rest at the royal family s official scottish residence after arriving sunday in edinburgh where crowds turned out to pay their final respects. in the hours to come, the queen s coffin will be taken in procession from the palace of holyrood house to st. giles cathedral for a prayer service. god save the king played as charles iii was proclaimed king across the uk, including in scotland. he was formally confirmed as the new monarch on saturday before meeting with commonwealth leaders in london on sunday. and in the hours ahead, king charles will visit westminster hall where he ll receive condo lances from both houses of parliament. he will later depart for edinburgh to take part in the service for the queen. royal historian kate williams joining me now here at buckingham palace. and it is a busy day ahead. we also have nic robertson standing by with more from edinburgh. let s start with you, kate. king charles iii well and truly now ensconced in his new role. it is a busy day
guarding the coffin for their mother as mourners pass by before returning to london. as we talked about, tomorrow evening that plane is expected to land at 8:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. eastern time. so about 24 hours from now exactly. it has been quite a day. imagine that it has been an extraordinarily long day for king charles and the rest of his siblings. ingrid seward is joining me now. she s the editor in chief of majesty magazine and a frequent guest here and fox news contributor. good evening. good evening. martha: very good to have your with us today. what stands out to you as you watch charles and camilla as they head back to spend the evening at the royal residence in edinburgh after a long and meaningful day packed with emotion? the thing i found the most emotional is when they left holly road house with the queen s coffin loaded on to the car and they worked very slowly behind. i think it was incredibly moving. it was completely silent. i imagined there might have be
from the opening of the 40s pipeline, the border s railway and the hosting of three commonwealth games, she was present at so many of our iconic moments. she was also a true and steadfast friend of this parliament. on the day we reconvened in 1999, she allowed the title, queen elizabeth, queen of scots, to be used. she also presented us with our measured wisdom, justice, passion, intelligent describe values personified by the queen throughout her entire life. even as her health declined, her majesty inspired us with an unfaltered dedication to public service. in his address on friday, the king recalled his mother s words on her21st birthday. my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. for 75 years, queen elizabeth more than fulfilled that vow. she performed her duties with dedication, wisdom, and a profound sense of service. she set an exceptional example to all of us. our nation is in mourning today for a queen, whose loss we have not yet be
this will be a moment where they will have a long time, close and exposed to the public, to the public s feelings. and a moment where they are composed on their way to the prayer service. king charles on the way to the prayer service for his mother. but the presence of the people, one can only begin to imagine, the emotions that it might conjure among the royal family. and of course the people here to watch, pay their respects, offer their wishes, good wishes as the royal family passed by. later in the evening there will be a vigil held by the royal family around the coffin in st. giles cathedral following on from the prayer service earlier in the day and a couple of constitutional duties if you will for king charles. he ll meet with the first minister of scotland. remembering, of course, that her party is pushing for an
both. that will do it for this hour. make sure you join us for chris jansing reports, at 1:00 eastern every day on msnbc. and the king and other members of the royal family, are expected to hold a vigible by queen elizabeth s coffin in st. charles cathedral in the next hour. and we will carry that live from here in london, next. don t go away. don t go away. for. we spent our whole pension but couldn t keep up. so my husband just stopped taking his medicine. and then he had a stroke. i can t get back what i lost, but thanks to aarp, a new law will protect seniors with a cap on their prescription costs. that could have changed everything for us. i m just grateful that no one will have to face the terrible choices that we did any way you want it that s the way you need it any way you want it