A formal Proclamation of the accession to the throne of His Majesty King Charles III will be made at the Cenotaph in the Memorial Gardens, The Grove, Ilkley, at 3 pm on Sunday September 11th, 2022.
The Proclamation will be read by the Mayor of Ilkley in the presence of a Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire and civic dignitaries. It proclaims the change in monarch following the sad death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Ilkley's Proclamation will follow national, county and district Proclamations in London, Leeds and Bradford; the latter at 2pm at City Hall.
All residents of Ilkley are invited to attend for this short but historic ceremony.