▁led ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁in ▁their ▁tab ards , ▁the ▁Military ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁W inds or ▁and ▁cont ing ents ▁of ▁the ▁S over eign ' s ▁Body guard . ▁After ▁the ▁service , ▁the ▁members ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Upper ▁Ward ▁by ▁carriage . ▁This ▁ceremony ▁is ▁especially ▁significant ▁for ▁the ▁G arter ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁the ▁senior ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁College , ▁who ▁is ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order . ▁▁ ▁The ▁participation ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁annual ▁cer emon ies ▁are ▁considered ▁the ▁least ▁time - consum ing ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁her ald ' s ▁roles . ▁However ▁at ▁other ▁times ▁they ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁cer emon ies ▁concerning ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁monarch . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁S over eign ▁the ▁Acc ession ▁Council ▁( made ▁up ▁of ▁Priv y ▁Coun c ill ors ▁and ▁other ▁officers ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ) ▁meets ▁at ▁St . ▁James ' s ▁Palace ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁formal ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁S over eign . ▁The ▁traditional ▁method ▁of ▁publishing ▁the ▁council ' s ▁pro clam ation ▁recogn ising ▁the ▁new ▁monarch ▁is ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁it ▁being ▁phys ically ▁read ▁out . ▁This ▁task ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁various ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al , ▁who ▁receives ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁from ▁the ▁council ▁in ▁person . ▁The ▁pro