The preferred residence. Good morning from london on a day of history and a day of great change. This is stjamess palace, in the heart of london, a stones throw from Buckingham Palace where thousands of people have made their way since the death was announced of her majesty the queen late on thursday afternoon. Queen elizabeth ii, the countrys longest reigning monarch, a constant presence in the lives of the people of this nation. Hers was a life marked with selfless duty and dedication. The focus until now has been at balmoral where she passed away, and at Buckingham Palace where huge crowds have been gathering. But today the focus changes to st jamess palace. The palace has been the residence for Kings And Queens of england for over 300 years. And it was the official residence of the sovereign until the reign of Queen Victoria, when Buckingham Palace became the preferred residence. When the queen passed away, her eldest son charles immediately became king. And today, on this historic day for the monarchy and the country, with solemnity, the Accession Council will meet here in stjamess palace for the First Time Since 1952. And there will be a proclamation for the new king. These proceedings have never been seen before on camera, but this morning we will see both parts of the Accession Council and the proclamation of the new sovereign. Last night, the king addressed the nation and there was a service of thanksgiving for the life of her majesty the queen. What will happen today is his First Official event as our new monarch. Lets have a look at where events are taking place this morning. Because the focus will be here. Were at st jamess palace, which is located just off the mall, close to Buckingham Place in Central London. It was originally the home of the monarch, but when the move was made to Buckingham Palace, formal Royal Business continued at st jamess palace. The king is currently in residence in Clarence House, the former home of the queen mother, which has been the London Residence of charles since the death of his grandmother in 2002. In a short while he will make his way from his home to st jamess palace to meet with the Accession Council. Once the council formalities have taken place, the principal proclamation of His Majesty The King will be made from the balcony overlooking friary court of the palace. Clive myrie is at st jamess palace. Good morning to you, sophie. There is a bit of a chill in the air here. The cloud of Early Morning has been shifting, moving above us. But thankfully the incessant rain of the last few days that greeted the passing of the queen is no more. We now look to the official declaration of a new king to be proclaimed in front of the world and it will be in the building just behind me here where that decision will be taken to confirm charles as King Charles Iii. Krause will also be allowed in here over the next few minutes or so. Crowds will be allowed in. The mood is one of sadness, a heavy heart that queen has passed but also that people are looking forward now to the future with a new king on the throne. What you will see today is not born out of law, or any legal need, it is following tradition. This is something that has happened for more than 300 years, but it is something we have never been able to witness before. Accession council is always traditionally held as soon as the monarch has died. There are two parts to what we will see today. Part one, the council will start at 10. 00am in just under half an hours time that will take place in the Picture Gallery, but the king will not be in attendance. That first part will last for about ten minutes and then proceedings will move to the throne room for the second part and the new king will be there. He will make his declaration. Well, last night, the king addressed the nation for the first time as sovereign and he paid homeage to his mother and her incredible life time of achievments. In a little over a weeks time, we will come together as a nation, as a commonwealth, and, indeed, a global community, to lay my beloved mother to rest. In our sorrow, let us remember and draw strength from the light of her example. On behalf of all my family, i can only offer the most sincere and heartfelt thanks for your condolences and support. They mean more to me than i can ever possibly express. And to my darling mama, as you begin your last Greatjourney Tojoin My Dear late papa, i want simply to say this. Thank you. Thank you for your love and devotion to our family, and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. The tribute paid by the new king, King Charles Iii, to his mother last night in his first address to the nation. Well, now i am joined by professor vernon bogdanor, and by the daily mails Robert Hardman, author it was quite touching moment. Very touching, his darling mama he referred to. Just reflect on the last 36 hours and huge seismic change that has taken place. Goad change that has taken place. Good morninu. Change that has taken place. Good morning. Seismic change that has taken place. Good morning. Seismic is change that has taken place. Good morning. Seismic is the change that has taken place. emf. Morning. Seismic is the word and change that has taken place. ef;ff. Morning. Seismic is the word and at speed. We knew this was going to be a fast transition but i dont think we appreciated quite how seamless and swift it would be. The king has given this a great deal of thought. He is the longest serving heir to the throne we have ever had. He never really discussed his vision of monarchy while the queen was alive, he thought that was inappropriate. We were left guessing now very rapidly we are finding out, for example, the fact that as soon as he came back from balmoral yesterday, it was to get out of the car before he even entered Buckingham Palace and meet people and the very fact we are here today witnessing on tv something has never been televised, it gives a very clear indication of where this is going. find it gives a very clear indication of where this is going. It gives a very clear indication of where this is going. And it is the kin that where this is going. And it is the king that has where this is going. And it is the king that has given where this is going. And it is the king that has given us where this is going. And it is the | king that has given us permission where this is going. And it is the king that has given us permission to do this. Already a very visual monarch. He is in full public view right from the start. Monarch. He is in full public view right from the start. Absolutely, it will be a much right from the start. Absolutely, it will be a much more right from the start. Absolutely, it will be a much more open right from the start. Absolutely, it i will be a much more open monarchy. He said a few months ago it was a seismic change but it is also seamless, which perhaps we take for granted, that there is no argument about who the Head Of State is. The new Head Of State takes up his office immediately on the death of his mother. If one lived in america or france it would be quite different. They would be a political debate about who the Head Of State should be if one lived in germany or italy, when the Head Of State retires or dies, Political Parties would get together to decide who the new Head Of State will be and that involves argument and controversy. We are very fortunate in having a monarchy where the Head Of State succeeds immediately and there is no debate about who it should be. That is something debate about who it should be. That is something that hasjust debate about who it should be. That is something that has just followed years and years, centuries of tradition because it always takes place usually within 2a hours. The reason it is a little later than that today is because the queens death was announced after 4pm and thatis death was announced after 4pm and that is why we have been able. White has taken place this morning. It has been laid in stone as it whether centuries. The Accession Council takes whether centuries. The Accession Council takes place whether centuries. The Accession Council takes place very whether centuries. The Accession Council takes place very rapidly. Council takes place very rapidly after the death of the previous sovereign but the Accession Council only confirms what is already the case, that the king succeeds immediately, the monarchy never dies, which is why the Royal Standard is not at half mast, unlike other flags. Standard is not at half mast, unlike otherflags. The key thing is that there is no gap in the succession of there is no gap in the succession of the Head Of State. The ceremony todayis the Head Of State. The ceremony today is symbolic, confirming what we already know, that we have a new king. We we already know, that we have a new kinu. ~. , king. We saw the new king arrive yesterday. King. We saw the new king arrive yesterday. He king. We saw the new king arrive yesterday, he flew king. We saw the new king arrive yesterday, he flew down king. We saw the new king arrive yesterday, he flew down from yesterday, he flew down from aberdeen, arrived at raf northolt and went straight to Buckingham Palace and he took part in a walkabout on his own, the Queen Consort was with him, but there were thousands of people standing there. An extraordinary moment. I was in the crowd~ an extraordinary moment. I was in the crowd. The mood just switched. The minute the crowd. The mood just switched. The minute he stepped out of the car, the minute he stepped out of the can you the minute he stepped out of the car, you hear people singing god save car, you hear people singing god save the car, you hear people singing God Save The King, those words last summer save the king, those words last summer by the wartime generation. There summer by the wartime generation. There were summer by the wartime generation. There were cheers and people broke into smiies there were cheers and people broke into smiles they were last sung stop into smiles they were last sung stop it into smiles they were last sung stop it is into smiles they were last sung stop it is reassurance, the sense of continuity stop it is reassurance, the sense of continuity. That is how he will continue continuity. That is how he will continue. This is essentially emholic continue. This is essentially embolic but these symbols at a time like this embolic but these symbols at a time like this really do matter, they are very reassuring. King is the king regardless of whether he has had a coronation regardless of whether he has had a coronation. Coronations come considerably further down the line than the considerably further down the line than the event today but it is an equally than the event today but it is an equally part of our tradition but he is an equally part of our tradition but he is an caress equally part of our tradition but he is an caress in our tradition. The legal is an caress in our tradition. The legal status is an caress in our tradition. The legal status is lost in a miss at Times Legal Status is lost in a miss at times. They talk about the first modern times. 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That is quite a thing stop the words that will be spoken they are words that have been handed down through the centuries. They dont change that much and the language is old, it is not. They are not modern statements, not modern words used. But no one has ever seen it before. Ever seen it before. Absolutely ri. Ht. Ever seen it before. Absolutely right the ever seen it before. Absolutely right. The last ever seen it before. Absolutely right. The last accession ever seen it before. Absolutely l right. The last Accession Council was in 1952 and none of the Privy Counsellors present then are alive today. As you say, it is very ancient, some would say archaic, ceremony. But one constitutional writer said, the more democratic we become, the more we like pageantry and that may well be true. We become, the more we like pageantry and that may well be true. And that may well be true. We will see a lot of and that may well be true. We will see a lot of pageantry and that may well be true. We will see a lot of pageantry today. The official announcement of the monarchs successor is an important part of our nations constitutional framework, but what is the Accession Council and how does it work . Today at saint james is palace there will be a special meeting of the Privy Counsellors. In general the Privy Counsellors. In general the Privy Counsellors. In general the Privy Counsellors acts as advisors to the monarch. A link between the Head Of State and the government of the day. At the meetings, tradition has it that everyone remains standing. There are over 700 members of the privy council, drawn from politicians, some of whom, but not all, it will have held high office. And members of the royal family. The clergy. And the judiciary. And members of the royal family. The clergy. And thejudiciary. They and members of the royal family. The clergy. And the judiciary. They are appointed for life. Upon the death of the monarch, there is a special meeting of the privy council known as the Accession Council. It first met in 1603 after elizabeth the first died without a child. The Accession Council made the publication proclamation that james vi should becomejames i of england. The Accession Council meets to proclaim who the next king or queen should be. The Accession Council will now meet twice, as it lasted in 1952. First on its own, then in the presence of the new sovereign. It will be quite a moment. We joined now by david 0lusoga, the historian, writer and broadcaster. Thank you forjoining us. Lets talk more about what we can expect to see today. As i said before, no one has witnessed this. I today. As i said before, no one has witnessed this. Witnessed this. I think today is auoin to witnessed this. I think today is going to be witnessed this. I think today is going to be a witnessed this. I think today is going to be a strange witnessed this. I think today is going to be a strange mix witnessed this. I think today is going to be a strange mix of. Going to be a strange mix of continuity, tradition and modernity. This will be televised, an event which hasnt taken place for 70 years, an event, as you said earlier, with language from earlier archaic language perhaps come in a building built in 1531. This is one of those moments when i think we are reminded that we are a very old country and there are these traditions that can disappear from our lives for decades, 70 years in this case, but they are there under the surface to re emerge when the time comes. It the surface to reemerge when the time comes time comes. It is a proclamation, there is a time comes. It is a proclamation, there is a declaration, time comes. It is a proclamation, there is a declaration, it time comes. It is a proclamation, | there is a declaration, it stretches back, you feel like you are stretching back, touching history in the past, because it does go back to the past, because it does go back to the times when there wasnt literacy, modern communication, and the way to tell the people of this country that there was a new king or queen was simply to proclaim it, the town crier is, people going out onto the streets and shouting it. It town crier is, people going out onto the streets and shouting it. The streets and shouting it. It was communication the streets and shouting it. It was communication old the streets and shouting it. It was communication old style the streets and shouting it. It was communication old style and the streets and shouting it. 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Lets talk about the privy council because that is who has been called, the first time the privy council has been called, the entire privy council, since 1952, and yet they cannot all go, they are not allowed to all go because there simply isnt enough room. 200 have been invited and will be allowed to go today. Tell us who they are and what their owners. ,. ,. ,. , owners. The privy council is an extremely owners. The privy council is an extremely ancient owners. The privy council is an extremely ancient body, owners. The privy council is an extremely ancient body, going| owners. The privy council is an extremely ancient body, going back to anglo saxon times, and in older times it was a genuinely advisory body to the monarch. But today, its purely a formal body. It is composed primarily of senior parliamentarians, two memos of the royal family and Privy Counsellors, the new Queen Consort and the new Prince Of Wales, and also senior archbishops, one or two senior Civil Servants, seniorjudges and some Commonwealth Leaders, and the whole privy council only meets on this sort of occasion, but as you also said they cant all meet at st jamess palace or the forward creek. So only very senior ones are coming and i think there has been a ballot for about 30 places for the rest. Some, i gather, for about 30 places for the rest. Some, igather, have for about 30 places for the rest. Some, i gather, have been asked please dont come. I think theres a bit of annoyance about that but it is inevitable because the palace cannot contain over 700 people. But their role, when you talked about it from ancient times, norman times, their role then was to advise them on it, wasnt it . They ruled alongside the monarch really . 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What a moment of change, as well, because we are not only having l well, because we are not only having a new king, but also members of the privy council who include the new Prime Minister, who include the new lord President Of The Council who is no Penny Mordaunt. People who have onlyjust been put in place in the last few days. Its onlyjust been put in place in the last few days onlyjust been put in place in the last few days. Its a Deep Learning Curve for everyone. Last few days. Its a Deep Learning Curve for everyone. It last few days. Its a Deep Learning Curve for everyone. It really last few days. Its a Deep Learning Curve for everyone. It really is. I curve for everyone. It really is. Lets no curve for everyone. It really is. Lets go straight curve for everyone. It really is. Lets go straight to curve for everyone. It really is. Lets go straight to st curve for everyone. It really is. Lets go straight to st jamessl lets go straight to st jamess palace now and join clive again. Yes, sophie, we are expecting in the next few minutes Something Like 800 people, members of the public gathered just to my right down there, behind the gates, but they will be allowed to come in here into the forecourt for what will of course be a historic moment, to be part of history, and thats the whole point of the ceremony. And a meeting today, to make this public declaration of a new king and that proclamation itself will come from the balconyjust up there behind me with the french windows open ready, and the announcement will come from the garter king of arms, and that of course will come after the meeting of the 200 or so, as youve been discussing, members of the Accession Council drawn largely from the privy council drawn largely from the privy council and come in the last few minutes, we saw a succession of ex Prime Minister is making their way here through the court to go into the building from john major, tony blair, gordon brown, david cameron, theresa may and of course Boris Johnson. And i suspect that there will be a lot of people here who dont have memories of what happened 70 years ago, this will be such an historic moment. Historic moment. Well, the proclamation historic moment. Well, the proclamation of historic moment. Well, the proclamation of a historic moment. Well, the proclamation of a new historic moment. Well, the proclamation of a new moniker is an historic and often Pivotal Moment in the light of our nation. And it has been 70 years since the last proclamation. 0n on february the 6th1952, came the news of the death of king george vi. The end of the kings rain, the dawn of a new elizabethan age. Reign. How did the next day by so Winston Churchill. How did the next day by so Winston Churchill. ,. ,. , churchill. This is now the reign of our queen churchill. This is now the reign of our queen. Some churchill. This is now the reign of our queen. Some of churchill. This is now the reign of our queen. Some of the churchill. This is now the reign of our queen. Some of the greatestj churchill. This is now the reign of. Our queen. Some of the greatest in our queen. Some of the greatest in our history have unfolded. And tomorrow, the proclamation of our sovereignty will command the loyalty of our lady land and of all other parts of the british commonwealth. Princess elizabeth was in kenya when her father died. Princess elizabeth was in kenya when herfather died. And princess elizabeth was in kenya when her father died. And flew home immediately as queen. The following day, the new sovereign travelled to st jamess palace to day, the new sovereign travelled to stjamess palace to meet day, the new sovereign travelled to st jamess palace to meet with the Accession Council. She made a personal declaration there. Pledging that she would always work to uphold Constitutional Government and to advance the happiness and prosperity of her peoples all the world over. This was followed by The Public Proclamation At saint james this was followed by The Public Proclamation AtSaintjames Palace. Publish and proclaim that the High And Mighty princess Elizabeth Alexandra mary is now, by the death of our lady sovereign, become Queen Elizabeth ii. ,. ,. , elizabeth ii. Since the Proclamation Ofthe elizabeth ii. Since the proclamation of the Queens Elizabeth ii. Since the proclamation of the queens greatgrandfather, l of the queens great grandfather, edward vii, 1901, stjamess palace has been the Traditional Home for the ceremony. The proclamation of his heir, george v, was watched by the qings sons, edward and george, both of whom would become sovereign. First edward viii, who abdicated after less than a year. Leading to the accession of his younger brother, the queens father, george vi. , brother, the queens father, george vi. , y. ,. , vi. Our only lawful and rightful kin vi. Our only lawful and rightful king george vi. Our only lawful and rightful king george vi, vi. Our only lawful and rightful king george vi, god vi. Our only lawful and rightful king george vi, god save vi. Our only lawful and rightful king george vi, god save the i vi. Our only lawful and rightful king george vi, God Save The King. Stjamess palace, where Kings And Queens have been proclaimed for hundreds of years. The rites and rituals of which will be seen and heard once again today. Well, that will begin, the Accession Council, very shortly in about five orso council, very shortly in about five or so minutes time. At ten oclock this morning. Part one begins in the Picture Gallery, which are starting to fill up now with members of the privy council, people who have been invited. There they are gathering in the Picture Gallery at st jamess palace. Vernon bogdanor, talk as to who is there and what youre about to see in part one because the king will not be there. The to see in part one because the king will not be there. Will not be there. The Accession Council is will not be there. The Accession Council is composed will not be there. The Accession Council is composed primarily. 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In fact, Everybody Standing to attention. The meeting will beain standing to attention. The meeting will begin shortly. Standing to attention. The meeting will begin shortly. Please standing to attention. The meeting will begin shortly. Please make standing to attention. The meeting l will begin shortly. Please make sure mobile will begin shortly. Please make sure Mobile Phones are switched off. So Mobile Phones are switched off. S thatis Mobile Phones are switched off. That is the Mobile Phones are switched off. Sf that is the initial announcement, urging people to the fact that it will begin shortly, but in a few minutes time, what we will see is what is called the Platform Party. They will arrive and that includes the Queen Consort, and the new Prince Of Wales. We are having to get used to these titles of the new Prince Of Wales, prince william. Indeed, its a process of adjustment, as you say. This has changed, i think things are about to start. In the past, most people would have been in mourning dress, at the last Accession Council and before that in court address, but today most people are in lounge suits, another indication in a way that times have changed. Nobody has seen this before. But that times have changed. Nobody has seen this before. Seen this before. But it is a very simle seen this before. But it is a very simple council seen this before. But it is a very simple council part seen this before. But it is a very simple council part one. Seen this before. But it is a very simple council part one. What i seen this before. But it is a very i simple council part one. What will happen is the death of the queen will be announced, we will have what is called the Accession Proclamation, which is made without the king present. And then we will see the Platform Party who will all sign that. They will sign and witness that proclamation. The whole process takes about ten minutes in total. After that, they will leave the Picture Gallery and they will all move through into the throne room, which is where the new king will be waiting. Really quite a moment of history. There they all are, front row, borisjohnson, david cameron, theresa may, and nobody really knows what they are about to witness, do they . Witness, do they . After the last Accession Council witness, do they . After the last Accession Council in witness, do they . After the last Accession Council in 1952, witness, do they . After the last| Accession Council in 1952, harold wilson, the Future LabourPrime Minister, said it was the most moving ceremony hed ever seen. He said that many years later, so there is a very Human Element to this, once the monarchy is stating a personal declaration. The queen come with tears in her eyes, said my heart is too today to see anything other than i will uphold my fathers values. 