A proclamation to announce the new sovereign King Charles III takes place outside Penrith Town Hall on Sunday afternoon.
Cllr Douglas Banks, chairman of Eden District Council will make the proclamation at around 12.30pm which the public can attend to witness.
It follows the death on Thursday of Her Majesty The Queen and the accession to the throne of Prince Charles.
It follows the proclamation first made at St James’s Palace today at 11am.
Condolence books are situated around the county in all main libraries and in other key community buildings, including Penrith Library; Alston Town Hall, Appleby Tourist Information Centre, and the Anglican Church at Kirkby Stephen.
The laying of flowers is suggested to take place in Penrith’s St Andrew’s Churchyard; the Walton Memorial in Alston; the Anglican Churchyard in Kirkby Stephen and St Lawrence’s Churchyard in Appleby.
It is preferred that no cellophane wrappers should be left with the flowers, if possible, said the council.
Cllr Banks said: “As the civic representative for Eden, I would like to pass on the district’s sympathy to the Royal family. We were honoured to welcome Her Majesty to Eden on several occasions: her visits were warmly received and cherished by those fortunate enough to see her.
“She will be long remembered as a devoted monarch, who served her people with the utmost dedication, dignity and decency.”
Cllr Virginia Taylor, leader of Eden District Council, said: “It is hard to conceive the selflessness with which Queen Elizabeth has devoted her long life to duty and to service: to the country and the Commonwealth as our Queen, and throughout the world as our Head of State.
“In wisdom and steadfastness, as well as in the length of her reign, she has equalled if not surpassed the great monarchs of the past.
“From her first Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, to the present day, through hugely changing social, historical, and political circumstances, she has remained ageless and contemporary, the very model of a modern constitutional monarch.
“On behalf of Eden District Council, I express gratitude for her life, and sorrow at her death.”
