Accession of Queen Elizabeth II Proclaimed in Accra. The Accession to the Throne of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was proclaimed with traditional ceremony at Accra, Gold Coast. The Proclamation was read by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Charles Arden-Clarke, K.C.M.G., from the balcony of the Supreme Court of Justice, to the crowds who had gathered in the street below. A Royal Salute of 21 guns, fired by the 2nd Light Battery of the Gold Coast Regiment, marked the conclusion of the Proclamation ceremony. March 11, 1952. (Photo by United Kingdom Information Press).