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So position i think in the second part of the ceremony. Position i think in the second part of the ceremony. So what you are about to see of the ceremony. So what you are about to see if of the ceremony. So what you are about to see if the of the ceremony. So what you are about to see if the royal of the ceremony. So what you are about to see if the royal party of the ceremony. So what you are j about to see if the royal party and the Platform Party, who are moving into the Picture Gallery now. And within this Platform Party, the archbishop of canterbury, the lodge aleppo Lord Chancellor, liz truss, the new Prime Minister, the archbishop of york, the Lord Privy Seal. The lord President Of The Council, who will lead to the proceedings today in her new role. The earl marshal, the Queen Consort, and the new Prince Of Wales. The business for part one of the council. My lords, it is my sad duty to inform you that her most gracious majesty, Queen Elizabeth ii, has passed away on thursday the 8th Of September 2022 at balmoral castle. I propose that when certain necessary business has been transacted, a deputation consisting of her majesty, his royal highness, the archbishop of canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the archbishop of york, the Prime Minister, the clerk of the council, and myself, shall wait on the king and inform him the council is assembled. I now call on the clerk of the council to read aloud the text of the proclamation. Whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady Queen Elizabeth ii of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the crown is solely and rightfully come to the high Prince CharlesPhilip Arthur george. We, therefore, the Lords Spiritual And Temporal of this realm, and members of the house of commons. With these her late majestys privy council, with representatives of other members of the commonwealth, with the lord mayor, aldermen, and citizens of london, do now hereby with one voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the Prince CharlesPhilip Arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful King Charles Iii. By The Grace Of God king of this realm and of all his other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we acknowledge all faith and constant obedience with hearty and humble affection, beseeching god by whom Kings And Queens do reign, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us. 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And now, other members of the Platform Party, beginning with Penny Mordaunt, who hasjust taken on Platform Party, beginning with Penny Mordaunt, who has just taken on this role in the last few days or so, adding her name. And the new Prime Minister, liz truss. The archbishop of canterbury, justin welby. And he is followed by the archbishop of york. I will bring in vernon. You have studied this. It is of york. I will bring in vernon. You have studied this. Have studied this. It is a very movint have studied this. It is a very moving and have studied this. It is a very moving and moving have studied this. It is a very moving and moving do have studied this. It is a very l moving and moving do asylum ceremony. Confirmation of the fact that charles iii is the king. It doesnt make him king, it confirms the fact he is the new king. It is a very solemn and moving moment that many of us will perhaps never see again. Many of us will perhaps never see atain. ,. ,. , again. Indeed. 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Tremble in the voice of the clerk of the council, as he read out what will be the council, as he read out what will be the the council, as he read out what will be the proclamation. People in that room will be the proclamation. People in that room by feeling very moved and it is not that room by feeling very moved and it is not surprising. There is the earl it is not surprising. There is the earl marshal, with black armband like Everybody Else. This is what we are seeing. Like Everybody Else. This is what we are seeing, nobody has seen it before are seeing, nobody has seen it before. ,. ,. ,. ,. , before. Drafts of eight orders of counsel. One. Before. Drafts of eight orders of counsel. One. Ordering before. Drafts of eight orders of counsel. One. Ordering the counsel. 0ne. 0rdering the proclamation to be printed and published in specialist supplements, in the london, edinburgh and belfast gazette. Two, directing the Lord Chancellor to ethics the great seal to the proclamation proclaiming his majesty King Charles Iii. Three, directing the kings heralds an perceive hints of arms to attend at the court of saint james to proclaim his majesty King Charles Iii. Four, directing the lord mayor, the court of aldermen and commons of london, to attend at the Royal Exchange to proclaim his majesty King Charles Iii. Five, directing his majestys Secretary Of State for defence to give directions for the firing of guns at hyde park as soon as his majesty is proclaimed. Six, directing the constable of his majestys Tower Of London to give directions for the firing of guns at the Tower Of London as soon as his majesty is proclaimed. Seven, directing his majestys Secretary Of State for scotland to cause the proclamation for proclaiming his majesty King Charles Iii to be published in scotland. Eight, directing the clerk of the council toissue directing the clerk of the council to issue circular letters for causing his majesty King Charles Iii to be proclaimed. Are hereby approved. That concludes the business for this part of the council. I now invite the Deputation Party to accompany me to wait on the king in the Council Chamber. The Prince Of Wales and the Queen Consort leading the Platform Party out of the Picture Gallery at saint james palace and a very short ten minutes or so opening part to this Accession Council. That was part one. The proceedings will move shortly into the throne room, the party now goes into the Council Chamber which we will not see but they will move their and greet the new king. That is part one of these proceedings. There is a lot of change now because not everybody goes into part two. David, your thoughts on what you have just seen. The language of it is from another age. It the language of it is from another ate. The language of it is from another ale, ,. , the language of it is from another age. It is. It is a uxtaposition of the ve age. It is. It is ajuxtaposition of the very modern age. It is. It is ajuxtaposition of the very modern and age. It is. It is ajuxtaposition of the very modern and very age. It is. It is ajuxtaposition of the very modern and very old. I age. It is. It is a juxtaposition of. The very modern and very old. We have just watched it on tv for the first time, it is a significant is the first time cameras were allowed in parliament but it is from a world of Proclamations when the news of the passing of a monarch and the ascension of another is something that needs to be proclaimed on the streets, it needs to spread. In the 16th century, after the coronation of a monarch there was a recognition parade. This idea that the monarch must be seen. I think this is all part of that visualisation of this moment of transition. The part of that visualisation of this moment of transition. The orders of council, moment of transition. The orders of council. Which moment of transition. The orders of council, which we moment of transition. The orders of council, which we saw moment of transition. The orders of council, which we saw penny moment of transition. The orders of i council, which we saw Penny Mordaunt reading out, very much against something you can understand why it happened centuries ago. It is about assuring the monarchy continues immediately, there is nothing Preventing Business from carrying on. ,. , Preventing Business from carrying on. Y. , ~ Preventing Business from carrying on. ,. , 4. , on. The minutiae, if you like, of the ceremony on. The minutiae, if you like, of the ceremony of on. The minutiae, if you like, of the ceremony of today on. The minutiae, if you like, of the ceremony of today and on. The minutiae, if you like, of the ceremony of today and the l on. The minutiae, if you like, of the ceremony of today and the days ahead. It is given the ultimate imperator, it is official. We might expect there to be gun salutes but this is saying this is what will happen. There will be other 0rders happen. There will be other orders in council, the privy council directs things like stance. There will be a lot of change for this body to authorise in the days ahead. The Privy Counsellors are about to make their way out of the Picture Gallery at the moment. John major, theresa may, david cameron, Boris Johnson, gordon brown. So many faces from the past. People who all knew the queen, who all sought her councilfor the queen, who all sought her council for years the queen, who all sought her councilfor years and the queen, who all sought her council for years and years. Vaguely reminiscent council for years and years. Vaguely reminiscent of council for years and years. Vaguely reminiscent of the council for years and years. Vaguely reminiscent of the state council for years and years. Vaguely reminiscent of the State Opening i council for years and years. Vaguely reminiscent of the State Opening of| reminiscent of the State Opening of parliament, as the commons move through to the lords for another sacred constitutional moment. Jacob rees mogg, former lord president and the new deputy Prime Minister to ease a talk about the great and the good deputy Prime Minister therese coffey. T0 good deputy Prime Minister therese coffey. Good deputy Prime Minister therese coffey. To be clear, these are the 200 therese coffey. To be clear, these are the 200 who therese coffey. To be clear, these are the 200 who have therese coffey. To be clear, these are the 200 who have been therese coffey. To be clear, these. Are the 200 who have been invited. There are more than 700, i think 719 in total, Privy Counsellors. This will be a separation now for part two because the lord mayor of london and his civic party were in attendance there. They will now head off into london, into the city of london itself, because there will be a proclamation at 12 oclock in the city of london. Then on, explain the importance of the city of london, the mayor of london, being there today. The mayor of london, being there toda. The mayor of london, being there toda. ,. ,. ,. , , today. The Proclamations, they relate to a today. The Proclamations, they relate to a time today. The Proclamations, they relate to a time of today. The Proclamations, they relate to a time of the today. The Proclamations, they relate to a time of the past today. The Proclamations, they. Relate to a time of the past when today. The Proclamations, they relate to a time of the past when we didnt have newspapers, let alone Mobile Phones, and that was the only way in which you could spread the news towards the whole country, so this is a very traditional part of the ceremony. The lord mayor of london will not be in the second part of the Accession Council, which we are now moving towards. In that, the new king will make a personal declaration and he will also take an 0ath to defend the established Church Of Scotland. He later, either at his coronation or at a meeting of parliament, will take an 0ath to defend the Protestant Religion. These may sound archaic and out of date too many people but they relate to the political and religious struggles of the 17th century and if you think they are out of date it is p you think they are out of date it is up to parliament to alter them. But the new king has no option but to make these declarations, which have a purely symbolic significance because if, for example, parliament decided to disestablish the Church Of England or the Church Of Scotland, he would have to sign that legislation. So what we are about to see is very much symbolic without legal significance, see is very much symbolic without legalsignificance, but see is very much symbolic without legal significance, but mainly traditional significance. Legal significance, but mainly traditionalsignificance. It should traditional significance. It should not traditionalsignificance. It should not give offence to those who dont belong to the Church Of Scotland or the Church Of England or the Protestant Religion. For the Church Of England or the Protestant Religion. The Church Of England or the Protestant Religion. For that reason we will see Protestant Religion. For that reason we will see a Protestant Religion. For that reason we will see a change Protestant Religion. For that reason we will see a change of Protestant Religion. For that reason we will see a change of witnesses. | we will see a change of witnesses. In part two in the throne room, nicola sturgeon, the First Minister of scotland, will be on the Platform Party, in the throne room is one of the witnesses, signing that both. Absolutely, the isle of derives from the Treaty Of Union With Scotland in 1707 which brought scotland into the kingdom with england and wales and it has some symbolic significance perhaps for scots. It can be abolished, the establishment, without the consent of the Scottish Parliament and obviously scottish sensitivities are very much involved in this ceremony. Haifa sensitivities are very much involved in this ceremony. In this ceremony. Now they are all ttatherin in this ceremony. Now they are all gathering in in this ceremony. Now they are all gathering in the in this ceremony. Now they are all gathering in the throne in this ceremony. Now they are all gathering in the throne room in this ceremony. Now they are all gathering in the throne room at i gathering in the throne room at saint james gathering in the throne room at Saintjames Palace and it is very rare that we actually see inside the throne room because it is not open, the palace, to the public, but that is a room that has barely changed since the reign of george iv. His portrait is over the fireplace. A sumptuous room, spectacular. Very few of us have seen that. A moment ago we were looking at archive of the film of this same event in 1952. These images are being imprinted at international memory, they will be archived, part of the national memory. This is a moment when history is happening. Memory. This is a moment when history is happening. Nobody will sit Exce Tt History is happening. Nobody will sit except for history is happening. Nobody will sit except for the history is happening. Nobody will sit except for the new history is happening. Nobody will sit except for the new king history is happening. Nobody will i sit except for the new king himself when he signs his declaration and his own. It is tradition that nobody in privy council sits. It is standing in privy council sits. It is standing only in privy council sits. It is standing only assembly. J in privy council sits. Ut 3 standing only assembly. Keep things short. What it does, on a monthly basis, it could be anything from legislation to do with the Channel Islands to charters of chartered bodies, it deals with a lot of the things that parliament doesnt have a time to deal with, parliament doesnt have a time to dealwith, but parliament doesnt have a time to deal with, but today it is at its absolute, the essence of what it is therefore, which is to appoint our Head Of State. find therefore, which is to appoint our Head Of State. Therefore, which is to appoint our Head Of State. And what we will be watchint Head Of State. And what we will be watching for Head Of State. And what we will be watching for is Head Of State. And what we will be watching for is what Head Of State. And what we will be watching for is what the Head Of State. And what we will be watching for is what the king watching for is what the king himself says, how much he himself can add, how much the words are written for him, how much you can add himself and what input he has, we dont know. His add himself and what input he has, we dont know. We dont know. His speech will be delivered. We dont know. His speech will be delivered. As we dont know. His speech will be delivered, as almost we dont know. His speech will be delivered, as almost all we dont know. His speech will be delivered, as almost all his delivered, as almost all his speeches are, on the advice of ministers. Speeches are, on the advice of ministers, but nevertheless, im sure ministers, but nevertheless, im sure he ministers, but nevertheless, im sure he will ministers, but nevertheless, im sure he will have his own Personal Input sure he will have his own Personal Input into sure he will have his own Personal Input into it sure he will have his own Personal Input into it. As i said a few moments input into it. As i said a few moments ago, it will set the tone of his reign moments ago, it will set the tone of his reign, the atmosphere in which he chooses his reign, the atmosphere in which he chooses to become king, so it will be he chooses to become king, so it will be worth listening to very carefully, i think. Will be worth listening to very carefully, ithink. Will be worth listening to very carefully, ithink. Carefully, i think. While we have not seen what carefully, i think. While we have not seen what goes carefully, i think. While we have not seen what goes on carefully, i think. While we have not seen what goes on before, l carefully, i think. While we have i not seen what goes on before, we have read about it and when the queen made her declaration, pears was fairly brief, wasnt it . She said i think my heart is tooth fall to say more but i will uphold my fathers work according to Constitutional Government my heart is too full. She Constitutional Government my heart is too full. Heart is too full. She was a 25yearolds heart is too full. She was a 25yearolds were heart is too full. She was a 25yearolds were just heart is too full. She was a i 25yearolds were just flown heart is too full. She was a 25yearolds were just flown halfway 25 year olds were just flown halfway around the world in a State Of Shock and was having to do this completely different, in a room full of very old, entirely old white men, and one thing we see today is greater diversity. It is still very establishment looking organisation but its a different complexion, the privy council today. Many women there, as well. But in her case, she was very young, they were very old, it was a highly charged emotional situation and there were tears in her eyes. I think today it will be very sombre but i think it will be a much more of the moment feel to it. You can seejust much more of the moment feel to it. You can see just how much our society has changed over the 70 years of her reign, taking a look at that room, when the young queen stood there 25 years old it was all men. Now faces from across society. I think it reminds usjust men. Now faces from across society. I think it reminds us just how long the reign of the queen has been. The society in 1952 was so much changed, society in 1952 was so much changed, so much disappeared, and this is a snapshot of thejourney so much disappeared, and this is a snapshot of the journey we have been on in the past 70 years, in all forms of diversity and, as he said, this incredible gathering of former leaders. Latte this incredible gathering of former leaders. ~. This incredible gathering of former leaders. ,. Leaders. We are expecting proceedings leaders. We are expecting proceedings to leaders. We are expecting proceedings to start leaders. We are expecting i proceedings to start shortly. Leaders. We are expecting proceedings to start shortly. The king will make this declaration. After that, everybody will leave. They will sign the declaration is downstairs and then at 11 oclock this morning, a proclamation from the balcony of st jamess palace from fiery court, which we saw earlier. �. , from fiery court, which we saw earlier. �. From fiery court, which we saw earlier. ~ , ,. , earlier. Also present, the Secretary General of the earlier. Also present, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth General of the Commonwealth Underpinning the importance of the commonwealth here today. Among about 720 members of the privy council, a0 orso 720 members of the privy council, a0 or so are from across the queens realms, reminding us that today this is the monarchy is notjust the United Kingdom but 1a other countries, as well. And, as the clerk read out in the proclamation there, head of the commonwealth was there, head of the commonwealth was the first thing we heard, that was the first thing we heard, that was the first thing we heard, that was the first thing we decided. That had not yet been decided when she came in, that there ahead of the commonwealth is not hereditary and had not been fully resolved, but that has been set down no by all Commonwealth Leaders in 2018 at the london summit. These are small changes but important changes to todays events. The changes but important changes to todays events. Todays events. The high commissioners todays events. The high commissioners were todays events. The high commissioners were at i todays events. The high i commissioners were at part todays events. The high commissioners were at part one of the Accession Council and have now left and this is just the privy Council Called here now. That will be very interesting to see, wont it can have a commonwealth changes under the new king . What changes he brings to it, what tone he sets . The commonwealth has been the great project commonwealth has been the great project of commonwealth has been the great project of Queen Commonwealth has been the great project of Queen Elizabeth commonwealth has been the great project of Queen Elizabeth ii. Commonwealth has been the great project of Queen Elizabeth ii. Its. Project of Queen Elizabeth ii. Its been project of Queen Elizabeth ii. Its been a project of Queen Elizabeth ii. Its been a passion project of Queen Elizabeth ii. Its been a passion of project of Queen Elizabeth ii. Its been a passion of her project of Queen Elizabeth ii. Its been a passion of her reign, been a passion of her reign, arguably been a passion of her reign, arguably her been a passion of her reign, arguably her greatest been a passion of her reign, arguably her greatest achievement, but this arguably her greatest achievement, but this is arguably her greatest achievement, but this is a arguably her greatest achievement, but this is a moment arguably her greatest achievement, but this is a moment of arguably her greatest achievement, but this is a moment of change, arguably her greatest achievement, i but this is a moment of change, even before but this is a moment of change, even before her but this is a moment of change, even before her passing. But this is a moment of change, even before her passing. It but this is a moment of change, even before her passing. It will but this is a moment of change, even before her passing. It will be before her passing. It will be interesting before her passing. 