the new reign of king charles which began yesterday and is expected to began yesterday and is expected to be true to the constitutional path followed so loyally by queen elizabeth, though charles s views on some issues of public debate have of course been clearly expressed in the past. he comes to the throne at the age of 73 having served a record period as prince of wales. our special correspondent alan little assesses charles s life and work so far and the challenges ahead as monarch. it has been a long journey to the throne. at an age when most of us have retired, he assumes the role for which he has been preparing for much of his life. her royal highness - the princess elizabeth, duchess of edinburgh, with safely delivered l of a prince at 9:14pm. thatjourney began in i9lr8 when the country was recovering from a devastating war. the monarchy had come to symbolise the nation s wartime sacrifice and resilience. will you come to the utmost of your power, maintain in the unit
as you begin your last, greatjourney, tojoin my 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. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britain s new king, charles iii, has returned to london, a day after the death of his mother, queen elizabeth. thousands of people gathered outside buckingham palace on friday to greet him. he shook hands with members of the public on a walkabout. a memorial service for queen elizabeth was held at st paul s cathedral. king charles made his first address to the nation since becoming the monarch. to my darling mama, as you begin your last greatjourney tojoin my dear late papa, i want simply to say this. thank you. the royal standard is flying again over buckingham palace, where king charles has taken up residence. welcome to our
for her majesty queen elizabeth ii. charles arrived at buckingham palace as he prepared to address the people for the first time as monarch, and to thank his late mother for her unbroken service. 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. as the throne has passed from mother to son, those who got to know the queen well have been sharing their memories. these were not meetings with a high and mighty monarch, but a conversation, with a woman of experience and knowledge and immense wisdom. i was talking to someone with extraordinary knowledge, experience, history. i used to look forward to it. and the new king has granted his first audience, to the new prime minister, liz truss, who visited the palace today. in royal parks and estates, gun salutes were fired as young and old a
and the world remember the queen. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in the situation room as cnn s special live coverage continues. we begin with charles iii s debut as king. the new monarch facing a moment he acknowledges he s been dreading, the death of his mother, queen elizabeth. cnn s bianca nobilo is outside st. paul s cathedral where a service for the queen was held today. bianca, this has been a very, very emotional day for the british people and their new king. it has, wolf. i ve been speaking to those who attended this service. 2,000 members of the public, first come, first serve were given wristbands this morning, and they were coming from all over the world. these were people from australia, cuba, italy that i spoke to. they were going past the tourism office where they were giving out tickets to this remembrance service and service of thanksgiving. and they just happened to be in the right place and the rig
Cautious step as monarch, she is torn between the palace old forward led by her mother and those like her husband philip who want change. With scandals swirling around her sister margaret threatening to tarnish her reign, the queen must assert her power. Sacrificing the happiness of those she loves. February 1952. Elizabeth ii has been queen for just a few days, following the death of her father, king george vi. Shortly after the kings lord mount batten Prince Philips uncle holds a dinner party at the house in hampshire. Lord Louis Mountbatten played a key role in the life of his young nephew philip. When philip is a child the family are deposed and they flee to exile, and really his father has no time for him. Louis mountbatten takes over as Philips Guardian and so he sees him as his son really. Lord mountbatten had always had domestic ambitions for his nephew philip. He was like some sort of medieval character plotting the advance of his own dynasty. Lord mountbatten makes a radical