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
burial in the royal vault alongside her husband prince philip in windsor this evening. as we are watching traditions that go back centuries and updated by the queen s agreement grandmother, queen victoria in 1901. the queen s casket will arrive at windsor castle, with the procession ending outside st. george s chapel. she will be the first female sovereign there. we will be bringing you the committal service for which some of the music was composed by the former chapel organist who is believed to have taught young princess elizabeth to play the piano. hundreds of world leaders, including president biden and more than 2,000 dignitaries joined the royal family for the queen s state funeral at westminster abbey. the 13th century seat of the church of england and where 25-year-old elizabeth was core nated 75 years ago. the queen said her funeral should not be long and boring. it was just about one-hour long, managing to be both personal and a world-class good-bye, including a
greeted the crowds that have been gathering for the queen. he gave a very moving speech. he praised his mother s unswerving devotion and promised to carry on the life of service and duty that she had ascribed herself to. these are the very first words that he spoke as king. watch this. i speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. throughout her life, her majesty, the queen, my beloved mother, was an inspiration, an example to me and to all of my family. and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example. queen elizabeth was a life well-lived, a promise with destiny kept and she s mourned most deeply in her passing. that promise of life-long service, i renew to all today. alongside the personal grief that all of my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you in the united kingdom, in all the countries where the queen was head of state in the commonwealth and across the w
as crowds of mourners continue to file past the coffin of queen elizabeth at st giles cathedral. thousands of people have been queueing for several hours at a time to pay their respects and today is the day that the queen s coffin will leave scotland. her coffin will remain in st giles cathedral until this afternoon when it will be flown to london to raf northolt. the queen s coffin will be companied as it has been since it left balmoral by princess anne. king charles and the queen consort will spend most of the day in northern ireland, as they continue their tour of all four nations of the united kingdom. they ll hear a message of condolence on behalf of the people of northern ireland from the speaker of the stormont assembly, alex maskey, and meet representatives of political parties, and faith leaders as well. it will be charles 40th visit to northern ireland but his very first as king. that is what is to come. we have been talking to some of the people who have b
leaders of the nationalist community. might be a few outliers in the national community we turn back on charles. but because nationalism is moderated, because the tensions that would be associated with the royal visit that would have been the case not that long ago. we know as well, there is a certain empathy. because republicans, nationalists and ireland suffered during the conflict, so of course did the royal family. prince charles as well as, now cain charles, deeply moved when his uncle was killed in 1979. so the conflict touch the royal family personally. that i think is that it s not their interest and determination to be a force for reconciliation within northern ireland. the queen of meeting martin mcguinness in 2012 was extraordinary, absolutely extraordinary and jaw-dropping. to the one that we want to dublin and commemorating those who fought against british rule in ireland in the garden of remembrance or. king charles is patient. my own university, he i