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Sharing | watching everybody there. Sharing memories, no doubt, catching up. And so many of them, who spent a lot of time with the queen, as a Prime Minister, week in, week out, had the audience with the queen and really valued that. Theyve all spoken about how important that was. There are six former about how important that was. There are six former prime about how important that was. There are six former Prime Ministers are six former Prime Ministers present and i think its the first time weve ever had six former living Prime Minister is. Theres been such a large turnover, particularly in recent years, but as you say, the weekly meeting is very important to them because they say they can say things to the queen they can say things to the queen they wouldnt say to their Cabinet Colleagues or even sometimes to their spouse, and they know it will not leak and it is entirely private. No one else is present and therefore no minutes are taken of the meeting. And it does enable Prime Ministers to unburden themselves and no doubt they benefit from the fact that the Head Of State has a different perspective on things and they say have you thought about this or that . This happened a few years ago, it didnt work out well, perhaps it wont work out well today. Although the king has a lot of political experience, he has seen major politicians for many years, he may be able to point out things which occurred before shall we say the current Prime Minister was politically aware and that, i think, is an important part of our system. The oldest king to come to the throne in british history. Previously it was william iv. The last time previously it was william iv. The last time this happened, the Prime Minister last time this happened, the Prime Minister was Winston Churchill, and most minister was Winston Churchill, and most of minister was Winston Churchill, and most of the minister was Winston Churchill, and most of the people in the room would have known most of the people in the room would have known Queen Victoria. An astonishing span of time. And so part two of the Accession Council gets under way. The first time we will see the new king here at st jamess palace. The party of witnesses, led by Penny Mordaunt in her new role. Who will start proceedings. The Queen Consort, the new Prince Of Wales, and there, behind them, King Charles Iii. Business for part two of the council. Your majesty, to make your declaration. My my lords, ladies and gentlemen, it is my most sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my beloved mother the queen. I know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world, sympathises with me in the irreparable loss we have all suffered. It is the greatest consolation to me to know the sympathy expressed by so many to my sister and brothers and that such overwhelming affection and support should be extended to our whole family in our loss. To all of us as a family, as to this kingdom, and the widerfamily of a family, as to this kingdom, and the wider family of nations, of which it is a part, my mother gave an example of lifelong love and of selfless service. My mothers reign was unequalled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion. Even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty. Which have now passed to me. In taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set in upholding Constitutional Government and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands. And of the Commonwealth Realms and territories throughout the world. In this purpose, i know that i shall be upheld by the affection and loyalty of the peoples who is sovereign i have been called upon to be. And that, in the discharge of these duties, i will be guided by the council of their elected parliaments. In all this, i am profoundly encouraged by the constant support of my beloved wife. I take this opportunity to confirm my willingness and intention to continue the tradition of surrendering the hereditary revenues, including the crown estate, to my government for the benefit of all in return for the sovereign grants which supports my official duties as Head Of State and head of nation. And, in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life, i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. I pray for the guidance and help of almighty god pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. I have with humble du to almighty god. I have with humble duty to crave almighty god. I have with humble duty to crave your almighty god. I have with humble duty to crave your majestys duty to crave your majestys permission for the publication of your gracious speech. Approved. Concerning your gracious speech. Approved. Concerning the your gracious speech. Approved. Concerning the security your gracious speech. Approved. Concerning the security of your gracious speech. Approved. Concerning the security of the i concerning the security of the church concerning the security of the church of concerning the security of the Church Of Scotland. | concerning the security of the Church Of Scotland. I understand that the law Church Of Scotland. I understand that the law requires Church Of Scotland. I understand that the law requires that Church Of Scotland. I understand that the law requires that i Church Of Scotland. I understand i that the law requires that i should add to my accession to the crown take and subscribe the 0ath relating to the security of the Church Of Scotland. I am to the security of the Church Of Scotland. Iam ready to the security of the Church Of Scotland. I am ready to do so at this first opportunity. I. I, charles iii, by The Grace Of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and my other realms and territories king, defender of the face, do faithfully promise and swear that i shall maintain and preserve the settlement of the true Protestant Religion as established by the laws made in scotland in prosecution of the claim of right and, particular by an act for securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church government, and Presbyterian Church government, and by the acts passed in the parliament of both kingdoms for union of the two kingdoms together with the government, worship, discipline, rights and privileges of the Church Of Scotland. So help me god. J the Church Of Scotland. So help me god. ,. , ,. , god. I now invite your maesty to subscribe both god. I now invite your maesty to subscribe both copies god. I now invite your maesty to subscribe both copies of god. I now invite your majesty to subscribe both copies of the subscribe both copies of the instrument confirming the 0ath has been taken. Studio a signature from the new king. 0n the 0ath that he has just declared in front of the privy council. And now witnesses will also add their signature to the documents. I now invite the witnesses to his majestys now invite the witnesses to his majestys 0ath to sign both copies of the majestys 0ath to sign both copies of the instrument. find majestys oath to sign both copies of the instrument. Of the instrument. And that will bet in of the instrument. And that will begin with of the instrument. And that will begin with the of the instrument. And that will begin with the new of the instrument. And that will begin with the new prince of the instrument. And that will begin with the new prince of. Of the instrument. And that will begin with the new Prince Of Wales. Prince william. He will be followed by the Queen Consort. And now those documents are being turned around because there are other witnesses waiting by the side of the platform who will also add their signatures to it. Just to be clear, Robert Hardman, what we are seeing being signed here, this is about the 0ath to the Church Of Scotland. Here, this is about the oath to the Church Of Scotland. Church of scotland. Yes, this is preserving Church Of Scotland. Yes, this is preserving the Church Of Scotland. Yes, this is preserving the Settlement Church of scotland. Yes, this is preserving the settlement of. Church of scotland. Yes, this is. Preserving the settlement of the Church Of Scotland, it underlines the difference in the role of the monarch in the Church Of Scotland and the Church Of England. The Church Of England, that will come separately. We heard that in relation to this section of the proceedings, there was no reference to the Church Of England. This is all about scotland. Scotland is where, for the next few days in fact, a lot of the attention, our attention, will focus as the queen, the late queen, is brought to Holyrood House and then to St Giles Cathedral in edinburgh and this presages a very scottish dimension. That was alisterjack, the Secretary Of State for scotland, adding his signature. First minister nicola sturgeon. And Brandon Lewis has already added his signature to the document. You can hear the band outside taking up their place because shortly we will go out into friary court just outside because shortly we will go out into Friary Courtjust outside these windows. The new king will be proclaimed there publicly. The lord advocate of scotland, dorothy bain, adding a signature to both copies of the 0ath. There we see in the background the private secretary to the king, sir Clive Alderton and the private secretary to the late queen, standing side by side. And that, the lord president of the Court Of Session, lord carloway, who is the last, i think, to sign the 0ath. Draft of an order in council authorising your majestys declaration to be made public. Draft of an order in council for recording the 0ath relating to the security of the 0ath relating to the security of the Church Of Scotland to be transmitted to the Court Of Session to be recorded in the books of sediment and afterwards lodged in the state papers of scotland and in the state papers of scotland and in the council register. The council register. Approved. Draft order the council register. Approved. Draft order in the council register. Approved. Draft order in council the council register. Approved. I Draft Order In Council determining the form of proclamation for proclaiming your majesty in the realms and in the british 0verseas territories. Realms and in the british overseas territories. ~ ,. , realms and in the british overseas territories. Draft realms and in the british overseas territories. Draft of realms and in the british overseas territories. Draft of an | territories. Approved. Draft of an order in council territories. Approved. Draft of an order in council authorising territories. Approved. Draft of an order in council authorising the i order in council authorising the Lord Chancellor to make use of the great seal for sealing all things whatsoever that a pass at the great seal until another great seal be prepared and authorised. Approved. Draft of an order prepared and authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in prepared and authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in Council Draft of an order in council authorising the Lord Privy Seal if need be to make use of the existing privy seal until another privy seal is prepared and authorised. Approved. Is prepared and authorised. Approved is prepared and authorised. Auroved. ,. ,. , approved. Drafts of three orders in council authorising approved. Drafts of three orders in council authorising your approved. Drafts of three orders in council authorising your majestys. Council authorising your majestys principal secretaries of state, the Lord Chancellor of the exchequer, and the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, to use the existing seals until other seals be prepared and authorised. Until other seals be prepared and authorised until other seals be prepared and authorised. Draft until other seals be prepared and authorised. Draft of i until other seals be prepared and | authorised. Draft of an authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in council authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in council authorising authorised. Approved. Draft of an Order In Council Authorising Yourl order in council authorising your majestys Secretary Of State for Northern Ireland to make use of the existing great seal of Northern Ireland until another seal beach prepared and authorised. Approved. Draft of an order prepared and authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in prepared and authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in Council Draft of an order in council authorising your majestys First Minister of scotland to make use of the great seal of scotland until another great seal of scotland be prepared and authorised. Approved. Draft of an order prepared and authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in prepared and authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in Council Draft of an order in council authorising your majestys First Minister of wales to make use of the existing welsh seal until another welsh seal be prepared and authorised. Welsh seal be prepared and| authorised. Draft welsh seal be prepared and i authorised. Draft of welsh seal be prepared and authorised. Draft of an authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in council authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in council authorising authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in council authorising the i order in council authorising the public seals authorising the respective public seals lately in use elsewhere than in the United Kingdom to be made use of until new seals be prepared and their use duly authorised. ~ ,. , seals be prepared and their use duly authorised. Draft seals be prepared and their use duly authorised. Draft of seals be prepared and their use duly authorised. Draft of an i authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in council authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in council confirming authorised. Approved. Draft of an order in council confirming your i order in council confirming your majestys wishes in relation to the sovereign grant at 2011 to continue the tradition of surrendering the hereditary revenues including the crown estate, to your government for the benefit of all. In return for the benefit of all. In return for the sovereign grant which supports your official duties as Head Of State and head of nation. Approved. Drafts of two state and head of nation. Approved. Drafts of two Proclamations. State and head of nation. Approved. Drafts of two Proclamations. One, i drafts of two Proclamations. 0ne, appointing the day of her late majesty was never a State Funeral as a bank holiday in england, wales and Northern Ireland. Two, appointing the day of her late majestys State Funeral as a bank holiday in scotland. And of two 0rders funeral as a bank holiday in scotland. And of two orders in council directing the Lord Chancellor to affix the great seal to the Proclamations. Chancellor to affix the great seal| to the Proclamations. I to the Proclamations. Approved. I now invite to the Proclamations. Approved. I now invite your to the Proclamations. Approved. I now invite your majesty to the Proclamations. Approved. I now invite your majesty to to the Proclamations. Approved. I now invite your majesty to sign i to the Proclamations. Approved. I i now invite your majesty to sign both Proclamations. Studio it is making sure there is nothing in the way for this new monarch that business can continue as usual. The speed of this, though, is quite something, isnt it . It is something is quite something, isnt it . It is something in is quite something, isnt it . It is something. In the is quite something, isnt it . It 3 something. In the kings declaration, he was going out of his way to emphasise continuity, that is what monarch it stands for. Everything i do will be following the inspiring example of my mother, he said. Irreplaceable, he called her. There was a Human Dimension in there, he talked about his sister and his brothers but there was also business in there. He eluded. Sign that concludes todays a business for the council, your majesty. The royal party leave the throne room there at st jamess palace. Mat; room there at st jamess palace. May i now invite the room there at st jamess palace. I now invite the Deputation Party and the witnesses to the 0ath to exit via the Picture Gallery and the massey hall and the matted hall . I now ask Privy Counsellors present to exit via the Picture Gallery and the matted hall and invite you to sign a proclamation which is laid out in the lower corridor. Thank you all for attending today. And so that is the end of proceedings at the Accession Council. The first time we have ever witnessed what goes on behind closed doors. I was struck watching prince william, the new Prince Of Wales, as he watched his father. Because unlike the new king he now knows what will happen to him when he becomes king. Edit what will happen to him when he becomes king becomes king. Of course Prince Charles was becomes king. Of course Prince Charles was a becomes king. Of course Prince Charles was a tiny becomes king. Of course Prince Charles was a tiny boy becomes king. Of course Prince Charles was a tiny boy when becomes king. Of course Prince Charles was a tiny boy when his | charles was a tiny boy when his mother was going through this in 1952. He was back at home, in fact. He hadnt seen herfor days 1952. He was back at home, in fact. He hadnt seen her for days and yet, as you say, there is the new Prince Of Wales getting a very clear idea of wales getting a very clear idea of this is how distant it will be. I am joined in of this is how distant it will be. I amjoined in the of this is how distant it will be. I am joined in the studio by elizabeth buchanan, the former private secretary to the Prince Of Wales and the duchess of cornwall, as they were then. And by lord Simon Woolley, the principal of honiton college. Lovely to have you both with us. We both know the new king, you have had dealings with him, worked very closely, elizabeth buchanan. How do you feel, watching him there, with the Queen Consort . You know the man well, what a moment for him. What a moment. It is so emotional and yet so seamless and he just wears the mantle of kingship with such grace and dignity and elegance and humility and ijust kept thinking as i watched this, thank god we live in this country and thank god for the new king. He will be a remarkable king. He knows this country intimately, he knows this country intimately, he knows this country intimately, he knows this country probably better than any politician because he has travelled it for decades. He knows the world. He knows the commonwealth and the realms. He understands the people and remains deeply about them all. He will bring all that wisdom and all that experience to the new role he now holds and he will do it remarkably brilliantly late he minds them all. Latte remarkably brilliantly late he minds them all. Remarkably brilliantly late he minds them all. , minds them all. We must remember, when we were minds them all. We must remember, when we were watching minds them all. We must remember, when we were watching them minds them all. We must remember, when we were watching them there, l minds them all. We must remember, | when we were watching them there, it is less than a8 hours since his mother died and the private grief, he has had very little time to deal with that. It is very public All Of A Sudden. It with that. It is very public All Of A Sudden with that. It is very public All Of A Sudden. ,. ,. , a sudden. It is, but the thing about all members a sudden. It is, but the thing about all members of a sudden. It is, but the thing about all members of the a sudden. It is, but the thing about all members of the royal a sudden. It is, but the thing about all members of the royal family, i a sudden. It is, but the thing about i all members of the royal family, but the Prince Of Wales, as was, the king now, the sense of service to others, he knows this is his role, his destiny, and he will be putting before all else the people of this country and the realms and the commonwealth. He knows the role he must fulfil. Duty and service are what runs through his veins. And thatis what runs through his veins. And that is what you have seen it today. He is grieving for his late mother and you can see it in his face, yesterday, and yet he has assumed the mantle of kinship with such elegance. There was actually no void. People fear but, people feared there would be avoided but it was seamless, perfect, and we are so blessed. I was seamless, perfect, and we are so blessed. ,. , blessed. I am very interested to know how blessed. I am very interested to know how you blessed. I am very interested to know how you think blessed. I am very interested to know how you think the blessed. I am very interested to know how you think the new blessed. I am very interested to l know how you think the new king blessed. I am very interested to know how you think the new king will be as a monarch, you have had dealings with him in the past, spoken to him at length, and it will be a very different reign from his mother. It be a very different reign from his mother. ,. ,. ,. , mother. It will. Those extraordinary proceedings. Mother. It will. Those extraordinary proceedings, historic, mother. It will. Those extraordinary proceedings, historic, that mother. It will. Those extraordinary proceedings, historic, that we mother. It will. Those extraordinary proceedings, historic, that we have| proceedings, historic, that we have watched. Proceedings, historic, that we have watched, and i feel humbled watching it being watched, and i feel humbled watching it being played out with all the former it being played out with all the former Prime Ministers and the whole world former Prime Ministers and the whole world watching. I think it has been said, world watching. I think it has been said. This world watching. I think it has been said, this sense of duty that the king said, this sense of duty that the king has said, this sense of duty that the king has had for many, many years, and for king has had for many, many years, and for some king has had for many, many years, and for some of us, like elizabeth, we have and for some of us, like elizabeth, we have been lucky to see it up close we have been lucky to see it up close and we have been lucky to see it up close and personal. When he is in a room with close and personal. When he is in a room with maybe 150 people he will io room with maybe 150 people he will go round room with maybe 150 people he will go round to each one and make them feel the go round to each one and make them feel the centre of his attention and important feel the centre of his attention and important to that moment. That is a sense important to that moment. That is a sense of important to that moment. That is a sense of duty, a sense of purpose which sense of duty, a sense of purpose which i sense of duty, a sense of purpose which i think he has taken from his mother which i think he has taken from his mother and which i think he has taken from his mother and it is extraordinary to see mother and it is extraordinary to see. ~. Mother and it is extraordinary to see. ~ ,. ,. , see. Unlike his mother, he has waited so see. Unlike his mother, he has waited so long see. Unlike his mother, he has waited so long to see. Unlike his mother, he has waited so long to become see. Unlike his mother, he has| waited so long to become king, see. Unlike his mother, he has. Waited so long to become king, 73 years of age. This has been a Long Time Coming so he has been able to watch his mother over the years, the decades. He has seen first hand she does. The queen, so young when she came to the throne and so unexpected. It is very different. It is, but he has had time to find his own voice. His travels around the world, the country, speaking with young and old people, with people like myself. When we met i was a political activist, talking about black lives matter and one of his aides said to the then prince, i think you need to speak to Simon Woolley. I got a call and i thought we were going to have a conversation on zoom. He said, no, iwant we were going to have a conversation on zoom. He said, no, i want you to come to Clarence House. We were due to speakfor 30 come to Clarence House. We were due to speak for 30 minutes about really bridging that gap between the young and old and black and the tensions that were going on with black lives matter. We have scheduled 30 minutes and. It was incredible. Like i and chatting with you, it was on his balcony, he went over and said, simon, what can we do . Have can we give these people hope, how can we give these people hope, how can we give them a sense of belonging . I am a kid from a Council Estate speaking to the then future king and he was asking me for advice. In that humility, to say i dont know, but if i bring people like you and have the conversation then together we can make a difference. From that conversation, there were many others. I would say, look, conversation, there were many others. Iwould say, look, i conversation, there were many others. I would say, look, i think you can be a great convener. To a lot of good people. He said, lets do it. We went around the country, we have the conversations. You saw many young people who might be fearful of meeting the future king, it would make them feel at home, he would listen to them, and great conversations were had. Latte great conversations were had. We will talk about more of that in a moment and right now we will go back to friary court, which is the courtyard outside st jamess palace and that is where the proceedings this morning now resume. Clive myrie is there for us now. Clive. Is there for us now. Clive. Yeah, hi there, is there for us now. Clive. Yeah, hi there. Sophie is there for us now. Clive. Yeah, hi there, sophie. The is there for us now. Clive. Yeah, hi there, sophie. The kings is there for us now. Clive. Yeah, hi there, sophie. The kings garden i is there for us now. Clive. Yeah, hi. There, sophie. The kings garden band are in position. For a performance a little bit later on but i have to say the atmosphere is quite serene. Im surrounded by a thousand people and you can hear a bit of whispered conversation and murmuring in the crowd but essentially there is a hash, silence, a sense of solemnity that this is such a historic important moment that requires a little bit of quiet, and for quite a while here, all you could hear here was birdsong and the sound of the hobnailed boots on the ground, but we are waiting for the proclamation. It will be coming pretty soon and i got a member of the public here. Angela taylor, living in canada, who has come over. She wanted to be at the front of the queue actually to see the proceedings. Thank you for joining us. Why was it so important for you to be here . Its joining us. Why was it so important for you to be here . For you to be here . Its very important for you to be here . Its very important for for you to be here . Its very important for me for you to be here . Its very important for me because i important for me because Queen Elizabeth important for me because Queen Elizabeth serve the country so well for so elizabeth serve the country so well for so very elizabeth serve the country so well for so very long in a very dignified way~ for so very long in a very dignified way she for so very long in a very dignified way. She brought the commonwealth together way. She brought the commonwealth together in times when it was difficult together in times when it was difficult but she still kept it all together and now, when i was flying in from together and now, when i was flying in from toronto on the day she passed in from toronto on the day she passed away, i was at heathrow airport. Passed away, i was at heathrow airport, when i learned she was now taken airport, when i