by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. new details on the queen s state funeral it will be held in westminster abbey on monday 19 september king charles approved the day as a public holiday. a surprise show of unity as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. attending a church service. and in other news ukraine says it has retaken several key towns and cities in the north and east as its offensive against russian forces gathers pace. it has been confirmed that queen elizabeth s funeral will take place on september the nineteenth. her body will lie in state in westminster hall for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. earlier, king charles was formally proclaimed as the new monarch at a ceremony in london. he said he would strive to follow the inspiring example of his late mother. he told the accession council at
representatives of the realms and territories, citizens of london and others, do now hereby with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip 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 of great britain 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. given saint james palace, this 10th day of september, in the year of our lord 2022. present arms. god save the king. god save the king! . [ gun salute ] [ gun salute ] three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray. there you go.
hello, everyone, thank you so much for joining me i m fredricka whitfield. in a day of solemnity and celebration, king charles is proclaimed sovereign of the british monarchy. following the 70-year reign of his mother, charles becoming king in a ceremony with ancient roots, acknowledging the tremendous task ahead of him. 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. it s the first time this ceremony has been seen on television. his wife, camilla becoming queen consort. and prince william now the prince of wales. thousands of people are gathered outside royal addresses including buckingham palace, trying to catch sight of the new king on this momentous day. just moments ago the new king held an audience with the archbishop of canterbury, his first as king. we have full coverage of today s events. richard quest is at buckingham palace. richard, first,
is like a family member is gone. she was the very spirit of great britain, and that spirit will endure. the fact that today we can see with such confidence, got to have the king, is a tribute to him. but above all, to elizabeth. whatever maybe your background or believes, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love, as i have throughout my life. . good morning. it is saturday september the 10th. i am ali velshi in new york. my colleague chris mention is in london. co-hosting with me there is a full schedule of events regarding the secession of king charles iii, is been underway for hours. soon we re expecting britain s new monarch will tour the front gates of buckingham palace to view the flowers and tributes of people after his late mother, queen elizabeth the second since her death on thursday afternoon. upon her passing, king charles immediately became the new head of state and sent into motion a well coordinated series of formalities, and events,
king charles iii. country prepares for its final farewell to the queen. a very good day to all of you. welcome to our special coverage remembering the queen. we are ushering in king charles iii. it is msnbc will headquarters new york. i m in london. we are getting a close-up view of history unfolding. right now, the british parliament is meeting in a rare saturday session where elected officials are being paid tribute to queen elizabeth ii. the began with members of parliament s swearing allegiance to the newly proclaimed king charles the third. on a day of conflicting emotions for it, they are warning the death of the green. they are also honoring and celebrating charles ascension to the throne. the royal standard is at full staff today. king charles was formally proclaimed by the council early this morning. official signatures from his son william, wife camilla, and other government officials. there was a 21 gun salute. fire! [noise] number two! fire! [noise] the ce