charles ascension to the throne marks a pivotal moment for the united kingdom. it s facing a potential breakup scotland braces for independence. and uncertain world after leaving the eu. max foster is at buckingham palace. max, i show enjoyed your commentary. you ve been doing a great job. what is occurring at this particular moment? reporter: audiences at buckingham palace, so we re into the more mundane matters, if you like, after a lot of the pomp and ceremony where the king has to meet all the key people in the state and have meetings with them in order to govern over this state. look at the crowds. today the barriers have gone up. the roads are being closed. they re preparing for the massive state funeral which president biden confirmed he will be going to. we could see all the seniors heads of state from all around the world coming in. i know president putin enjoyed his visit to london. will he be allowed to come under sanctions is a big question. president xi enjoye
year. is there a lot of pressure now brought to bear on meghan, beyond that which already existed because the eyes of the world will be scrutinizing every step that she takes during the course of the next ten days? well, it s a wonderful piece of good fortune, probably, that harry and meghan were already in england when the queen entered her final illness. they had a successful visit to manchester and their last engagement in london was overshadowed by the queen s death. there will be many question marks, i think, about her participation in the events that loi lie ahead, particularly the state fun yal. we ll remember the queen s platinum jubilee, service of thanksgiving, harry and meghan were consigned to the pews along with the junior members of the royal family.