learned she was now taken very airport, when i learned she was now taken very ill. At that point i was still in taken very ill. At that point i was still in disbelief it would come to her passing away a few hours later and when her passing away a few hours later and when i her passing away a few hours later and when i learned of her passing i shed and when i learned of her passing i shed a and when i learned of her passing i shed a tear. And when i learned of her passing i shed a tear, for she really was a queen shed a tear, for she really was a queen of shed a tear, for she really was a queen of all people. She was very neutral queen of all people. She was very neutral and very, very, very good. What neutral and very, very, very good. What are neutral and very, very, very good. What are your thoughts now on King Charles Iii . I what are your thoughts now on King Charles Iii . ~ charles iii . I think King Charles Iii is charles iii . I think king charles ill is going charles iii . I think king charles ill is going to charles iii . I think King Charles Iii is going to be charles iii . I think King Charles Iii is going to be a charles iii . I think King Charles Iii is going to be a fabulous charles iii . I think king charles i iii is going to be a fabulous king. Iii is going to be a fabulous king. I do believe he is very much in touch i do believe he is very much in touch with i do believe he is very much in touch with the people. I think that he was touch with the people. I think that he was also very ahead of his time on saving he was also very ahead of his time on saving the planet and the environment. On saving the planet and the environment. ,. ,. , environment. Angela, thank you so much forjoining environment. Angela, thank you so much forjoining us. Environment. Angela, thank you so much forjoining us. We environment. Angela, thank you so much forjoining us. We are environment. Angela, thank you so much forjoining us. We are getting the proclamation in the next few minutes or so. With that, its back to you. Minutes or so. With that, its back to ou. ~ minutes or so. With that, its back to ou. , i. Minutes or so. With that, its back to ou. ,. , to you. Thank you. David olusoga is back with me to you. Thank you. David olusoga is back with me and to you. Thank you. David olusoga is back with me and we to you. Thank you. David olusoga is back with me and we are to you. Thank you. David olusoga is back with me and we are now to you. Thank you. David olusoga isj back with me and we are now joined back with me and we are nowjoined by tom shebbeare, the former ceo of the Princes Trust and worked alongside the new king as he is now for more than 20 years, and worked a lot in this palace, didnt you . He ave lot in this palace, didnt you . He gave me that Office Behind with the correlations, wonderful person to work correlations, wonderful person to work for~ correlations, wonderful person to work for~ it correlations, wonderful person to work for. It happened by accident. I had a work for. It happened by accident. I had a nice work for. It happened by accident. I had a nice job as a Civil Servant in france had a nice job as a Civil Servant in france and had a nice job as a Civil Servant in france and somebody tell me about an organisation called the Princes Trust organisation called the Princes Trust and organisation called the Princes Trust and they were looking for someone trust and they were looking for someone to be its first director, with someone to be its first director, with certain trepidation i turned up for an with certain trepidation i turned up for an interview at the garden at highgrove, and i was imagining great formality highgrove, and i was imagining great formality but in fact we had an argument, quite a healthy argument, about argument, quite a healthy argument, about whether Community Service should about whether Community Service should be about whether Community Service should be compulsory for everybody, every should be compulsory for everybody, every young person or not. He said should every young person or not. He said should be every young person or not. He said should be and i was quite certain it shouldnt should be and i was quite certain it shouldnt. To my astonishment and surprise shouldnt. To my astonishment and surprise i shouldnt. To my astonishment and surprise i got the job and started from surprise i got the job and started from scratch. A wonderful experience. Hes an extraordinary man experience. Hes an extraordinary man. ~. ~ experience. Hes an extraordinary man. , ~. , experience. Hes an extraordinary man. , ~. ,. , , man. What kind of king really be because he man. What kind of king really be because he spent man. What kind of king really be because he spent more man. What kind of king really be because he spent more than man. What kind of king really be because he spent more than 20| man. What kind of king really be because he spent more than 20 years by his side . You because he spent more than 20 years b his side . Because he spent more than 20 years b his side . ,. ,. , because he spent more than 20 years by his side . By his side . You hear and read a lot of speculation by his side . You hear and read a lot of speculation about by his side . You hear and read a lot of speculation about a by his side . You hear and read a lot of speculation about a person of speculation about a person with strong of speculation about a person with strong views, a fiery Prince Of Wales. Strong views, a fiery Prince Of Wales. Not strong views, a fiery Prince Of Wales, not so fine as a king, but is absolutely wales, not so fine as a king, but is absolutely clear about that and i have absolutely clear about that and i have absolutely no doubt he wont be lobbying have absolutely no doubt he wont be lobbying government ministers as has been suggested. You saw him just now been suggested. You saw him just now he been suggested. You saw him just now he is been suggested. You saw him just now he is a been suggested. You saw him just now. He is a monarch. He is the sovereign now. He is a monarch. He is the sovereign. And he will be just great at it sovereign. And he will be just great at it the sovereign. And he will be just great at it. The proceedings today, im so pleased. At it. The proceedings today, im so pleased. He at it. The proceedings today, im so pleased, he must have been behind it. I pleased, he must have been behind it i knew pleased, he must have been behind it. I knew nothing about it, putting all of it. I knew nothing about it, putting all of that it. I knew nothing about it, putting all of that on television, which makes the whole thing open, here i am, makes the whole thing open, here i am. Its makes the whole thing open, here i am, its perfectly clear what my relationship with all these powerful individuals and privy council and the people of this country is and he will be the people of this country is and he will be great at it. Will be great at it. What we are about to see will be great at it. What we are about to see now will be great at it. What we are about to see now is will be great at it. What we are about to see now is the will be great at it. What we are about to see now is the proclamation which is going to be read in the courtyard there, friary court at st jamess palace, read on the balcony. Weve seen the window which is not actually open but has been taken out as it is for these occasions because its such an old part of the palace dating back to the tudor times, so they physically have to take the window out in order to have the party go out there, the garter king of arms, who will go out there and make the first principal proclamation. Talk to us about the significance of what we are about to see, david. Significance of what we are about to see. David significance of what we are about to see, david. , � ,. ,. ,. , see, david. Again, its about making thins see, david. Again, its about making things public. See, david. Again, its about making things public. Its see, david. Again, its about making things public, its traditions see, david. Again, its about making things public, its traditions which i things public, its traditions which come from a pre media age, premodern age, where the transference of power, the accession of a new monarch, needs to be proclaimed to the people so this is a very old tradition but its been matched, as i said earlier, with a very modern advent of a much more transparent monarchy, the tv cameras are allowed in, so there is a strange mix of the very old and very modern. Its very old and very modern. Its a wonderful very old and very modern. Its a wonderful palace, very old and very modern. Its a wonderful palace, isnt very old and very modern. Its a wonderful palace, isnt it . Very old and very modern. Its a wonderful palace, isnt it . Its. Wonderful palace, isnt it . Its private. We dont get to go in there very often and its where Prince Charles as he was then left. Its charles as he was then left. Its where he charles as he was then left. Its where he lived charles as he was then left. Its where he lived and where we had regular where he lived and where we had regular briefings from members of parliament, i rememberthose rooms so well parliament, i rememberthose rooms so well. Having to stand in front of the portraits with my boss listening to me the portraits with my boss listening to me giving an explanation about what to me giving an explanation about what the to me giving an explanation about what the Princes Trust was about, embarrassing, because he knew it better embarrassing, because he knew it better than i did and occasionally interrupted. There is a wonderful fireplace interrupted. There is a wonderful fireplace which you wont see on the cameras fireplace which you wont see on the cameras in fireplace which you wont see on the cameras in that tudor residence which cameras in that tudor residence which has cameras in that tudor residence which has h and an a, anne boleyn and henry which has h and an a, anne boleyn and henry viii, remembrance of the past and henry viii, remembrance of the past a and henry viii, remembrance of the past. A rather tougher king. We and henry viii, remembrance of the past. A rather tougher king. Past. A rather tougher king. We saw wonderful archive past. A rather tougher king. We saw wonderful archive images past. A rather tougher king. We saw wonderful archive images early past. A rather tougher king. We saw wonderful archive images early on i wonderful archive images early on the last proclamation we have seen from the balcony, which of course was the queens. 70 years ago. We have not seen anything of it like since then. . F} have not seen anything of it like since then have not seen anything of it like sincethen. Ii,. ,. ,. , since then. 70 years ago, and those archive images since then. 70 years ago, and those archive images we since then. 70 years ago, and those archive images we saw since then. 70 years ago, and those archive images we saw earlier since then. 70 years ago, and those archive images we saw earlier we i since then. 70 years ago, and those | archive images we saw earlier we are modern for their time. It was a revelation that was filmed, the coronation was going to be filmed and broadcast on television, so this ability to find ways of keeping pace with modernity, finding ways of keeping pace with the Public Interest in the monarchy, i think we are seeing it again today. Lttrtlhat interest in the monarchy, i think we are seeing it again today. Are seeing it again today. What did ou make are seeing it again today. What did you make of are seeing it again today. What did you make of a are seeing it again today. What did you make of a language are seeing it again today. What did you make of a language weve are seeing it again today. What did you make of a language weve just| you make of a language weve just heard, talk of the royal seal is, the language which dates back centuries . And hearing it today it does feel like youre touching the past, doesnt it . In does feel like youre touching the past, doesnt it . Does feel like youre touching the past, doesnt it . In so many ways, the tast past, doesnt it . In so many ways, the past is past, doesnt it . In so many ways, the past is what past, doesnt it . In so many ways, the past is what we past, doesnt it . In so many ways, the past is what we have past, doesnt it . In so many ways, the past is what we have just past, doesnt it . In so many ways, | the past is what we have just seen, a 16th century palace, the language about scotland and the Church Of Scotland, a reflection of the complicated negotiations which led to the act of union in 1707, in all sorts of ways different moments from the british story making their presence clear. I the british story making their presence clear. The british story making their presence clear. I will tell you now what we are presence clear. I will tell you now what we are waiting for presence clear. I will tell you now what we are waiting for and presence clear. I will tell you now what we are waiting for and what | what we are waiting for and what is about to happen. In a very short time, a minute orso, you will about to happen. In a very short time, a minute or so, you will see state trumpeters, who will move on to that balcony and get into position on that balcony and shortly after that they will sound a fanfare which will announce the arrival of the Balcony Party. A royal salute will be sounded and then come at 11 oclock on the dot, we think, these things normally run to time, we will have that official, principal proclamation which will be made there in friary court. It will be made by the garter king of arms. We will then hear God Save The King and the trumpeters will sound the royal salute. You would hear the National Anthem, one verse of a new National Anthem, one verse of a new National Anthem, as well, after that. We can see them already there in the court, some members of the public, clive was talking to some of them a few moments ago, who were able to witness this, but it is a wonderful moment of pageantry as well, isnt it . Youve seen it many times over the years at this palace. Hat it . Youve seen it many times over the years at this palace. The years at this palace. Not quite as rand the years at this palace. Not quite as grand as the years at this palace. Not quite as grand as this the years at this palace. Not quite as grand as this but the years at this palace. Not quite as grand as this but the the years at this palace. Not quite as grand as this but the changing | the years at this palace. Not quite i as grand as this but the changing of the guard. As grand as this but the changing of the guard, the ceremony begins there are many the guard, the ceremony begins there are many mornings. People much entertained by it. I also remember the last entertained by it. I also remember the last time i was there we had in 2010. The last time i was there we had in 2010, sustainability festival, very much 2010, sustainability festival, very much of 2010, sustainability festival, very much of the Prince Of Waless list of enthusiasms, David Attenborough was speaking right underneath those arches was speaking right underneath those arches underneath the balcony, and we also arches underneath the balcony, and we also had arches underneath the balcony, and we also had a sustainable fashion show we also had a sustainable fashion show looked at by many people, 60. 000 show looked at by many people, 60,000 people there, i think. Show looked at by many people, 60,000 people there, ithink. The mayor 60,000 people there, ithink. The mayor of 60,000 people there, ithink. The mayor of london, Boris Johnson also. Thats mayor of london, Boris Johnson also. Thats very mayor of london, Boris Johnson also. Thats very much of the seat, used for a lot of official functions over the years. For a lot of official functions over the years the years. Always used for these official functions the years. Always used for these official functions and the years. Always used for these official functions and always official functions and always very busy official functions and always very busy the official functions and always very busy. The duke of Edinburgh Award scheme busy. The duke of Edinburgh Award scheme often had their ceremony is there scheme often had their ceremony is there etc. Scheme often had their ceremony is there etc, etc. The scheme often had their ceremony is there etc. Etc there etc, etc. The band of the coldstream there etc, etc. The band of the coldstream guards there etc, etc. The band of the coldstream guards there. There etc, etc. The band of the coldstream guards there. The | there etc, etc. The band of the coldstream guards there. The Balcony Party now. The trumpeters, state trumpeters, moving into position. As i have done for more than 300 years. This has taken place every time we have had a new king or queen. State trumpeters sound warning. Guard present arms the kings got alongside the band of the coldstream guards. Kings guard. And on the balcony there, the trumpeters, the state trumpeters of the household cavalry. The garter king of arms. He is accompanied by the earl marshal and other officers of arms. And the serjeant at arms will make the first and principal proclamation. The garter king of arms. He will shortly speak. And the crowds there, their arms aloft with their camera phones waiting to catch this moment. Robert hardman is with me. Its a simple but significant moment. Lttrtlhat hardman is with me. Its a simple but significant moment. What we are witnessint but significant moment. What we are witnessing here but significant moment. What we are witnessing here is but significant moment. What we are witnessing here is royal witnessing here is Royal Communications 1a00. Some things dont change. Trumpeters royal salute. Whereas it has pleased almighty god to call whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady Queen Elizabeth ii of blessing sovereign lady Queen Elizabeth ii of blessing and glorious memory, by whose blessing and glorious memory, by whose decease the crown of the united whose decease the crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and northern United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is solely and rightfully come to the princes charles rightfully come to the princes Charles PhilipArthur George. We, therefore. Charles Philip Arthur george. We, therefore, the lords and temporal of this realm. Therefore, the lords and temporal of this realm, and members of the house of commons. This realm, and members of the house of commons, together with other members of commons, together with other members of her late majestys privy council. Members of her late majestys privy council, and representatives of the realm council, and representatives of the realm and council, and representatives of the realm and territories, aldermen and citizens realm and territories, aldermen and citizens of realm and territories, aldermen and citizens of london and others, do now hereby, with one voice and consent now hereby, with one voice and consent of now hereby, with one voice and consent of the tongue and heart, publish consent of the tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the princes publish and proclaim that the princes Charles PhilipArthur George is now. Princes Charles PhilipArthur George is now. By princes Charles PhilipArthur George is now, by the death of our late sovereign is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord child is The Grace Of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and his other realms and Northern Ireland and his other realms and and Northern Ireland and his other realms and territories, kings, head of the realms and territories, kings, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. To of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection, beseeching god by whom kings affection, beseeching god by whom kings and affection, beseeching god by whom Kings And Queens do reign, to bless his majesty long and happy reign over us his majesty long and happy reign over us. Given at st jamess palace, this tenth over us. Given at st jamess palace, this tenth day of september in the year of this tenth day of september in the year of our lord 2022. Guard present arms God Save The King trumpeters royal salute. Music God Save The King. God save our gracious king. Long live our noble king. God save the king. Send him victorious. Happy and glorious. Long to reign over us. God save the king. Cheering hooray ground arms hooray remove head dress three cheers for His Majesty The King hip, hip. Hooray replace headdress kings guard. Studio and so the Balcony Party go back inside stjamess palace, through the opening that has been created for them by literally removing the window. That was quite a moment. , removing the window. That was quite a moment. ,. ,. , removing the window. That was quite a moment. ,. ,. Removing the window. That was quite amoment. ,. ,. , a moment. That really was. We had the garter king a moment. That really was. We had the garter king of a moment. That really was. We had the garter king of arms a moment. That really was. We had the garter king of arms doing a moment. That really was. We had the garter king of arms doing what | the garter king of arms doing what the garter king of arms doing what the garter king of arms has done for centuries. We saw a piece of british army drill that you rarely see stop the coldstream guards doing a remove headdress and three cheers while armed and sometimes you see that on parade without weapons. Beautifully done and also telling was the weight this event is echoing beyond these ancient walls. You could hear the crowds out on the mall who will be following this on phones and radio and the cheers were echoing. It wasntjust and the cheers were echoing. It wasnt just years and the cheers were echoing. It wasntjust years here in st jamess palace but everyone is thrilled to be taking part in something that hitherto was often limited to a handful of very elderly men. Moving for ou, handful of very elderly men. Moving for you, elizabeth handful of very elderly men. Moving for you, elizabeth buchanan. Handful of very elderly men. Moving for you, elizabeth buchanan. He foryou, elizabeth buchanan. He worked very closely with the then Prince Charles, i could tell watching you in the studio, at that moment, it was quite a moment for you personally to see your old boss proclaimed king. It you personally to see your old boss proclaimed king proclaimed king. It was extraordinary. Proclaimed king. It was extraordinary. After proclaimed king. It was extraordinary. After hisj proclaimed king. It was extraordinary. After his decades serving extraordinary. After his decades serving this nation as Prince Of Wales. Serving this nation as Prince Of Wales, now to assume the role of king wales, now to assume the role of king what wales, now to assume the role of king. What also struck me, looking at the king. What also struck me, looking at the crowds, the different age groups at the crowds, the different age groups that are there. The solemnity combined groups that are there. The solemnity combined with the personal nature, speaking combined with the personal nature, speaking about his mother, his wife, his sister. Speaking about his mother, his wife, his sister, brothers. This is something about the Prince Of Wales, he is able something about the Prince Of Wales, he is able to something about the Prince Of Wales, he is able to operate as an olympian heights. He is able to operate as an olympian heights. He he is able to operate as an olympian heights, he is talking about climate change. Heights, he is talking about climate change, big issues of the day and yet also change, big issues of the day and yet also focused on people as individuals and i can remember an event individuals and i can remember an event when individuals and i can remember an event when we were in wales, i think it was event when we were in wales, i think it was prince event when we were in wales, i think it was prince williams 215t birthday, and we did a tour up there and he birthday, and we did a tour up there and he met birthday, and we did a tour up there and he met a lady in the crowd who had just and he met a lady in the crowd who had just been diagnosed with cancer and he had just been diagnosed with cancer and he summoned me over and said, elizabeth. And he summoned me over and said, elizabeth, please, this is mrs jonesm elizabeth, please, this is mrs jones~~ i elizabeth, please, this is mrs jones. I have changed her name. Please jones. I have changed her name. Please can jones. I have changed her name. Please can you make sure she receives please can you make sure she receives help from bristol cancer help centre, which was one of his patron help centre, which was one of his patron ages, to go alongside her very intensive therapy. Two weeks later he very intensive therapy. Two weeks later he is very intensive therapy. Two weeks later he is about to make a speech at the later he is about to make a speech at the opening of parliament, i am drafting at the opening of parliament, i am drafting a at the opening of parliament, i am drafting a speech late at night, the phone drafting a speech late at night, the phone rings. Elizabeth . How is mrs jones . Phone rings. Elizabeth . How is mrs jones . I phone rings. Elizabeth . How is mrs jones . I am phone rings. Elizabeth . How is mrs jones . I am going, phone rings. Elizabeth . How is mrs jones . Lam going, i phone rings. Elizabeth . How is mrs jones . I am going, i am writing a speech jones . I am going, i am writing a speech for jones . I am going, i am writing a speech for the opening of parliament. He wanted to know how she