Discipline, Rights and Privileges of the Church of Scotland. So help me God.”

The oath has been taken by all monarchs since George I in 1714.

The Privy Council website continues: “The Sovereign signs two identical Instruments recording the taking of the Oath.

“The signature will be witnessed by any members of the Royal Family present who are Privy Counsellors, the Lord Chancellor, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the First Minister of Scotland, the Lord Advocate of Scotland, the Advocate General for Scotland (if a Privy Counsellor) and the Lord President of the Court of Session.”

What happens to the Oath?

One copy of the signed Oath is sent to the Court of Session to be recorded in the Books of Sederunt; the other is preserved in the Books of the Privy Council.

Will the Accession Council be televised?

Buckingham Palace confirmed cameras will be allowed inside the State Apartments to capture the proceedings for the first time in history.

The previous Accession Council took place in 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II became the monarch.

Broadcast of the council will be shown on BBC, Sky News and other major news channels.

The Accession Council is scheduled to begin at 10am on Saturday and coverage will start prior to that time and run throughout the historic event.