on friday gun salutes echoed across the country to mark the death of queen elizabeth ii. she died thursday at the age of 96. on friday the new king briefly greeted mourners outside buckingham palace and then delivered his first address to the nation as monarch. have a listen. wherever you may live in the united kingdom or in the realms and territories across the world and whatever may be her background or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. meanwhile, mourners continue expressing their condolences throughout the commonwealth with growing volumes of flowers and personal messages. king charles iii may be a grieving son, but is the new british monarch there are duties that he must perform. our correspondent has more now on his first day as sovereign and what lays ahead in the coming hours. reporter: a kiss of approval for new king. king charles iii, arriving to applause at buckingham palace. flowers laid feet
their respects. cbs nikki battiste has the tributes from stars of screen and stage. and she led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace, decency, and a genuine caring warmth. o donnell: and, a role model for women and girls. we meet mothers and daughters from all over britain paying tribute to the queen. so what s the message for all the girls in your family? that anything s possible, isn t it? this is a special edition of the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from london. o donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us from outside buckingham palace, where not even the rain or increasingly chilly temperatures could keep people from paying their respects to the queen. and today, the commonwealth heard from its new sovereign, king charles iii, addressing a grieving nation, and the world, for the first time as king, promising to carry on his mother s lifelong service to the british people. king charles and
the anthem of a new era, the first official rendition of god save the king for 70 years. a moment i ve been treading. trying to keep it up. the moments i ve been treading? the new case speaks of his grief, and his first audience with the prime minister. a nation in mourning as tributes to the queen are paid across the country. i don t think i ve been or there will be another monarch like her. i just hope that charles can live up to wet his mother has obviously instilled in him. and we ll take a look at how this morning s papers are covering the king s first speech. hello good morning. king charles iii will be formally proclaimed monarch today as an ex session council, which will be televised for the first time in history. the king will make his declaration and oath in st. james s palace, he ll be joined by the new prince of wales, and the queen consort, camilla, as well as the prime minister liz truss and members of the cabinet. yesterday the king made his f
the anthem of a new era! the first official rendition of god save the king for 70 years. the moment i ve been dreading. [inaudible] the moments i ve been treading? the new king speaks of his grief and his first audience with the prime minister. a nation in mourning as the tributes to the queen are paid across the country. i don t think there will be another monarch like her. i just hope that charles can live up to what his mother has obviously instilled in him. and coming up, the havoc the morning papers are covering the kings for speech, with the royal photographer, and the former editor of the daily star. hello good morning. king charles iii will be formally proclaimed monarch today as an accession council which will be televised for the first time in history, the king will make his declaration an oath in some james as palace earlier this morning, and he will be joined by the new prince of wales, and the queen consort, camilla. well as prime minister l
they had their squabbles, the sibling squabbles. and yet we watched them whether tragedy after tragedy. i admired the queen so much for her resilience, for her fate, for her integrity, her grace. i am christian. christiane idiot today needs the grace of the queen that she had. that is how she lived her life. the british parliament is still meeting in a rare saturday session as elected officials pay tribute to the queen, after swearing allegiance to the newly declared king. prince edward and princess and we re seeing greeting well wishes at balmoral in scotland. lindsey joins us now. lindsey, this is a ten-day, a highly choreographed period that has been in the planning now for decades. we re just getting some confirmation about what we will see and when we will see it in the coming days. we also just heard from the very news prince of wales-hyder. as i ve just heard in my ear, lindsay, the funeral for queen elizabeth the second will be held a week from monday. that s