was parliament. He wanted to know how she was he parliament. He wanted to know how she was. He has an elephantine memory~ she was. He has an elephantine memory. Its she was. He has an elephantine memo. R. She was. He has an elephantine memo. N. ,. , she was. He has an elephantine memo. N. , memory. As that was all happening, there are also memory. As that was all happening, there are also more memory. As that was all happening, there are also more gun memory. As that was all happening, there are also more gun salutes, i memory. As that was all happening, there are also more gun salutes, 96j there are also more gun salutes, 96 rounds fired yesterday for the death of the queen but these were the ones fired yesterday in london and at saluting stations around the world. Today the kings troop royal horse artillery started firing their guns to mark the accession of His Majesty The King at the moment the principal proclamation began. The kings troops are firing a1 guns in hyde park. The Honourable Artillery Company are firing 62 guns at the Tower Of London. So that all happening at the same time, 11 oclock, the proclamation. The principal proclamation was read out at st jamess palace, the principal proclamation was read out at stjamess palace, edinburgh, as you can see there. Where those guns were also fired. It was extraordinary, rabbits, watching and hearing the crowd and hearing God Save The King. It is very strange to hear, still, because it is something you hear in archive, black and white films, something that for 70 years we have not heard, and here we are less than two days after the death of the queen and it has changed. It is changing and we are getting used to it, it will still take some getting used to. Things like the coinage and stamps and banknotes is all to come but itjust underpins the swiftness transition, the fact that we go from reign to reign without a breath. I think today will be the way the king wants to affect that change, as swiftly as possible. Anarchy is all about continuity. We are coming to terms with it the monarchy is all about continuity. Winston churchill described his thrill, he said, who took my First Military commission under Queen Victoria, i rejoice in saying once again god save the queen. They found it extraordinary saying that in the 1950s. He kept talking about the king, sorry, the queen. The same will happen now. We will not say god save the queen probably at least another century, given the line of succession. We will get used to it soon enough. Itjust shows, as i say, the way in which continuity is all. We have so much instability in the world, the last thing we need is any differing when it comes to our monarchy. Is any differing when it comes to our monarchy our monarchy. Lets go into st jamess palace. Lets return to clive, who witnessed the proclamation from the balcony at st jamess palace. Clive. Yeah, an ancient ceremony inside the clive. Yeah, an ancient ceremony inside the building clive. Yeah, an ancient ceremony inside the building just clive. Yeah, an ancient ceremony inside the building just over clive. Yeah, an ancient ceremony. Inside the building just over there, but out here it was all about selfie sticks and Mobile Phones. About 1000 people here and as soon as the trumpeters came out onto the balcony, just before the proclamation, a huw one went through the crowd ready for the proclamation of a new king. A large oooooh went through the crowd. Cerro bradley is with me. Why was it important for you to be here . You to be here . Yesterday i spent the whole of you to be here . Yesterday i spent the whole of the you to be here . Yesterday i spent the whole of the day you to be here . Yesterday i spent the whole of the day in you to be here . Yesterday i spent the whole of the day in front you to be here . Yesterday i spent the whole of the day in front of. You to be here . Yesterday i spent| the whole of the day in front of the tv, mourning the loss of an amazing head of our monarchy. Seven decades of her loyalty was incredibly moving. I really felt i wanted to come and be part of this momentous day, part of history. X� t� aur come and be part of this momentous day. Part of history day, part of history. Your thoughts on the new day, part of history. Your thoughts on the new king day, part of history. Your thoughts on the new king and day, part of history. Your thoughts on the new king and the day, part of history. Your thoughts| on the new king and the challenges he faces perhaps . I on the new king and the challenges he faces perhaps . He faces perhaps . I think he will be an incredible he faces perhaps . I think he will be an incredible king, he faces perhaps . I think he will be an incredible king, he he faces perhaps . I think he will be an incredible king, he has he faces perhaps . I think he will be an incredible king, he has plannedl an incredible king, he has planned for this day for the whole of his life and i think he has such a support around him, life and i think he has such a supportaround him, i life and i think he has such a support around him, i think the Queen Consort camilla will be a wonderful right hand lady supporting him and also william is there him and he has a lot of challenges ahead and he has a lot of challenges ahead and he has a lot of challenges ahead and he doesnt underestimate that for one minute. He will take it all in his stride and i think you will just be incredible. Just be incredible. Thank you. Important just be incredible. Thank you. Important to just be incredible. Thank you. Important to remember, just be incredible. Thank you. Important to remember, im. Just be incredible. Thank you. I important to remember, im not just be incredible. Thank you. Important to remember, im not sure exactly. Prince charles suddenly became king charles and the death of his mother. The coronation will happen at some point. That is mainly a religious ceremony but this is public declaration of the fact he is king. Sophie. A lot of focus on the new king but we have also seen that Queen Consort and it will change his life dramatically but also camillas life dramatically. How do you think she will deal with that she will do it quite beautifully. They have been married for 17 years and quite beautifully. They have been married for 17 years quite beautifully. They have been married for 17 years and the Queen Consort came married for 17 years and the Queen Consort came from married for 17 years and the Queen Consort came from a married for 17 years and the Queen Consort came from a very married for 17 years and the Queen Consort came from a very normal i consort came from a very normal background and steps into this role with extraordinary grace and dignity. It has not been easy for her. Times are tough, sometimes they put their head down and just get on with it. She did that. It took courage, it really took courage, and she did it beautifully. Now they are such a joyful couple together and it is wonderful. They need each other. Look back at monarchs of the past, george vi. Now we have this remarkable person who will sit alongside in partnership with, and they laugh together, they can see they laugh together, they can see the silly things that happened. They love nothing more than silly things going a bit wrong, it is an opportunity to laugh and let your hair down at the end of the day. They are a Wonderful Partnership and team. The burdens will be heavy for both of them and they will need each other and they also of course now have the new Prince Of Wales and princess of wales theatre who will be equally supportive. A wonderful Family Connection and we are secure in the future. How lucky we are. The new kint in the future. How lucky we are. The new king has in the future. How lucky we are. The new king has spoken specifically about his wife and his need for her to be there alongside him. It will be a difficult challenge for her, as well. It be a difficult challenge for her, as well. ,. Be a difficult challenge for her, as well. ,. ,. , be a difficult challenge for her, as well. ,. ,. ,. , well. It will stop it was so important well. It will stop it was so important that well. It will stop it was so important that on well. It will stop it was so i important that on accession well. It will stop it was so important that on accession date this year. Important that on accession date this year, the anniversary of the queen this year, the anniversary of the queen coming to the throne, she issued queen coming to the throne, she issued that statement, very important, in which she said, it is my sincere important, in which she said, it is my sincere wish that camilla should become my sincere wish that camilla should become Queen Consort. Up until that point she become Queen Consort. Up until that point she would have been called Princess Point she would have been called princess consort. The importance of having princess consort. The importance of having someone solid at your side in these having someone solid at your side in these important moments. She saw how important these important moments. She saw how important her mother was to her father. Important her mother was to her father. She important her mother was to her father, she fully understood and said on father, she fully understood and said on many occasions ellie watton prince said on many occasions ellie watton Prince Philip was to her, to have a successful Prince Philip was to her, to have a successful monarch you have a partnership and so the queen could see the partnership and so the queen could see the importance of that and the importance that her daughter in law should importance that her daughter in law should be importance that her daughter in law should be queen and she said it was remarkable should be queen and she said it was remarkable how it was just done there remarkable how it was just done there and remarkable how it was just done there and then. The sincere wish of there and then. The sincere wish of the queen there and then. The sincere wish of the queen on her accession day and now the the queen on her accession day and now the Queen Consort is Queen Consort now the Queen Consort is Queen Consort and we will start calling her majesty. Unlike charles, she has not been born into this and has been a private person for a long time and has kept her place apart as well, hasnt she . Shes needed her own space which presumably will shrink a lot no she is more in the public eye . It lot no she is more in the public e e . ~. �. Lot no she is more in the public e e . , ~ , � ,. , eye . It will shrink but its a partnership eye . It will shrink but its a partnership. Shes eye . It will shrink but its a i partnership. Shes developed eye . It will shrink but its a partnership. Shes developed her own extraordinary interests, an enormous amount of good on domestic violence, reading, really important issues she is dragged from the fringes into the mainstream of public life and that is terribly important and therefore, together, they will be such a powerful force for good. They have been and they will continue to be and that she will bear this burden incredibly well. It is a burden but she will bear it well. 17 years of preparation, she knew this was coming in some form or other, and it is so right that she is now her majesty, the Queen Consort. Haifa is so right that she is now her majesty, the Queen Consort. Now the ttroceedins majesty, the Queen Consort. Now the proceedings move majesty, the Queen Consort. Now the proceedings move away majesty, the Queen Consort. Now the proceedings move away from majesty, the Queen Consort. Now the proceedings move away from st proceedings move away from st jamess palace. We wont see the royal couple again i think today. They have plenty of meetings ahead at Buckingham Palace. Yes. They have plenty of meetings ahead at Buckingham Palace. They have plenty of meetings ahead at Buckingham Palace. Yes, we may tet an at Buckingham Palace. Yes, we may get an indication at Buckingham Palace. Yes, we may get an indication of at Buckingham Palace. Yes, we may get an indication of a at Buckingham Palace. Yes, we may get an indication of a different get an indication of a different nature get an indication of a different nature of get an indication of a different nature of this new reign because the kin nature of this new reign because the king meets nature of this new reign because the king meets the archbishop of canterbury this afternoon, the Prime Minister. Canterbury this afternoon, the Prime Minister, cabinet, and the opposition, as well, and we understand that footage of those meetings will be made available and that did meetings will be made available and that did not happen in 1952, so we are seeing that did not happen in 1952, so we are seeing all the time gradually there are seeing all the time gradually there is are seeing all the time gradually there is a are seeing all the time gradually there is a slightly way of different there is a slightly way of different way of doing things. As the king different way of doing things. As the king said in a declaration, he intends the king said in a declaration, he intends to the king said in a declaration, he intends to follow his irreplaceable mothers intends to follow his irreplaceable mothers example, but that doesnt mean mothers example, but that doesnt mean you mothers example, but that doesnt mean you cant sort of do it in a different mean you cant sort of do it in a different way. We are going to see that different way. We are going to see that in different way. We are going to see that. ,. ,. , that. In the meantime, we have more Proclamations that. In the meantime, we have more Proclamations because that. In the meantime, we have more Proclamations because it that. In the meantime, we have more Proclamations because it began that. In the meantime, we have more Proclamations because it began this i Proclamations because it began this morning, the principal proclamation at st jamess morning, the principal proclamation at stjamess palace, which will morning, the principal proclamation at st jamess palace, which will now move to the city of london, so we saw before the lord mayor of london and is a civic party with a part one of the Accession Council this morning, they have all now travelled to Mansion House, the lord may� s official residence and also his place of work and shortly they will process across to the Royal Exchange, a short distance in the heart of the city of london and that is where the next proclamation is going to be made at 12 oclock. Sonali shah is there for us now and can explain it all. Can explain it all. Sophie, yes, welcome can explain it all. Sophie, yes, welcome to can explain it all. Sophie, yes, welcome to the can explain it all. Sophie, yes, welcome to the royal can explain it all. Sophie, yes, | welcome to the Royal Exchange can explain it all. Sophie, yes, i welcome to the Royal Exchange in the very heart of the city of london where crowds are gathering. There is now a genuine buzz in the air as more and more people come here knowing what they are about to witness. They are preparing themselves to witness the proclamation being delivered here in about a5 minutes. And it is significant that, after that principal proclamation, one of the next locations is here in the city of london, because historically, a new monarch wouldnt have been able to rule successfully without the support of the city of london and its people. It was thought very important that people here knew what was going on and that is why people have gathered here today. You can see some of them with their heads on their phones watching proceedings elsewhere and then they want to witness things here. That proclamation will be delivered on the steps of the Royal Exchange behind me. Now, when people talk about the city of london, that may be the image conjured up, but in many aspects, some of the buildings around the Royal Exchange are the wines are more famous, Mansion House, as you mention, the home and office of the lord mayor, the bank office of the lord mayor, the bank of england just behind me, but actually, when the Royal Exchange was created in the 16th century, it was created in the 16th century, it was meant to the central hub of trading, merchants mourn over the world would come here to do their business, it was once known as the eye of london. The place to be and the place to be seen. Today, once again, the Royal ExchangeTakes Centre Stage for this historic moment. Centre stage for this historic Moment Centre stage for this historic moment. ~ ,. ,. Centre stage for this historic moment. ,. ,. , centre stage for this historic moment. ,. ,. , moment. Thank you. We will be back to ou moment. Thank you. We will be back to you shortly moment. Thank you. We will be back to you shortly. Robert moment. Thank you. We will be back to you shortly. Robert is moment. Thank you. We will be back to you shortly. Robert is with moment. Thank you. We will be back to you shortly. Robert is with me to you shortly. Robert is with me and David Olusoga is with me too. These Proclamations, this is all part of this very traditional going back to ancient times, spreading the news that we have a new monarch right around the nation. Spreading the news across right around the nation. Spreading the news across the right around the nation. Spreading the news across the nation right around the nation. Spreading the news across the nation very i the news across the nation very significantly to the city of london, and i think what we are seeing today is something we sometimes forget. There are layers of tradition, the city, corporation, livery companies, the gills, and sometimes its hidden behind the scenes and this is a moment when we are reminded there are these layers of tradition and protocol that are very often hidden beyond view, which today are out in the open. Beyond view, which today are out in the o ten. �. Beyond view, which today are out in the oen. � ,. , beyond view, which today are out in the oen. � ,. ,. , the open. Lets talk about the commonwealth the open. Lets talk about the commonwealth as the open. Lets talk about the commonwealth as well, the open. Lets talk about the i commonwealth as well, because the open. Lets talk about the commonwealth as well, because this clearly extends to the commonwealth. The king, his new role, what sort of role, what sort of leadership do you think he will bring . I role, what sort of leadership do you think he will bring . Think he will bring . I think hes been very think he will bring . I think hes been very sober think he will bring . I think hes been very sober about think he will bring . I think hes been very sober about the been very sober about the commonwealth, last year remember we saw barbados move away from having the queen as Head Of State. King charles i think has very cleverly made it clear that such moves might happen in the future and it is the choice of those nations. I think its true both jamaica and belize will have to have referendums to see if they are going to choose king charles as Head Of State. I think it is difficult to imagine that when the reign of charles comes to an end hopefully in the long future there will be still 1a nations who also share the same Head Of State. That was one of the share the same Head Of State. That was one of the queen share the same Head Of State. That was one of the queen back of his great achievements, wasnt it . Theyre bringing together of a commonwealth. She essentially. Resided commonwealth. She essentially presided over commonwealth. She essentially presided over the commonwealth. She essentially presided over the greatest presided over the greatest commonwealth weve ever seen. There are eight members when she came to the throne are eight members when she came to the throne and now there are 56. Even the throne and now there are 56. Even this the throne and now there are 56. Even this year they welcomed two new places. Even this year they welcomed two new places, togo and gabon who are part of the places, togo and gabon who are part of the french commonwealth, so its totally of the french commonwealth, so its totally changed on her watch, but within totally changed on her watch, but within those 56, there are at least 14 within those 56, there are at least ia other nations apart from this one who have ia other nations apart from this one who have a ia other nations apart from this one who have a monarch as the Head Of State who have a monarch as the Head Of State and who have a monarch as the Head Of State and that relationship may change state and that relationship may change. These things are evolving. It change. These things are evolving. It changed change. These things are evolving. It changed during the reign of the queen it changed during the reign of the queen. There are countries before, barbados. Queen. There are countries before, barbados, mauritius, trinidad and tobago. Barbados, mauritius, trinidad and tobago, guyana, these were countries that did tobago, guyana, these were countries that did have a monarch as Head Of State that did have a monarch as Head Of State and that did have a monarch as Head Of State and decided to forge a different path and become republics, but at different path and become republics, but at the different path and become republics, but at the same time, remaining very enthusiastic but at the same time, remaining very enthusiastic members of the commonwealth. So that may happen but lets not commonwealth. So that may happen but lets not forget that actually during lets not forget that actually during the referendum there were referenda. During the referendum there were referenda, most recently in the caribbean, st vincent and the grenadines in 2009, shall we hang the queen grenadines in 2009, shall we hang the queen move away . They decided keep the the queen move away . They decided keep the monarchy in australia in 1999 keep the monarchy in australia in 1999 i keep the monarchy in australia in 1999. I thought was really interesting in the kings personal declaration here just now that he specifically referenced and talked about specifically referenced and talked about he specifically referenced and talked about he will be guided by his electorates and other nations. It was very electorates and other nations. It was very much a coded reference to it is your was very much a coded reference to it is your call. Was very much a coded reference to it is your call, it is not a monarchy it is your call, it is not a monarchy clinging on. You asked us to be monarchy clinging on. You asked us to be head monarchy clinging on. You asked us to be Head Of State and we are happy to be Head Of State and we are happy to do to be Head Of State and we are happy to do that to be Head Of State and we are happy to do that but its your call and we will do entirely what you say and vote for~ will do entirely what you say and vote for. ,. ,. , vote for. How much change do you think we could vote for. How much change do you think we could see vote for. How much change do you think we could see over vote for. How much change do you think we could see over the vote for. How much change do you think we could see over the next i think we could see over the next few years . I think we could see over the next few ears . ~. Years . I think this is where the lontevi years . I think this is where the longevity and years . I think this is where the longevity and the years . I think this is where the longevity and the enormous i years . I think this is where the longevity and the enormous respect of the late queen is critical to understand. Those nations also for 70 years has had the same person as the Head Of State, they were finding their independence whilst she was queen, so theyve only known not a range of british monarchs but one queen as Head Of State, and i think the passing of the queen will bring a moment of change. I think people who would like to see an elected Head Of State in australia for example will quite soon begin conversations, about that. I would be very surprised if we didnt see fewer countries sharing a Head Of State. I fewer countries sharing a Head Of State. ~ fewer countries sharing a Head Of State. , state. I think david is entirely ri. Ht. State. I think david is entirely ritht. I state. I think david is entirely right. I would state. I think david is entirely right. I would be state. I think david is entirely right. I would be very state. I think david is entirely i right. I would be very surprised state. I think david is entirely right. I would be very surprised the next time right. I would be very surprised the next time we undergo an Accession Council. Next time we undergo an Accession Council. If next time we undergo an Accession Council, if there are ia other realms. Council, if there are ia other realms, but what Prince Charles said in the realms, but what Prince Charles said in the past realms, but what Prince Charles said in the past when he was Prince Charles. In the past when he was Prince Charles, what he underlined today as king. Charles, what he underlined today as king. This charles, what he underlined today as king, this must be amicable, entirely king, this must be amicable, entirely the will of the people. He is their entirely the will of the people. He is their servant. He is our servant, and he is their servant. He is our servant, and he will is their servant. He is our servant, and he will do as a constitutional monarch and he will do as a constitutional monarch must do, and i think all he will be monarch must do, and i think all he will be concerned about is that, as these will be concerned about is that, as these constitutional upheavals come about. These constitutional upheavals come about, that they are done in a spirit about, that they are done