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Chief Minister reflects on “poignant” ceremony in letter to King

Chief Minister reflects on “poignant” ceremony in letter to King

Monday 12 September 2022

Chief Minister reflects on “poignant” ceremony in letter to King

Monday 12 September 2022


The Chief Minister has told the new King she is “certain that the warmth of feeling expressed by islanders” during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign “will be equally shown” in his own.

In a letter sent on the day of Charles III’s proclamation in Jersey, Deputy Kristina Moore spoke of the historic links between the island and the Crown.

"As Your Majesty will recall, His Majesty King Charles bestowed the island with a Royal Mace in 1663, after he had been proclaimed King in our Royal Square," she wrote.

"It was particularly poignant for us all to celebrate Your Majesty's Proclamation and a new Carolean era in that same place."

Read the full letter below...

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