buckingham palace. next hour the official process gets under way to welcome charles iii as the new sovereign of the common wewealth, it will take place just yards away from where we are now. the accession council as it s now known will formally bestow the title of king on charles, with the principal proclamation expected in about two hours. crowds welcomed the new king to buckingham palace as he arrived back from scotland on friday, and he then addressed the nation for the first time as monarch, hon honoring his late mother. wherever you may live in the united kingdom or in the realms or territories across the world, and whatever may be your background or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve but loyalty, respect and love. as i have throughout my life. the king also met with the nation s newly-appointed prime minister for the first time. some of their conversation was picked up by a microphone in the room. have a listen. it s been so touching. all those people who have com
we therefore members of the realm and members of the house of commons together with other members of her late majesty s privy council and representatives of the realms and territories, aldermen and citizens of london and others do now hereby with one voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip arthur george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rightfully leige lord, charles iii. by the grace of god, of united kingdom and great britain and northern ireland and other remember. s and territories, king of the commonwealth deerks fender of the faith. do with humble oh bead dense and humble affection beseeching god by whom kings and queens do reign to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us given at st. james palace on the 10th day of september in the year of our lord 2022. god save the king! god save the k
in great britain and the start of a new reign, charles iii has been proclaimed king. it s pomp and ceremony in the uk but now this hour business. the new monarch is at buckingham palace carrying out duties as king. and any minute he s expected to meet with the new prime minister, liz truss, it s a meeting if tradition continues will now happen weekly. let s take tyou to london no richard quest and ana stewart outside buckingham palace. this is the same king and in the same week a new prime minister. yes, that is the extraordinary part. good morning to you from london. a beautiful late summer, early autumn day, where the sun is absolutely shining. and the way in which the day has progressed, it has been one of great solemnity as the proclamation for king charles iii, the formal part, if you will, was read out at st. james palace. events we have never seen before. events that have always taken place with the transition of monarchy, but we ve never been witnessed or privi
ever had. reporter: the public-will have a chance to pay their respects to the queen as she lies in state for four days ahead of the state funeral on monday, september 19th. cnn s scott mcclean is live in windsor where you witnessed just a marvelous day for the royal family. we were royally surprised back here in the states, how did it go for you? reporter: it sure seems that way, look, before this took place, jim, there was a lineup that stretched for at least an entire city block with people waiting to get into this area just at the gates of windsor castle to lay flowers and pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. when they started setting up barricades earlier today, we were told that there would be a visit. most people expected that that visit would come from the prince and princess of wales, will and kate. what they did not expect to see, though, was the two people who came out of the same vehicle with them, the same people with them, which was harry and meghan, es
queen elizabeth ii dedicated her life to her country. the queen took a vow that her duty was a lifelong commitment. she put duty above all else. she loved her younger sister, but she couldn t give her permission to marry someone who was divorced. she sacked her son from the family firm. she survived extraordinary crises. princess diana has died. the issues surrounding charles and diana probably rocked the monarchy to its core like no other crisis. the future of the monarchy really hung in the balance. and she revolutionized the british monarchy. no man arcy should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support. she steered the world through 70 years of tumultuous change. her legacy will be the fact that we still have a monarchy. tonight a cnn special report, a queen for the ages: elizabeth ii. i have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as i would