in a spirit entirely of good will resort in barbados last year when there was the transition, and he went over for that the transition, and he went over for that it was the transition, and he went over for that. It was done with exceptional grace that. It was done with exceptional grace on that. It was done with exceptional grace on all sides. I think he sees the important thing is the commonwealth, not whether he is king of this commonwealth, not whether he is king of this or commonwealth, not whether he is king of this or that, but the fact the commonwealth remain strong. There is such dee commonwealth remain strong. There is such deep affection commonwealth remain strong. There is such deep affection for commonwealth remain strong. There is such deep affection for his commonwealth remain strong. There is such deep affection for his late such deep affection for his late mother, isnt there . We saw an extraordinary reaction, the tributes that were paid to the queen, from right around the world from president s, leaders of so many countries, speaking very heartfelt statements about what she meant to them. Statements about what she meant to them. , ~. ,. ,. , statements about what she meant to them. ,. ,. ,. ,. Them. President macron of france made that point. Them. President macron of france made that point. She them. President macron of france made that point. She is them. President macron of france made that point. She is not them. President macron of france made that point. She is not a them. President macron of france i made that point. She is not a queen but the made that point. She is not a queen but the queen. Yet she has their own entry but the queen. Yet she has their own entry in but the queen. Yet she has their own entry in the but the queen. Yet she has their own entry in the german language, the official entry in the german language, the official german dictionary there is another official german dictionary there is another word for the queen, there is no plural~ another word for the queen, there is no tlural. , another word for the queen, there is no tlural. , , no plural. Really . Present macron stoke of no plural. Really . Present macron spoke of the no plural. Really . Present macron spoke of the emptiness no plural. Really . Present macron spoke of the emptiness that no plural. Really . Present macron. Spoke of the emptiness that people felt now that she has gone. Lets talk briefly about what will happen next, because we have, of course, the State Funeral which will take place shortly. We dont know yet when. And then the coronation of the new king, that is some time off, isnt it question of the queens coronation as a full year later, more than a year later. More than a year later. Yes, yearandahalf more than a year later. Yes, yearandahalf because i more than a year later. Yes, yearandahalf because at | more than a year later. Yes, i yearandahalf because at the more than a year later. Yes, yearandahalf because at the time year and a half because at the time britain year and a half because at the time britain was year and a half because at the time britain was on rations, churchill famously britain was on rations, churchill famously said because of the coronation with bailiffs in the house coronation with bailiffs in the house and britain was ready, whereas now i house and britain was ready, whereas now i think house and britain was ready, whereas now i think speed is of the essence. Ithink now i think speed is of the essence. I think they now i think speed is of the essence. I think they will want to get on with it, rather like when his grandfather george vi came to the throne grandfather george vi came to the throne it grandfather george vi came to the throne. It was a matter of months. In throne. It was a matter of months. In fact. Throne. It was a matter of months. In fact. The throne. It was a matter of months. In fact, the privy council we saw today in fact, the privy council we saw today will in fact, the privy council we saw today will have to approve it, coronation committee, to get it all under coronation committee, to get it all underway coronation committee, to get it all under way. Theres all sorts of rubric under way. Theres all sorts of rubric involved but essentially, that comes next. No one is many think that comes next. No one is many think about that comes next. No one is many think about that at the moment because think about that at the moment because, for the next few days, obviously because, for the next few days, obviously the focus is paying tribute obviously the focus is paying tribute and honour to the queen and, you know. Tribute and honour to the queen and, you know, that will be the focus of all the you know, that will be the focus of all the statecraft we see for now but i all the statecraft we see for now but i did. All the statecraft we see for now but i did, ennis declaration, there was business there. He alluded to the fact was business there. He alluded to the fact that he will maintain the tradition the fact that he will maintain the tradition of surrendering the revenues of the crown state to the government. That is not normally what government. That is not normally what was government. That is not normally what was in government. That is not normally what was in the declaration of 1952 but that what was in the declaration of 1952 but that was a way of saying the finances but that was a way of saying the finances continue and the sovereign grant. I finances continue and the sovereign grant, i mean, the new way of funding grant, i mean, the new way of funding the monarchy, has only been in place funding the monarchy, has only been in place for funding the monarchy, has only been in place for 12 years. And he made reference in place for 12 years. And he made reference to in place for 12 years. And he made reference to that. It has been a morning reference to that. It has been a morning of reference to that. It has been a morning of great ritual and ceremony but come morning of great ritual and ceremony but come in morning of great ritual and ceremony but come in there, not of contemporary business. And but come in there, not of contemporary business. And we are currently in contemporary business. And we are currently in the contemporary business. And we are currently in the middle contemporary business. And we are currently in the middle of contemporary business. And we are currently in the middle of these currently in the middle of these Proclamations, the principal Proclamations, the principal proclamation at 11 oclock, and the next proclamation which will take place in the city of london at 12 oclock. Just to explain to you, as well, if you are looking outside see public buildings where flags, until today can have flown at half mast, they should be at full mast now because for a very short period of time between the Proclamations, the first and tomorrow, when the Proclamations continue right around the United Kingdom, the flags on public buildings will be at full mast and, after that, they are then going to be lowered to half mast again in memory and honour of the queen. Well, well go now to the city of london and sonali shah is watching proceedings edge ever closer to the next proclamation at midday. Closer to the next proclamation at midda. Closer to the next proclamation at midda. ,. ,. ,. , midday. Sophie, we are starting to hear the bands midday. Sophie, we are starting to hear the bands and midday. Sophie, we are starting to hear the bands and the midday. Sophie, we are starting to hear the bands and the crowds hear the bands and the crowds watching the common counsellors gather and walk and process towards the Royal Exchange for that proclamation and joining me, head of that proclamation, one of the clerks are one of the cities livery companies, those old merchants, the original merchants, the Worshipful Company of grocers. Brigadier grenfell biddy. Its such a significant day, today. During a period of National Mourning for the whole country, such a significant day for the city of london . It really is, and its an extraordinary relationship really is, and its an extraordinary relationship the city enjoys with a monarch relationship the city enjoys with a monarch which dates back to 1066 when monarch which dates back to 1066 when william invaded the country and defeated when william invaded the country and defeated the english army at the battle defeated the english army at the battle of hastings, and when he got to london battle of hastings, and when he got to london he thought he wouldnt take london on and it came up with a deal and take london on and it came up with a deal and we take london on and it came up with a deal and we had a city of london charter. Deal and we had a city of london charter, and from that point on, the city of charter, and from that point on, the city of london has had its independence since 1067. How has that special independence since 1067. How has that special relationship independence since 1067. How has that special relationship between i that special relationship between the crown and the city of london developed over the years . Hugely. I mean, developed over the years . Hugely. I mean. There developed over the years . Hugely. I mean, there are developed over the years . Hugely. I mean, there are three developed over the years . Hugely. I mean, there are three pillars developed over the years . Hugely. I mean, there are three pillars if developed over the years . Hugely. I mean, there are three pillars if you. Mean, there are three pillars if you like to mean, there are three pillars if you like to the mean, there are three pillars if you like to the running of this country and it like to the running of this country and it is like to the running of this country and it is the like to the running of this country and it is the government, the monarchy and it is the government, the monarchy and the city of london, and the three monarchy and the city of london, and the three have always worked in various the three have always worked in various ways through history. Sometimes its been positive, and other sometimes its been positive, and other times less positive, but hugely other times less positive, but hugely significant and that relationship has developed throughout the years. Now the monarch throughout the years. Now the monarch is fully, if you like, embraced monarch is fully, if you like, embraced with a city of london. You mention embraced with a city of london. You mention the embraced with a city of london. You mention the fact i am oclock to a livery mention the fact i am oclock to a livery company. Well, King Charles Iii is livery company. Well, king charles hi is a livery company. Well, King Charles Iii is a member of seven livery companies, granted the freedom of the city companies, granted the freedom of the city of companies, granted the freedom of the city of london in 1971, as are all his the city of london in 1971, as are all his siblings. So the city of london in 1971, as are all his siblings. All his siblings. So many people here are also all his siblings. So many people here are also here all his siblings. So many people here are also here giving all his siblings. So many people here are also here giving their i here are also here giving their thoughts on her majesty the queen, remembering her. I know you met her so what are your memories of her . Well come as a soldier, i was fortunate well come as a soldier, i was fortunate enough to meet her, her majesty fortunate enough to meet her, her majesty. Indeed, she awarded me the cbe, majesty. Indeed, she awarded me the cbe. But majesty. Indeed, she awarded me the cbe. But i majesty. Indeed, she awarded me the cbe, but i think my fondest memory is when cbe, but i think my fondest memory is when i cbe, but i think my fondest memory is when i was invited to lunch. I had carried is when i was invited to lunch. I had carried the flag, the colour on the queens birthday parade, her official the queens birthday parade, her official birthday, and she invited all those official birthday, and she invited all those surviving officers who had carried all those surviving officers who had carried the all those surviving officers who had carried the flag from the grenadier guards carried the flag from the grenadier guards tojoin her for lunch in Buckingham Palace in 1991. And i well remember leaving the dining room well remember leaving the dining room. I well remember leaving the dining room, i didnt sit next to her at lunch. Room, ididnt sit next to her at lunch. But room, i didnt sit next to her at lunch, but once we moved into the drawing lunch, but once we moved into the drawing room i found myself stood next to drawing room i found myself stood next to the drawing room i found myself stood next to the queen. And i thought, well, next to the queen. And i thought, well. Ill next to the queen. And i thought, well, ill properly talk to her for two or well, ill properly talk to her for two or three minutes or she will talk to two or three minutes or she will talk to me two or three minutes or she will talk to me but 20 minute later i was still stood talk to me but 20 minute later i was still stood there thinking this is surreal still stood there thinking this is surreal and she was absolutely remarkable. My abiding memory is when remarkable. My abiding memory is when she remarkable. My abiding memory is when she took a lipstick out and putting when she took a lipstick out and putting lipstick on and then she was very worried but the fact i didnt have very worried but the fact i didnt have a very worried but the fact i didnt have a cup very worried but the fact i didnt have a cup of coffee. Just showing the kind of have a cup of coffee. Just showing the kind of person have a cup of coffee. Just showing the kind of person she have a cup of coffee. Just showing the kind of person she was. Have a cup of coffee. Just showing the kind of person she was. Goingj the kind of person she was. Going forward, King Charles Iii has been building his relationship with the city and indeed the nation for so long now, . I think you asked me about king charles i think you asked me about king charles hi i think you asked me about King Charles IiiGoing Forward but the band charles iii Going Forward but the band of charles iii Going Forward but the band of grenadier guards are making it difficult band of grenadier guards are making it difficult to hear what you are saying. It difficult to hear what you are saying, quite timely. King charles has had saying, quite timely. King charles has had a saying, quite timely. King charles has had a relationship if you like with this has had a relationship if you like with this country for over 70 years and has with this country for over 70 years and has already given 70 plus years of dedicated service to this country and again of dedicated service to this country and again i of dedicated service to this country and again i have seen him bring all sorts and again i have seen him bring all sorts of and again i have seen him bring all sorts of people into the room for the good sorts of people into the room for the good of others. But in middlesbrough with him, with local authorities, with the police, and he is a remarkable man, he is truly dedicated is a remarkable man, he is truly dedicated and i believe he will be a truly great dedicated and i believe he will be a truly great king. Dedicated and i believe he will be a truly great king truly great king. I have seen him already chime truly great king. I have seen him already chime people truly great king. I have seen him already chime people in truly great king. I have seen him already chime people in the truly great king. I have seen him already chime people in the city| already chime people in the city before he became king and that will continue. Thank you for talking to us on such an important day, a special day for the city of london. Thank you. Lord Simon Woolley and Robert Hardman are here. Wonderful pageantry, right in the very heart of london, but the significance of the city of london the monarchy is huge. It the city of london the monarchy is hue. The city of london the monarchy is hue. ,. ,. , the city of london the monarchy is hue. , huge. It is. Monarchs in the past needed the huge. It is. Monarchs in the past needed the city huge. It is. Monarchs in the past needed the city to huge. It is. Monarchs in the past needed the city to fund huge. It is. Monarchs in the past needed the city to fund their huge. It is. Monarchs in the past. Needed the city to fund their wars and needed the money, that influence that they had. All through the reign of the queen city played a key part whenever they were state visits, we would take the state visitor to the city of london, the essence of economic power, and some of the queens most memorable speeches, her famous annus horribilis speech she made. It was great to see some of that pageantry that we normally only see at the lord mayors show in november. And in the same way they took a window out of the palace, they had to take a coffee bar out at they had to take a coffee bar out at the Royal Exchange. It is wonderful, this stretches the Royal Exchange. It is wonderful, this stretches back the Royal Exchange. It is wonderful, this stretches back centuries, the Royal Exchange. It is wonderful, this stretches back centuries, it this stretches back centuries, it really does. This stretches back centuries, it really does this stretches back centuries, it really does. They have their own court. Really does. They have their own court they really does. They have their own court. They are really does. They have their own court. They are coming really does. They have their own court. They are coming over really does. They have their own | court. They are coming over from Mansion House court. They are coming over from Mansion House to court. They are coming over from Mansion House to the court. They are coming over from Mansion House to the royal court. They are coming over from Mansion House to the Royal Exchange, which is where the proclamation will be held. Lord Simon Woolley, we are seeing a modern proclamation being made, 2022, but something that stretches back centuries. What do you think this modern monarchy will look like . I you think this modern monarchy will look like . ~ you think this modern monarchy will look like . ,. ,. , look like . I think you will be a modern king look like . I think you will be a modern king and look like . I think you will be a modern king and one look like . I think you will be a modern king and one lookingl look like . I think you will be a i modern king and one looking to look like . I think you will be a modern king and one looking to bring people modern king and one looking to bring people in modern king and one looking to bring people in, to give them a great sense people in, to give them a great sense of people in, to give them a great sense of belonging he will be a modern sense of belonging he will be a modern king. I havejust sense of belonging he will be a modern king. I have just come back from modern king. I have just come back from malaysia and was told by the royal from malaysia and was told by the royal family there that when he came in 2017. Royal family there that when he came in 2017. It royal family there that when he came in 2017, it was a great convener, bringing in 2017, it was a great convener, bringing disparate individuals together, and they still talk about it today together, and they still talk about it today i together, and they still talk about it today. I also saw that in barbados when ijoined him for the celebrations, that the people of barbados looked up to him and admired barbados looked up to him and admired him for his stance. You are very struck admired him for his stance. You are very struck by admired him for his stance. You are very struck by that admired him for his stance. You are very struck by that personally. Very struck by that personally. Particularly struck. I have beige and he said this is your own country, find your he said this is your own country, find your own he said this is your own country, find your own voice. I think him and the prime find your own voice. I think him and the Prime Minister have become good friends. The Prime Minister have become good friends. She the Prime Minister have become good friends, she says some wonderful things friends, she says some wonderful things about him today, said he will be a good things about him today, said he will be a good king. He will be a king for the be a good king. He will be a king for the disadvantaged, a king for all people and i think a lot of people all people and i think a lot of people around the world calls from reverend people around the world calls from reverend jesse jackson, conveying congratulations to this moment. It congratulations to this moment. Wonderful mix of old and new. Will the new monarch try to modernise the monarchy even more with yellow i think we are seeing signs of that all the time. We will see it perhaps later today all the time. We will see it perhaps later toda j ,. , all the time. We will see it perhaps later todaj ,. ,. , all the time. We will see it perhaps later todaj. ,. ,. , later today when some of these very early meetings later today when some of these very early meetings of later today when some of these very early meetings of the later today when some of these very early meetings of the days later today when some of these very early meetings of the days ahead. I later today when some of these very early meetings of the days ahead. A | early meetings of the days ahead. A different style. The essence of constitution will not change one bit but as we mentioned earlier he is the longest serving heir to the throne. The privy council that met there, he is older than most of them, he has been in public life longer than almost any of them. He started in the 60s when he became Prince Of Wales so has this body of experience, he has probably met everybody in that room and provides a very different sort of atmosphere at the start of this reign. He is the avuncular voice of experience rather than the new, young monarch. How much does his life really change . There are small details, immediately details, like he loses his passport. No driving licence. The monarch does not have that. Eventually he will have to move into Buckingham Palace which monarchs never Buckingham Palace which monarchs never like Buckingham Palace which monarchs never like very much. It might be bil never like very much. It might be big and never like very much. It might be big and smart and famous but he is very happy big and smart and famous but he is very happy at Clarence House. His mother. Very happy at Clarence House. His mother, when the queen became queen, she and mother, when the queen became queen, she and Prince Philip really tried very hard she and Prince Philip really tried very hard to remain at Clarence House very hard to remain at Clarence House and very hard to remain at Clarence House and Winston Churchill said no, sorry. House and Winston Churchill said no, sorry. The house and Winston Churchill said no, sorry, the monarch lives above the shop sorry, the monarch lives above the shop. They sorry, the monarch lives above the shop. They were effectively turfed out and shop. They were effectively turfed out and moved down the road. Great to see the transition out and moved down the road. Great to see the transition and out and moved down the road. Great to see the transition and i out and moved down the road. What we were here first is the trumpeters, ithink. There what we were here first is the trumpeters, i think. There are two sets. One at Mansion House and one at the Royal Exchange and they will echo around, they will echo each other ahead of this next proclamation. Other ahead of this next proclamation. , ,. , proclamation. The city is seldom less busy on proclamation. The city is seldom less busy on a proclamation. The city is seldom less busy on a saturday. Proclamation. The city is seldom less busy on a saturday. Great i proclamation. The city is seldom i less busy on a saturday. Great that so many people less busy on a saturday. Great that so many people are less busy on a saturday. Great that so many people are able less busy on a saturday. Great that so many people are able to less busy on a saturday. Great that so many people are able to see less busy on a saturday. Great that so many people are able to see it. | so many people are able to see it. Huge crowds already, a lot of people coming to Central London since the death of the queen. Thousands of people have been down at the gates of Buckingham Palace. The people have been down at the gates of Buckingham Palace. The numbers, i think, are starting of Buckingham Palace. The numbers, i think, are starting to of Buckingham Palace. The numbers, i think, are starting to surprise of Buckingham Palace. The numbers, i think, are starting to surprise the think, are starting to surprise the authorities and they are starting to perhaps rethink how they will handle the next few days because after the deaths of diana princess of, the deaths of diana princess of, the death of the queen mother in 2002, very substantial crowds but it took a while, people gradually gathered their thoughts and it took some days before we see the sort of numbers we have seen right away here but it is not really surprising. The queen has touched the lives of everybody and notjust in this country but around the world. What we started to see as of yesterday, people are starting to fly in. Initially you had a Big International crowd outside the palace of people who just happen to be in london. Now people are getting on planes to come and pay their