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thank you so much for joining me this saturday. im fredericka witfield. ♪ history unfolding before our very eyes today in london. for the first time in 70 years, a new british monarch has been crowned. the nearly 400-year-old st. edwards crown was officially placed on the head of king charles iii today at westminster abbey. the sacred coronation ceremony was filled with tradition and pageantry, a culmination of a seven-decade journey from being heir to the throne to becoming the mo...

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royal family. ukrainian troops forcing russia to regroup and retreat from a region they held for six months. is this a turning point as you see a defiant ukraine taking the territory back? an alabama pastor put in handcuffs while watering his neighbors flowers. hes taking the arresting officers to court. youre in the cnn newsroom. as the people of great britain and world offe ed admir mourn the loss of queen eliz elizabeth, ii, how her subjects and nation will pay tribute. buckin...

queen consort. [ bells tolling ] the images of tributes across the uk. bells tolling 96 times, 1 for every year of her life. a memorial service at st. pauls cathedral. the world paying its respects. tonight what we learned about the service for the queen and her funeral. and this evening, president biden just confirming he will attend the queens funeral. the last days of queen elizabeth. the queen at her beloved summer home at balmoral in scotland. the unprecedented announcement abou...

life. her successor and son king charles iii is in london, and making his way right now to buckingham palace for the first time as king. upon his arrival, hell be greeted by thousands lining up to pay their respects, laying flowers and cards outside the palace honoring the queens seven decades on the throne. elizabeth became queen february 6th, 1952, she was just 25 years old. her reign spanned 14 u.s. presidents, seven popes, and 15 british prime ministers. >> she was a witness to his...

queen consort. the images of tributes across the u.k. bells tolling 96 times, once for every year of her life. a memorial service at st. pauls cathedral. the world paying its respects. tonight what we learned about the service for the queen and her funeral. and this evening, president biden confirming he will attend the queens funeral. the last days of queen elizabeth. the queen at her beloved summer home at balmoral in scotland. the unprecedented announcement about her health. and we ...

Big shoes to fill after the long reign of his mother, queen elizabeth ii, who was beloved and established a lasting legacy. but he has been waiting a long time or maybe we should say hes been groomed for a very long time. so with that, people must feel like they do know him, theres a relationship, theyve watched him since birth. do you think this will ultimately be an easy transition for him to make his own mark and legacy because hes been in the wings as the queens son all this time? >> i mean,...

Careful not to tread on the monarchs toes when she was alive. hes now in charge. what will he change? there is speculation he may not want to live in buckingham palace, for example. there is speculation he may change the role of monarchs likely. that isnt unusual. the king, the late queen transformed what it was to be a monarch. she created this idea of working with charities and being a patron to charities which allowed her to go out and meet people and be in front of the cameras. thats somethi...

Serving heir. its been interesting seeing him try to define his role, hes owned the prince of wales title. its been a struggle for him to be accepted. >> im not sure -- and here they are. >> here they are. >> prince harry and prince william. >> a lot of them speculated that harry would not be in uniform because hes no longer -- >> with the beard. >> and with the beard. internet, calm down now. >> there was a lot of betting whether or not he would wear the beard. >> meghan clearly likes the beard...

He had hip surgery last month. people werent sure if he would be able to attend. hes very close to prince harry. theres no way he would skip this day. the recuperation and rehabilitation would be done to make sure he could walk unaided down the aisle. it may be slow, but hell be there. >> and the queen, the longest serving monarch in british history. >> 66 years this year. >> it will be -- >> the 65th anniversary -- the oldest serving and longest serving british monarch. >> and prince charles th...