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Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to call to his mercy our late Sovereign Lord King George VI, of blessed and glorious memory,
by whose Decease the Crown is solely and rightfully come to the High and Mighty Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
We, therefore, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the Realm, being assisted with these His late Majesty's Privy Council,
with representatives of other Members of the Commonwealth, with other Principal Gentlemen of Quality, with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London,
do now hereby with one Voice and Consent of Tongue and Heart publish and proclaim,
That the High and Mighty Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is now, by the death of our late Sovereign of happy memory, become Queen Elizabeth II
by the Grace of God, Queen of the Realm, and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith,
to whom Her Lieges do acknowledge all Faith, and constant Obedience with hearty and humble Affection,
beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do reign, to bless the Royal Princess, Elizabeth II, with long and happy Years to reign over us.
Given at St. James's Palace this sixth day of February in the Year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty two.
[FANFARE]
God Save The Queen