respects. On planes to come and pay their resects. ,. ,. ,. , respects. They want to share in the moment. Respects. They want to share in the moment yes. Respects. They want to share in the moment. Yes, because respects. They want to share in the moment. Yes, because she respects. They want to share in the moment. Yes, because she has respects. They want to share in the i moment. Yes, because she has been there queen. Moment. Yes, because she has been there queen. As moment. Yes, because she has been there queen, as well. Moment. Yes, because she has been there queen, as well. National there queen, as well. National tride, there queen, as well. National pride, national there queen, as well. National pride, national stability. There queen, as well. National pride, national stability. And i| pride, national stability. And i would pride, national stability. And i would say pride, national stability. And i would say global role model. This duty to would say global role model. This duty to public service. I was watching duty to public service. I was watching a documentary about the queen watching a documentary about the queen when she said that the service is a sacrifice queen when she said that the service is a sacrifice and i would like to think is a sacrifice and i would like to think that is a sacrifice and i would like to think that some of our politicians today think that some of our politicians today could learn a thing or two a thing today could learn a thing or two a thing or today could learn a thing or two a thing or two today could learn a thing or two a thing or two about dedicated service thing or two about dedicated service i thing or two about dedicated service. Thing or two about dedicated service. ,. ,. , thing or two about dedicated service. ,. ,. , thing or two about dedicated service. ,. ,. ,. , service. About Prince Charles, when remarks about Prince Charles, when he was Prince Charles and is now the king, he ask you around for a half hour chat that turned into two hours. But i was found interviewing people around who met him is there is follow through. I once followed him around toxteth and they were terrible riots and this is more than 30 years later and everybody remembers him and he was the only public figure who had been there in 1981 and were still coming back, Everybody Else had either retired or died. I Everybody Else had either retired or died. , Everybody Else had either retired or died. , ,. , Everybody Else had either retired or died. , , ,. , died. I have been in my college at honnon died. I have been in my college at honiton for died. I have been in my college at honiton for five died. I have been in my college at honiton for five minutes, died. I have been in my college at. Honiton for five minutes, relatively speaking. Honiton for five minutes, relatively speaking, and i got a letter from clarence speaking, and i got a letter from Clarence House asking if i would like the Clarence House asking if i would like the prince to come and visit. Let like the prince to come and visit. Let me like the prince to come and visit. Let me think about it, yes. He came let me think about it, yes. He came and let me think about it, yes. He came and we were Walking Around the grounds came and we were Walking Around the grounds with the students and he stopped grounds with the students and he stopped and chatted and his aides were saying, we need to move on, but he stayed were saying, we need to move on, but he stayed he were saying, we need to move on, but he stayed. He told the students he had been he stayed. He told the students he had been given too many essays to write had been given too many essays to write they had been given too many essays to write. They loved it, and it is that touch write. They loved it, and it is that touch that write. They loved it, and it is that touch that you cannot buy. You just have touch that you cannot buy. You just have to touch that you cannot buy. You just have to have touch that you cannot buy. You just have to have it and he has it in spades have to have it and he has it in sades. ~ ,. , have to have it and he has it in sades. ,. ,. , spades. While they are getting ready at the r0 al spades. While they are getting ready at the Royal Exchange spades. While they are getting ready at the Royal Exchange we spades. While they are getting ready at the Royal Exchange we will spades. While they are getting ready at the Royal Exchange we will go at the Royal Exchange we will go back to st jamess palace because the privy council has been leaving the privy council has been leaving the throne room where we saw them earlier, they have been signing those documents and clive myrie is that with one of them. Hi, there, sophie. The crowds have gone, the guardsmen have gone but baroness scotland is with me, Secretary General of the commonwealth. Good to see you, thank you. Could you paint a picture of what it was like in there, reaching that momentous decision . This what it was like in there, reaching that momentous decision . What it was like in there, reaching that momentous decision . This is an historic moment. That momentous decision . This is an historic moment. 70 that momentous decision . This is an historic moment. 70 years that momentous decision . This is an historic moment. 70 years we that momentous decision . This is an historic moment. 70 years we have i historic moment. 70 years we have had the grace of having her majesty the queen on the throne, so there is a feeling of sadness because she was no longer our sovereign queen, she had gone, but also a feeling of sober anticipation that the new king was about to have the whole burden now passed onto him, and so a number of people were feeling honoured to be there. There was frisson when you looked around the room and you saw our history laid out. We had the lords spiritual, the lords legal and the lords in terms of the government, and all of the former Prime Ministers. It was quite a surreal moment because in that room was captured 70 years of her reign and every single one of us was really conscious, this was a privilege. And for me, representing as i do, the 56 countries of the commonwealth, 2. 5 billion people, 60 of whom are under the age of 30, everyone wanted to be in that room. I was very conscious that, as i stood there, i was trying to represent all of those who wanted to be there but couldnt be. So i think everyone felt privileged and sober in terms, this an extraordinary moment. And willing for every single participant to really do their best and they did, everybody stepped up, and they did, everybody stepped up, and it is a great honour to have been part of it. I and it is a great honour to have been part of it. Been part of it. I also wonder, tiven been part of it. I also wonder, given the been part of it. I also wonder, given the queens been part of it. I also wonder, | given the queens relationship been part of it. I also wonder, given the queens relationship with the commonwealth, how well she pushed it and cajoled it and kept together. What are your thoughts now with King Charles Iii and his leadership of the commonwealth was one of the most wonderful things is, as you have said, that her majesty the queen loved the commonwealth and the commonwealth loved her. This the queen loved the commonwealth and the commonwealth loved her. The commonwealth loved her. This was not ust her the commonwealth loved her. This was notjust her being the commonwealth loved her. This was notjust her being queen the commonwealth loved her. This was notjust her being queen of the commonwealth loved her. This was notjust her being queen of the notjust her being queen of the United Kingdom, they loved her as head of the commonwealth. What we are really lucky about is that Prince Charles has been on that journey with his mother since the moment he came into being. He travelled with her, he has been all around our commonwealth. And of course on so many occasions recently he has been the one who has carried that flag of the commonwealth for her. He was there in kigali for our last heads of government meeting. And what was so extraordinary as he was there in a double capacity. One as a representative of the queen, but also as the incoming head of the commonwealth. That was very special and people loved him, absolutely loved him. ~. ,. ,. , loved him. Well, he has got, we all hoe, a loved him. Well, he has got, we all hope. A long loved him. Well, he has got, we all hope. A long reign loved him. Well, he has got, we all hope, a long reign ahead. Loved him. Well, he has got, we all| hope, a long reign ahead. Baroness scotland, thank you for giving us a bit of what it was like inside. Thank you so much. Sophie, back to you. Lovely to hear the events of earlier and that took place at st jamess palace and now the focus on the city of london and the Royal Exchange. Lets join sonali once again. There is now a buzz in the air. Crowds are here in their thousands, watching parts of the procession go on to the Royal Exchange as it prepares for that procession. I have spoken to a few members of the crowd, talking about the mix of old and new, how yes the nation is mourning but we are glad transport had not stopped so they could get here. They want to be here to witness the proclamation that they are off to the theatre. The family from denmark here on holiday by coincidence saying they are never going to forget their visit to london. We have three generations of mutants from west sussex. Why was it important to come here, the first day off from school and work we have the newstons. Brute day off from school and work we have the newstons. Day off from school and work we have the newstons. We wanted to lay some flowers have the newstons. We wanted to lay some flowers for have the newstons. We wanted to lay some flowers for the have the newstons. We wanted to lay some flowers for the queen. Have the newstons. We wanted to lay some flowers for the queen. Our some flowers for the queen. Our daughter some flowers for the queen. Our daughter said the proclamation of the king daughter said the proclamation of the king was here today so we thought the king was here today so we thought we would come here and here we are thought we would come here and here we are. Thought we would come here and here we are. ,. ,. , i. , we are. Nana, i hear you are ust old we are. Nana, i hear you are ust ott enough fl we are. Nana, i hear you are ust ete enough to i we are. Nana, i hear you are ust old enough to rememberfi we are. Nana, i hear you are ust old enough to remember thei we are. Nana, i hear you arejust| old enough to remember the last coronation. Old enough to remember the last coronation old enough to remember the last coronation. ,. ,. ,. , coronation. Watching her coronation on the tv with coronation. Watching her coronation on the tv with my coronation. Watching her coronation on the tv with my family. Coronation. Watching her coronation on the tv with my family. Granddad | on the tv with my family. Granddad and grandmother on the tv with my family. Granddad and grandmotherand on the tv with my family. Granddad and grandmother and mum on the tv with my family. Granddad and grandmother and mum and on the tv with my family. Granddad and grandmother and mum and dadj on the tv with my family. Granddad and grandmother and mum and dad and brothers and grandmother and mum and dad and brothers and and grandmother and mum and dad and brothers and sisters. And grandmother and mum and dad and brothers and sisters. The and grandmother and mum and dad and brothers and sisters. Brothers and sisters. The queen must have meant brothers and sisters. The queen must have meant so brothers and sisters. The queen must have meant so much brothers and sisters. The queen must have meant so much to brothers and sisters. The queen must have meant so much to you brothers and sisters. The queen must have meant so much to you and brothers and sisters. The queen must have meant so much to you and you i have meant so much to you and you are here for that moment in history. It has felt like that here. I hope it has felt like that at home. We are getting close at that moment and can perhaps stay on those pictures so you can see whats happening there on the steps of Mansion House. The alteration is, as you are saying, Robert Hardman, made today to these ancient buildings, the Royal Exchange, where the steps, where the proclamation will take place, the Royal Exchange was the centre of commerce in the 16th century. It centre of commerce in the 16th centu. Centre of commerce in the 16th centu. , century. It was a meeting place, it was a great century. It was a meeting place, it was a great hub century. It was a meeting place, it was a great hub bub century. It was a meeting place, it was a great hub bub all century. It was a meeting place, it was a great hub bub all the century. It was a meeting place, it was a great hub bub all the time, | century. It was a meeting place, it| was a great hub bub all the time, a place for gossip, and deals were struck and theyre still an element of that to this day, as i was saying earlier. Its normally, where we are looking at now, this time of year, there is usually an alfresco coffee shop therefore city workers creeping away from their computer screens, but today we are transported back to the age of dick whittington. Hatter the age of dick whittington. Now the honorable artillery the age of dick whittington. Now the honorable Artillery Company. Honorable Artillery Company. The trumpeters, the state trumpeters who we will see in a moment. Four of them will stand on the steps a follow from what we saw an hour ago at st jamess palace with the trumpeters, the proclamation will be made. I was struck when we saw it on the balcony of saint james made. I was struck when we saw it on the balcony of saintjames is, it was a piece of parchment they read it from. It was a very old piece of paper. It from. It was a very old piece of tater. �. , it from. It was a very old piece of ttaer. H. ,. It from. It was a very old piece of ttaer. fl. ,. Paper. Its now become so familiar, weve heard paper. Its now become so familiar, weve heard it paper. Its now become so familiar, weve heard it twice paper. Its now become so familiar, weve heard it twice if paper. Its now become so familiar, weve heard it twice if we weve heard it twice if we are viewers, the clerk of the Council Meeting it out saying this is what we are going to say, and the council said its fine, and then we heard the garter king of arms read it out, and now we will hear it in the city gradually come in a very old way, it is being disseminated around the kingdom. Is being disseminated around the kintdom. ,,. , is being disseminated around the kintdom. , ,. ,. , kingdom. Tom shebbeare, having worked very kingdom. Tom shebbeare, having worked very closely kingdom. Tom shebbeare, having worked very closely with kingdom. Tom shebbeare, having worked very closely with prince i worked very closely with Prince Charles, and you know him very well, how do you think he will be coping with this change . The shock of the death of his mother because it did happen very suddenly, and this new role he is having to take on and knew was coming but still, the reality must be very difficult . I think he will be quite calm about it. Think he will be quite calm about it hes think he will be quite calm about it. Hes had a long time to think about it. Hes had a long time to think about it it. Hes had a long time to think about it he it. Hes had a long time to think about it. He knows how to do it. It is sad about it. He knows how to do it. It is sad tragic about it. He knows how to do it. It is sad. Tragic for him. But he will become he is sad. Tragic for him. But he will become. He will be getting on with it. Become. He will be getting on with it become. He will be getting on with it he become. He will be getting on with it he will become. He will be getting on with it. He will become. Thinking of the next it. He will become. Thinking of the next thing. He will be calm. They made the next thing. He will be calm. They made footage available for him. Hes been in public knew as the Prince Of Wales and much of it very much in a worldview. I Prince Of Wales and much of it very much in a worldview. Much in a worldview. I was lucky enou~h much in a worldview. I was lucky enough to much in a worldview. I was lucky enough to be much in a worldview. I was lucky enough to be with much in a worldview. I was lucky enough to be with him much in a worldview. I was lucky enough to be with him and much in a worldview. I was lucky enough to be with him and when president enough to be with him and when president mandela visited this country president mandela visited this country and he visited south africa with president mandela and very famously, the spice girls, and this flurry famously, the spice girls, and this flurry of famously, the spice girls, and this flurry of activities which come upon you and flurry of activities which come upon you and i flurry of activities which come upon you and i panicked, but he is not someone who panics. He you and i panicked, but he is not someone who panics. You and i panicked, but he is not someone who panics. He will be fine. How much difference someone who panics. He will be fine. How much difference will someone who panics. He will be fine. How much difference will it someone who panics. He will be fine. How much difference will it make someone who panics. He will be fine. How much difference will it make to i how much difference will it make to his life, his roles his work and charity, the Princes Trust, which is who you work for, and he spent so much effort into, hes already said he will have to step back . Yes. He will have to step back . Yes, hes already stepped he will have to step back . Yes, hes already stepped back he will have to step back . Yes, hes already stepped back and he will have to step back . Yes, hes already stepped back and theres i he will have to step back . Yes, hes already stepped back and theres a i already stepped back and theres a new relationship with those charities and that will change, and im charities and that will change, and im certain charities and that will change, and im certain william and others will fit it in im certain william and others will fit it in but im certain william and others will fit it in, but the work will go on. He just fit it in, but the work will go on. He just wont be the active executive chairman he has been for the past executive chairman he has been for the past 30 executive chairman he has been for the past 30 years. Hes got a new priority. The past 30 years. Hes got a new priority. It the past 30 years. Hes got a new priority. It is the past 30 years. Hes got a new priority. It is a different style of work priority. It is a different style of work it priority. It is a different style of work it is priority. It is a different style of work. It is hard work. And he knows that there work. It is hard work. And he knows that there is work. It is hard work. And he knows that there is a work. It is hard work. And he knows that there is a lot resting on his shoulders that there is a lot resting on his shoulders. But he has known that for a while shoulders. But he has known that for a while. , shoulders. But he has known that for awhile. ,. , ~ a while. That charity work he did, the princes a while. That charity work he did, the Princes Trust, a while. That charity work he did, the Princes Trust, ive a while. That charity work he did, the Princes Trust, ive seen a while. That charity work he did, the Princes Trust, ive seen it. The Princes Trust, ive seen it myself up front, the work he put into that, and how passionate he was about that, that is having to step back from one of that now. Yes. Back from one of that now. Yes, thank you back from one of that now. Yes, thank you very back from one of that now. Yes, thank you very much, back from one of that now. Yes, thank you very much, sophie, i back from one of that now. Yes, thank you very much, sophie, in case of viewers thank you very much, sophie, in case of viewers didnt know, you were an ambassador of viewers didnt know, you were an ambassador for us. And very good at it. It ambassador for us. And very good at it it involved ambassador for us. And very good at it. It involved a lot of hard work running a it. It involved a lot of hard work running a thing like that. He grew it, running a thing like that. He grew it. When running a thing like that. He grew it. When i running a thing like that. He grew it, when i was first appointed, we raised it, when i was first appointed, we raised may it, when i was first appointed, we raised may be £1 million a year. When raised may be £1 million a year. When i raised may be £1 million a year. When i left, and he was stepping back a when i left, and he was stepping back a little, we were raising week. Im spending wisely £1 million a week im spending wisely £1 million a week is im spending wisely £1 million a week is hard work and youve got to be creative week is hard work and youve got to be creative but he was a driving force be creative but he was a driving force in be creative but he was a driving force in the be creative but he was a driving force in the creativity department. Most force in the creativity department. Most of force in the creativity department. Most of the things we did came right off his most of the things we did came right off his pen most of the things we did came right off his pen. I have met x, could you io off his pen. I have met x, could you go and off his pen. I have met x, could you go and see off his pen. I have met x, could you go and see them . I think weve got a ood go and see them . I think weve got a good idea go and see them . I think weve got a good idea. And that was him driving it forward good idea. And that was him driving it forward. And of course, that now stops it forward. And of course, that now stops. Because he must do other things stops. Because he must do other things as stops. Because he must do other things as the king, and he will. What things as the king, and he will. What you things as the king, and he will. What you are seeing now on your screens is the Royal Exchange, the honorable Artillery Company waiting for the procession to take their places, the trumpeters already there, the state trumpeters, and that proclamation which will be read in about ten minutes time. For the new king, Robert Hardman, hes going to have to change quite a lot, hasnt he . We know hes been a man is being passionate and open about what is important to him. We never knew what the queen thought. Very rarely we heard from her. Weve heard a lot from the prince already. In his days as prince he had to make a decision early on, he knew he would be an old king, because he could tell, will i let my life be defined by my reign . No, my time will be defined as the Prince Of Wales and his bean unlike any other Prince Of Wales in history. Rather than sit around waiting if you like, he has carved out an extraordinary role for himself, one which never existed, this charity tom brilliantly ran, the Princes Trust, which started with a conscience of its royal navy pension, when he left the navy in the 1970s and became the biggest Charitable Network in britain. Hang on. State trumpeters play fanfare. The echoing fanfare from Mansion House over to the Royal Exchange. To the Royal Exchange. The king of arms. In that procession, making its way towards the steps of the Royal Exchange. Timothy duke, the king of arms, hes accompanied by heralds in their ancient outfits and heralds. Robert, such a link with the distant past. Those heralds, theirjob was messengers, messengers for the monarch sent to convey messages or monarch sent to convey messages 01 monarch sent to convey messages or make proclamation is right around the kingdom . Bhd make proclamation is right around the kingdom . Make proclamation is right around the kintdom . ,. ,. , the kingdom . And they are based at the collete the kingdom . And they are based at the college of the kingdom . And they are based at the college of arms the kingdom . And they are based at the college of arms literally the college of arms literally a short walk from where we are witnessing the scenes now and they are the custodians of heraldry, of coats of arms, of aspects of history that perhaps we dont always think about so much these days, but again, its part of the fabric of britain and the history which makes us. They do appear at events like the State Opening of parliament and we will see them several times in the days ahead. Led by the duke of norfolk, the man who will ultimately be in charge of the coronation. fiend the man who will ultimately be in charge of the coronation. The man who will ultimately be in charge of the coronation. And we saw there, as charge of the coronation. And we saw there. As well. Charge of the coronation. And we saw there, as well, im charge of the coronation. And we saw there, as well, im sure charge of the coronation. And we saw there, as well, im sure we charge of the coronation. And we saw there, as well, im sure we will charge of the coronation. And we saw there, as well, im sure we will see i there, as well, im sure we will see again, the lord mayor of london, vincent keighley, also central in that procession as it heads towards the steps there at the Royal Exchange. It is very rare, isnt it, that we see this level of history of pageantry spill out onto the streets of london like this . It pageantry spill out onto the streets of london like this . Of london like this . It is. I mean, we will see of london like this . It is. I mean, we will see it of london like this . It is. I mean, we will see it in of london like this . It is. I mean, we