are as close today, as two peoples have ever been. we see you as our strong and trusted friend. we believe, that you intern, will find us as ready as ever to bear our four share, and defending the valleys and which we both believe. good afternoon. i m jonathan capehart, here in new york, with chris chances, and london. welcome back to live coverage, of the royal transition, as king charles the third, takes the throne in the wake of the death of his mother, that was queen elizabeth the second, speaking at the white house in 1976, for the bicentennial celebration of the united states. just moments ago, her coffin arrived at the royal palace in edinburgh scotland. over the next few days, the coffin will travel to london, where the queen s funeral will be held on monday, september 19th. this will be a major international gathering, president biden will be among the world leaders who will attend the funeral, it is a sign of the special relationship between the u.s. and britain
first later at westminster abby. i want to head now to matt who s in london for us. and covering the lead up to september 19th. matt, talk to us. we know, as i mentioned, the queen s coffin arrived in edinburgh today. take us through the six hour journey and what we can expect in the days leading up to her funeral. it really was quite emotional, yasmin. it lasted for six hours and princess and was there the entire. time you saw as the people of scotland and tourists and others who are gathered around the root of their coffin, it was traversing through the scottish highlands, we had a glimpse of some of the fantastic country sides up there. it did not go direct from balmoral to edinburgh. it went up to inverness, the highest was from the most northern of all of the cities in scotland. the only city in the scottish highlands. and then attacked south to where it went to autumn barrow, to hollywood house, that is the only real state residents. of course, the queen died in balmo
plus, desantis s police arresting floridians, the governor stepping away over the line. i will speak to one of. them tennessee, cracking down on abortion rights. putting doctors in legal jeopardy. a doctor joins us to talk about the chilling effect it is having. this is american voices. we begin this hour in the uk and the new monarch for the first time in 70 years. today, king charles the third was officially announced as britain s monarch, bringing in a new era for the royal family. the events today, a heavy mix of pomp and pride tradition were broadcast live for the first time in history. i shall strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set in upholding constitutional government and to seek the peace, harmony, and prosperity of the peoples of these islands. and of the commonwealth realms and territories throughout the world. today s historic events putting the celebrity of the royals on full display. princess william, and harry, joined by kate and megan toget
they pilled across the country at noon on friday. to mark the death of queen elizabeth the second. she died on thursday at the age of 96. he automatically became king upon his mother s death. the title will be officially bestowed in a formal ceremony later this morning. cnn will carry that for you. on friday, the king briefly greeted mourners outside of buckingham palace. he then delivered his first address to the nation as monarch. have a listen. wherever you may live in the united kingdom are in the realms and territories across the world. whatever may be your background or beliefs. i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. meanwhile, they continue expressing their condolences throughout the commonwealth. with growing volumes of flowers and personal messages. buckingham palace has not yet released the date of the queen s funeral but king charles indicated it would be within the next two weeks. u.s. president joe biden sa
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