Spain's new king, Felipe VI, has been
sworn in as the country's head of state in parliament at about (GMT 09:41)
The new King has been proclaimed and has received the royal sash from his father, Juan Carlos, in a ceremony at the Zarzuela Palace near Madrid after promising to uphold the constitution in a speech.
He acceded to the throne at the stroke of midnight after his father, Juan Carlos formally abdicated on Wednesday.
The ceremony took a form of a proclamation rather than a coronation because of the pressing economic situation in Spain. The abdication was the first royal transition in Spain since democracy was restored.
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