i can t believe she s gone. it s a great loss, great loss. i just hope that charles can live up to what his mother has obviously instilled in him. that will be a wonderful legacy for him to carry forward. and just moments ago we saw king charles iii showing everyone what it means to carry on in the midst of grief, coming here to buckingham palace for the first time as king, shaking hands with some of the absolute throngs of crowds that have gathered outside in the wake of his mother s death. all of this with a host of tributes to the monarch who sat on the throne for seven decades. new local time, the bells at westminster abbey and other churches in london and all across the uk pealed in the queen s memory. and one hour later the queen was honored with gun salutes at the tower of london, hyde park, edinburgh castle in scotland and several other locations around the united kingdom. later today king charles is going to meet with the new prime minister, liz truss, before del
buckingham palace. a royal 96 gun salute, one for every year of elizabeth s long momentous life. [ gun salute ] also echoing this morning over london, the iconic bells of westminster abbey ringing out along with the bells of other churches across the nation. [ bells tolling ] all of this marks the first of ten days of national mourning. all part of the long planned meticulously orchestrated order of events following the death of the queen. and this hour, we will be bearing witness to all of these historic moments, but also looking back on queen elizabeth s extraordinary life and what is ahead for her son, king charlesiii. you are in front of buckingham palace which we just saw in the last hour king charles iii when he arrived, was able to meet with and briefly talk to so many people. thousands of people that are there. reporter: you are really hit with it as soon as you get off the plane. i arrived this morning and i spent the morning walking around this city. i spent the
good day, i m katy tur in london alongside jose diaz-balart. and as the world settles into a new realty that nine out of ten people on earth have never known a sovereign on the british throne not named elizabeth. and now in just two hours, king charles the iii, new monarch in 70 years, will deliver his inaugural address. here he is this morning shaking thegathered hoping to catch a glimpse of their new king. and his upcoming speech will be part of what has been a momentous day across the united kingdom. including this booming tribute in hyde park right next to