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Traditional proclamation to announce the accession of a new monarch
"The king is dead, long live the king!" is a traditional proclamation made following the accession of a new monarch in various countries. The seemingly contradictory phrase simultaneously announces the death of the previous monarch and asserts continuity by saluting the new monarch. This phrase has become a popular phrasal template. Wikipedia