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Service of reflection at st. giles cathedral. earlier king charles iii addressed parliament for the first time as monarch acknowledging he feels the weight of history. >> as i stand before you today, i cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both houses dedicate yourselves with such personal commitment for the betterment of us all. parliament is the living and breathing instrument about our demo ...

We see in the construction of this great hall. and the reminders of medieval predecessors of the office to which i have been called. and the tangible connections to my darling late mother we see all around us from the fountain in new palace yard, which commemorates the late queens silver jubilee, to the sundial in old palace yard for the golden jubilee. my lords and members of the house of commons, we gather today in remembrance of the remarkable span of the queens dedicated service to her natio...

My husband and i were with the queen before dinner when the drawing room light started to flicker. to my great alarm, he was after all in the presence of her majesty, my husband suddenly leapt up and darted across the room. peter had spotted the cause of the flickering light. one of the queens young corgis, a beautiful pup called sandy, was eating through a lamp switch. thankfully, tragedy was averted and sandy emerged unscathed. though not before a stern ticking off from his mistress. just like...

Right? a lot of that hangups that we have about his role as prince of wales, he could have sort of moved on from by taking a different name. >> i think so. but i think equally its been his name now for 73 years. and i can see why he wants to hang on to it. i think charles iii can be very different to his predecessors. im hopeful. >> i dont know whether you want to break and listen to the bag pipes. otherwise we can talk about her book, elizabeths book called "englands queens" its vital to talk a...

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Am will be televised, providing over them, penny more dense. the conservative minister. and recently, the contender who has appointed lord presidents of the council. and in that role, she will lead the meeting of the accession council. the ex russian council is a meeting of the privy council. that resides as monarchs largely composed of current, and former politicians. that is why liz truss and all six of her living predecessors will be present. as well as members of the clergy. we have the arch...

Soon echoing around the world. >> charles was bestowed a host of titles at a young age, but did not become prince of wales until 1969, a role he sought to professionalize and redefine. many of charles predecessors treated the title as a ticket to a luxury lifestyle, notably the short-reigned king edward viii. while charles did indulge in partying years, he didnt want to wait until he became king to make a difference. following his studies at cambridge university, charles went into the military. ...

The conservative minister. and recently, the contender who has appointed lord presidents of the council. and in that role, she will lead the meeting of the excession council. the excession council is a meeting of the privy council. that resides as monarchs largely composed of current, and former politicians. that is why liz truss and all six of her living predecessors will be present. as well as members of the clergy. we have the archbishop and the canterburys of york, though -- end of the royal...

-- being told by him that earlier had genuinely believed -- -- the current prime minister has enough to seem opportunity -- with the predecessors. -- in the comments yesterday but of course she was only invited to form a compliment -- -- to discuss the queen is one of the greatest leaders the worlds ever known and said that she had generously -- some of her experience of government even journalist days. we also had a real range of stories and anecdotes thank tribute to the queens different chara...

Ceremony with ancient roots. hes the oldest person ever to become the british sovereign. we have a closer look at the years he has spent in training, some marked by controversy. >> i would hope that we might strive for an age of reverence. reverence for what gives us life and for the fragile world in which we live. >> reporter: charles was born on november 14th, 1948 to then heir to the throne princess elizabeth and prince philip, the duke of edinburgh. >> to princess elizabeth, presumptive to t...