god save the king that was an extraordinary moment last hour. the new king, charles iii, shaking hands with the throngs of people that have goth grath gathered to greet himself outside buckingham palace singing the new national anthem god save the king. good morning to viewers here in the united states and around the world. we re so glad you re with us on this day in particular. i m poppy harlow. and i m jim sciutto. they have, in fact, already changed the lyrics, well, less than 24 hours after the passing of queen elizabeth. king charles iii, the new monarch, enters buckingham palace. asked for a period of mourning starting today lasting seven days after the queen s funeral. a sense of loss there. later today st. paul s cathedral in london will hold a service of prayer and reflection. hours from now we will hear from the new king and cnn will bringing that address to his royal subjects when it happens. our reporters and correspondents are covering all of this dev
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
kayleigh mcenany. also carley shimkus and douglas murray. king charles iii is back at buckingham palace and preparing to address the commonwealth, the u.k., and the world for the first time as monarch around 1:00 p.m. eastern. his majesty was welcomed by huge crowds. following his return from scotland where he, along with his sister, princess and, reportedly at his mother s side when she passed. the king s speech is expected to be accompanied by a service at st. paul s cathedral in london to be attended by the new prime minister, list trust, and senior officials. liz trust was seen arriving at the palace for her first audience with the new king just the past hour. meanwhile, plenty of remembrances come up public viewing is planned as the british people prepared to say farewell to the only monarch most of them have ever known. douglas, a lot of people talking. moving on and talking about what the future is going to look like under king charles. what s your thought on that? spe
twice-divorced american. i have found it impossible to discharge my duties as king without the help of the woman i love. can king george, the shy man with a stutter, mend a broken monarchy? his brother edward has not gone quietly into exile. and a looming war threatens global chaos. glory of a british coronation. nowhere in the world is there anything half so wonderful. it will be one of the days in history that schoolchildren will learn about. immediately before the coronation, it must have been momentous for george. this was a huge ceremony that had been prepared for his older brother. but it was he who was taking it all on. george s coronation occurred on the same day that it would have occurred for his brother edward. nothing was changed except the person doing it. here is somebody with a complete sense of inadequacy. he d always been the moon to his brother s sun. before he was king, george was living a relatively normal, free, under-the-radar life. happily m
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