P.E.I. lieutenant-governor proclaims accession of Charles as King of Canada

A 21-gun salute was fired at Victoria Park in Charlottetown on Monday morningin honour of King Charles.

Members of the Prince Edward Island Regiment firedusing blanks, with puffs of smoke accompanying each report.

The salute cameafter a formal proclamation of Charles' accession to the throne was made at Government House by Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry.

Members of the P.E.I. government, Mi'kmaw chiefs and other senior officials werein attendance.

This ceremony followeda tradition dating back to the accession of King George III in 1760. TheKing's Privy Council for Canada in Ottawa held a similar event, as did Perry's counterparts in other provinces.

The Prince Edward Island Regiment is an army reserve unit based in Charlottetown and Summerside, whose lineage dates back to 1875.

Queen Elizabethdied Thursday at the age of 96 after ruling for more than 70 years.

As a sign of mourning, historic Fanningbank, the residence of P.E.I.'s lieutenant-governor, will be lit up in blue from dusk till dawn until Sept. 19.

That is the day of the Queen's funeral, after her coffinlies in statefor public viewing at the Houses of Parliament Palace for six days.

Prince Edward Islanderscan pay tribute to the Queen by signing the books of condolence at Government House, the legislative assembly, or at provincial libraries in Souris, Montague, Summerside and Tignish.