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King Charles III: Cornwall proclamation made at Truro Cathedral

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The proclamation outside Truro Cathedral on Sunday afternoon was for the county

Proclamations of the accession of King Charles III have been made across Cornwall.

His Majesty was proclaimed King in a ceremony at St James's Palace in London on Saturday.

A proclamation held outside Truro Cathedral at 13:00 BST for the county was read first by the High Sheriff of Cornwall and then in Cornish by the Grand Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh.

Cathedral leaders said the two readings resulted in a "unique character".

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Mayor of Falmouth, Steve Eva, read the proclamation in the Cornish town

The Dean of Truro, the Very Reverend Roger Bush, told BBC Radio Cornwall before the event that the Sunday afternoon gathering in Truro was the official county proclamation.

He said because it was also read in Cornish it gave it "a distinctive and unique character".

The city's own proclamation was held later at 18:00, and also featured a Cornish recitation.

Town and parish councils in the county also held proclamations on Sunday, including Callington, Falmouth, Launceston, Padstow and Penzance.

Some of those also included Cornish being spoken, such as Penzance's.

Books of condolence have been made available at council offices throughout Cornwall, including Penzance, Camborne, St Austell, Bodmin and Liskeard.

On Saturday, queues formed in the cathedral for people to sign the books there.

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Cornwall Grand Bard Pol Hodge (left) read the proclamation in Cornish
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Ceremony organisers said the proclamation in Cornish would give it a "distinctive character"
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