will see it in edinburgh we will see it in edinburgh particularly in the days to come and then back in london. It is a reminder of these roles that all have a purpose, some of their uniforms and regalia may look out of place, but these are functioning public servants. You know, as is often said, no one does pageantry like this country and i think today is a case in point. The like this country and i think today is a case in point. Like this country and i think today is a case in point. The lord mayor walkint is a case in point. The lord mayor walking op is a case in point. The lord mayor walking up the is a case in point. The lord mayor walking up the steps, is a case in point. The lord mayor walking up the steps, the is a case in point. The lord mayor walking up the steps, the great i walking up the steps, the great mace being carried behind him. And it does very much echo back the history of the importance of the city of london and the monarchy and the role the lord mayor place, because it takes precedence over everyone else except the monarch. Yes, in the order of precedence of listed most important people in the realm, monarchs have always known that they cant do much without the help of the city is a better keep the city on site. So better keep the city on site. So better keep the city on site. So better keep the city on side. So everyone taking their places and these Proclamations, the second one we have heard today, they continue tomorrow right around the kingdom, there will be more . Latte tomorrow right around the kingdom, there will be more . There will be more . We will have one in edinburgh there will be more . We will have one in edinburgh tomorrow. There will be more . We will have one in edinburgh tomorrow. I there will be more . We will have one in edinburgh tomorrow. I think there will be more . We will have one in edinburgh tomorrow. I think also i in edinburgh tomorrow. I think also we are getting further announcements later today actually about what will unfold over the days ahead but certainly in scotland, next in line and of course different heraldic body up there by the court of the lord lion, so again, we will discover aspects of the machinery of the state that we dont really see very often, but which nonetheless play a key part in these constitutional moments. fiend play a key part in these constitutional moments. � u. Constitutional moments. And complete silence there constitutional moments. And complete silence there in constitutional moments. And complete silence there in the constitutional moments. And complete silence there in the city constitutional moments. And complete silence there in the city of constitutional moments. And complete silence there in the city of london. Silence there in the city of london. Its very rare, that is a very busy part of london, isnt it . Very rare to hear no noise at all. Everyone waiting for the moment when this second proclamation will be read. By the king of arms, one of three harolds who are the king of arms heralds. And the lord mayor of london, what a year from and the lord mayor of london, what a yearfrom him, itsjust a position held for one year, but heres year has included thejubilee, the 70th anniversary of the queens reign and now a new king. Anniversary of the queens reign and now a new king now a new king. These roles come around every now a new king. These roles come around every year. Now a new king. These roles come around every year. The now a new king. These roles come around every year. The lord now a new king. These roles come i around every year. The lord mayors show as part of that rotation and, whereas some of the other� s offices of state, if you like, are occupied for years, of state, if you like, are occupied foryears, people of state, if you like, are occupied for years, people can do them for years but the lord mayor never knows whats going to happen on his or her watch, and, as you say, to have jubilee and those extraordinary scenes at st pauls cathedral back injune scenes at st pauls cathedral back in june when scenes at st pauls cathedral back injune when the city played a key part of the jubilee injune when the city played a key part of thejubilee celebrations, and now of course a completely different atmosphere, but once again, this sort of ancient economic hub of the nation playing its key part and a very important moment. State trumpeters play fanfare. The trumpeters echo around the city of london. Whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady Queen Elizabeth ii of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is solely and rightfully come to the Prince CharlesPhilip Arthur george. We, therefore, the Lords Spiritual And Temporal of this realm, and members of the house of commons, together with other members of her late majestys privy council, and representatives of the realms and territories, aldermen, and citizens of london and others, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the Prince CharlesPhilip Arthur george, is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii, by The Grace Of God, of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, and of his other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection, beseeching god, by whom Kings And Queens do reign, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us. God save the king. Given at st jamess given at stjamess palace, this tenth day of september in the year of our lord 2022. God save the king. State trumpeters play fanfare. Music God Save The King. God save the king. Send him victorious. Happy and glorious. Long to reign over us. God save the king. Three cheers for His Majesty The King hip, hip. Hooray cheering applause studio a huge cheer, huge round of applause from the crowd there watching the second proclamation of the day that has just taken place at the day that has just taken place at the Royal Exchange. Watching all that, as it was happening, and watching as the procession now departs and heads back towards Mansion House, is sonali shah. Lethfhat Mansion House, is sonali shah. What a moment of Mansion House, is sonali shah. What a moment of history Mansion House, is sonali shah. itisgt a moment of history here Mansion House, is sonali shah. titisgt a moment of history here at the Royal Exchange. The silence, that is what you could really here. The silence of thousands as they watched the proclamation. And then, as the last words were said, they were echoed by everyone around here. The National Anthem, for many of these people, most of them, this will be the first time they have sung the new National Anthem and that was very, very moving. A lot of people with their hands on their hearts, i have seen a few tears. People are here with heavy hearts, they want to remember her majesty the queen, they are talking about their memories of her but they also want to welcome the new king and then when those cheers came you could hear them ripple through the city of london. Quite a moment for everyone. So many people here talking about how they have to come here today to witness history in the making. Have to come here today to witness history in the making. Sonali, thank ou. The history in the making. Sonali, thank you. The colour, history in the making. Sonali, thank you. The colour, the history in the making. Sonali, thank you. The colour, the pageantry, history in the making. Sonali, thank you. The colour, the pageantry, the history we have just seen take place there. In london today. That will continue tomorrow, Robert Hardman, across the country. It continue tomorrow, Robert Hardman, across the country. Across the country. It will, in tradition across the country. It will, in tradition. From across the country. It will, in tradition. From here across the country. It will, in tradition. From here there i across the country. It will, in. Tradition. From here there will across the country. It will, in tradition. From here there will be major Proclamations in the capitals of the devolved nations, edinburgh and cardiff and belfast. But rather like in the old days, if one can say that, it will be read on cathedral steps and in county towns and from there they will be Proclamations by local authorities. Whilst we are seeing the city of london here, its notjust london event by any means. Wherever you are around the country, perhaps tomorrow, there will be that proclamation being delivered to a local community and that is as it has always been. Has always been. David, it is all about the has always been. David, it is all about the continuity. Has always been. David, it is all about the continuity. The has always been. David, it is all about the continuity. The monarchy keeps going. We have had the death of the monarch very recently but the passage keeps continuing. The crown is being handed on quickly. It is almost hard is being handed on quickly. It is almost hard to is being handed on quickly. It is almost hard to believe that it is 48 hours almost hard to believe that it is 48 hours since almost hard to believe that it is 48 hours since the passing of the queen because hours since the passing of the queen because things have happened so quickly because things have happened so quickly in because things have happened so quickly. In the age of absolute monarchs quickly. In the age of absolute monarchs there are a dangerous reason monarchs there are a dangerous reason she monarchs there are a dangerous reason she wouldnt want accession to be reason she wouldnt want accession to be confirmed, proclaimed and unquestioned. I think what we are seeing unquestioned. I think what we are seeing here our traditions we forgot we had seeing here our traditions we forgot we had seeing here our traditions we forgot we had out you would not want accession we had out you would not want accession to we had out you would not want accession to be confirmed. You would have witnessed this much more less direct have witnessed this much more less direct way have witnessed this much more less direct way in recent times. 70 years since direct way in recent times. 70 years since these direct way in recent times. 70 years since these traditions were connected so it is reminding us of these connected so it is reminding us of these traditions we have forgotten about these traditions we have forgotten about it these traditions we have forgotten about. It is remarkable looking at the trumpeters and they have marched from the the trumpeters and they have marched from the Royal College of arms, of the 1511 from the Royal College of arms, of the 1511 westminster tournament, which the 1511 westminster tournament, which has the 1511 westminster tournament, which has royal trumpeters on it. This sense which has royal trumpeters on it. This sense of continuity, and we are talking this sense of continuity, and we are talking centuries and centuries. This has talking centuries and centuries. This has all been gathered together at incredibly short notice. latte this has all been gathered together at incredibly short notice. At incredibly short notice. We all heard rumours at incredibly short notice. We all heard rumours about at incredibly short notice. We all heard rumours about how at incredibly short notice. We all heard rumours about how wellplanned heard rumours about how well planned things heard rumours about how well planned things were heard rumours about how well planned things were, operations London Bridge things were, operations London Bridge and operation unicorn and now we see bridge and operation unicorn and now we see the fruits of that careful planning we see the fruits of that careful planning but it has happened very quickly planning but it has happened very quickly which is why it is so shocking quickly which is why it is so shocking. We are seeing the fruits of that shocking. We are seeing the fruits of that preparation but also real dynamism by the authorities to make this happen so quickly. It underlines, if you like, the lower, the sometimes almost primeval power of monarchy. We have in our last lifetime seen another monarch buried, a few years ago we sought the funeral of richard iii after he was found under a car park. He was a much demonised king. Nobody could care two hoots about him, it was over 500 years ago, yet as his coffin came through the streets of leicester on a gun carriage, silence fell at his funeral took place in the cathedral and there was a reverence accorded to this man, this legend, child murdererfrom hundreds of years ago and yet this was a king, someone who is part of our history and our reigns of our monarchs formed punctuation marks in our story. Monarchs formed punctuation marks in ourstory. It monarchs formed punctuation marks in our story. It is times like this that we recognise that. Our story. It is times like this that we recognise that. Your views on the constitutional that we recognise that. Your views on the constitutional monarchy, i that we recognise that. Your views. On the constitutional monarchy, the rights on the constitutional monarchy, the rights and on the constitutional monarchy, the rights and wrongs of hereditary position rights and wrongs of hereditary position, this is traditions irrespective of your views. This is history irrespective of your views. This is history we irrespective of your views. This is history we are seeing enacted. We had an history we are seeing enacted. Had an idea history we are seeing enacted. Had an idea of what is to come at the funeral of the queen mother and when she lay in state, i remember going in and walking past her coffin, it was in the middle of the night. And the extraordinary atmosphere and the thousands of people who turned out to file past her coffin and that will happen again for the queen. It her coffin and that will happen again for the queen. Her coffin and that will happen again for the queen. It really is. They have again for the queen. It really is. They have to again for the queen. It really is. They have to give again for the queen. It really is. They have to give some again for the queen. It really is. They have to give some thought| again for the queen. It really is. I they have to give some thought as again for the queen. It really is. They have to give some thought as to how to manage thats they have to give some thought as to how to manage thats because with the queen mother at the qs got so long it was a 2a hour queue and i took a taxi to the end to tell someone it was going to be 2a hours and they said, we know, we have snacks. So many people wanted to pay their respects and some people are old enough to remember doing that for Winston Churchill. How the millions who want to pay their respects to the queen. Anyway, its a matter for another day. Everyone is right around the world, but i am sure tens of millions of people in this country are going to want to say that they paid their respects. It want to say that they paid their resects. Want to say that they paid their resects. ,. , , respects. It will be a deeply trivate respects. It will be a deeply private moment respects. It will be a deeply private moment for respects. It will be a deeply private moment for the respects. It will be a deeply i private moment for the family, respects. It will be a deeply private moment for the family, as well. my dialling mama was how the king referred to his mother. He well. � my dialling mama was how the king referred to his mother. King referred to his mother. He has such a close king referred to his mother. He has such a close relationship king referred to his mother. He has such a close relationship to king referred to his mother. He has such a close relationship to her king referred to his mother. He has such a close relationship to her andj such a close relationship to her and it was so special and important to him my dialling mama. This on london inevitably but in east sussex yesterday the bell ringers came together to toll the bell, ring them for one hour, people coming to them for one hour, people coming to the churches. This will be happening across the country. There are people in their own villages and hamlets coming together and that matters. The Prince Of Wales as he was, the king now, was one of the greatest champions for the countryside, such a strong rebound. As much as we have heard about his remarkable work in inner cities in bringing people together and black lives matter, he was the voice of the countryside and the Queen Consort is, as well. They are great countrymen and they understand that part of the uk. It is 70 of this country is countryside and that matters. It will be a very strange few days, a week or so now. There is still this shop about the transition about what has happened. Shop about the transition about what has happened has happened. There will be little thin. S that has happened. There will be Little Things that trigger has happened. There will be Little Things that trigger it. Has happened. There will be Little Things that trigger it. Everyone i things that trigger it. Everyone will go things that trigger it. Everyone will go about their lives and probably go back to work on monday and suddenly there will be something, you will see a post box and it something, you will see a post box and it will something, you will see a post box and it will say eiir and hang than it is now and it will say eiir and hang than it is now ciiir and people have to do that it is now ciiir and people have to do that. When you think that eiir is the queens cipher, her face is the most the queens cipher, her face is the most reproduced image arguably in history most reproduced image arguably in history because of all the coins and banknotes history because of all the coins and banknotes and stamps and in all her various banknotes and stamps and in all her various round is over 70 years. Suddenly various round is over 70 years. Suddenly all of that will change and one day suddenly all of that will change and one day you will reach into your purse one day you will reach into your purse and one day you will reach into your purse and go, oh, good heavens, there purse and go, oh, good heavens, there is purse and go, oh, good heavens, there is the purse and go, oh, good heavens, there is the king. A purse and go, oh, good heavens, there is the king. Purse and go, oh, good heavens, there is the king. A final word from ou, there is the king. A final word from you. David . There is the king. A final word from you. David . It there is the king. A final word from you, david . It is there is the king. A final word from you, david . It is interesting, there is the king. A final word from you, david . It is interesting, the. You, david . It is interesting, the banknotes you, david . It is interesting, the banknotes will you, david . It is interesting, the banknotes will change, you, david . It is interesting, the banknotes will change, the you, david . It is interesting, the. Banknotes will change, the stamps. The passing of Queen Victoria there was a flurry of naming things after her and i think there will be another way in which elizabeth ii is imprinted on the contrary, even allowing charles to take his place. Thank you all forjoining us this morning as we witness history and an extraordinary moment not seen ever before in our lifetime, what we witnessed, we were very fortunate to see it. Thank you all for being with me. So much change, so much upheaval in such a short space of time. A new Prime Minister, a new cabinet, the death of the queen, a constant for 70 years for our nation. And this morning, we have just witnessed the proclamation of the new king, King Charles Iii. We are at the start of many days of mourning. But also, this is the beginning of a new chapter as the crown is passed from queen to king as it has down the centuries. King charles iii. A new monarch. A new beginning. Goodbye. Three cheers for His Majesty The King hip, hip. Hooray hello and welcome to bbc news on the morning that King Charles Iii has been formally proclaimed the new monarch at a ceremony at stjamess palace in Central London. There was one new element to it today, the fact it was televised. The privy council includes the Prime Minister, the new Prime Minister liz truss, the archbishop of canterbury and all surviving former Prime Ministers. The business for part one of the council. My lords, it is my sad duty to inform you that her most gracious majesty, Queen Elizabeth ii, has passed away, on thursday the 8th Of September, 2022, at balmoral castle. I propose that, when certain necessary business has been transacted, a deputation consisting of her majesty, his royal highness, the archbishop of canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the archbishop of york, the Prime Minister, the clerk of the council and myself shall wait on the king, and inform him the council is assembled. I now call on the clerk of the council to read aloud the text of the proclamation. Whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady, Queen Elizabeth ii, of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease, the crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is solely and rightfully come to the Prince CharlesPhilip Arthur george. We, therefore, the Lords Spiritual And Temporal of this realm and members of the house of commons, together with other members of her late majestys privy council and representatives of the realms and territories, aldermen, citizens of london and and others, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the Prince CharlesPhilip Arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord charles iii, by The Grace Of God of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and of his other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection, beseeching god, by whom Kings And Queens do reign, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us. God save the king. All God Save The King. Pa rt part of that ceremony earlier today. Privy councillors then gathered in the throne room of stjamess palace to hear the kings address. Your majesty to make your declaration. My lords, ladies and gentlemen, it is my most sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my beloved mother the queen. I know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world, sympathise with me in the irreparable loss we have all suffered. It is the greatest consolation to me to know the sympathy expressed by so many to my sister and brothers, and that such overwhelming affection and support should be extended to our whole family in our loss. To all of us as a family, as to this kingdom, and the wider family of nations, of which it is a part, my mother gave an example of lifelong love and of selfless service. My mothers reign was unequalled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion. Even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. In taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set in upholding Constitutional Government and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands, and of the Commonwealth Realms and territories throughout the world. In this purpose, i know that i shall be upheld by the affection and loyalty of the peoples whose sovereign i have been called upon to be. And that, in the discharge of these duties, i will be guided by the council of their elected parliaments. In all this, i am profoundly encouraged by the constant support of my beloved wife. I take this opportunity to confirm my willingness and intention to continue the tradition of surrendering the hereditary revenues, including the crown estate, to my government for the benefit of all in return for the sovereign grant, which supports my official duties as Head Of State and head of nation. And, in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life, i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. I have with humble duty to crave your majestys permission for the publication of your gracious speech. Approved. Concerning the security of the Church Of Scotland. I understand that the law requires that i should add to my accession to the crown take and subscribe the oath relating to the security of the Church Of Scotland. I am ready to do so at this first opportunity. I, charles iii, by The Grace Of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of my other realms and territories, king, defender of the faith, do faithfully promise and swear that i shall inviolably maintain and preserve the settlement of the true Protestant Religion as established by the laws made in scotland in prosecution of the claim of right, and particularly by an act entituled an act for securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church government, and by the acts passed in the parliament of both kingdoms for union of the two kingdoms together with the government, worship, discipline, rights and privileges of the Church Of Scotland. So help me god. I now invite your majesty to subscribe both copies of the instrument confirming the oath has been taken. I now invite the witnesses to his majestys oath to sign both copies of the instrument. The garter king of arms then stood on the balcony of st jamess palace and proclaimed charles iii the new king. Fanfare. Whereas it has pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady Queen Elizabeth ii of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is solely and rightfully come to the Prince CharlesPhilip Arthur george. We, therefore, the Lords Spiritual And Temporal of this realm, and members of the house of commons, together with other members of her late majestys privy council, and representatives of the realms and territories, aldermen and citizens of london and others, do now hereby with one voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the Prince CharlesPhilip Arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory,