keir simmons. it is remarkable the number of people that have shown up here. i mean, the crowds we see behind us have been flowing through all day, the tributes are pouring in. what does it mean as a british citizen? many of us have still trying to come to ti terms of it. and that emotion, you are getting on with the day this morning and distracted, discity, and then you stop and it hits you. about him as powerfully as it did yesterday.him as powerfullyd yesterday. the queen is dead. and you have to pinch yourself that king charles is walking in to buckingham palace as king. people are chanting god save the king. and within all of that, he is already setting out the kind of king he wants to be going around talking to people, trying to
address. but what they wanted to hear. and everybody said they want him to talk about a slimmed down monarchy, about bringing his much more popular son prince william into the fold much sooner. and they hoped that he would reach out to young who care about climate change which is an issue that as prince charles now king charles has absolutely championed. i think that you re seeing a lot of queenists out there today. molly hunter, thank you very much. now king charles iii after living as the longest serving heir to the throne, now the oldest british monarch ever to
connect with the public. so so much is happening at once. the private side, emotional side, it is something of a roller coaster. and it must be so difficult for him. he is losing his mother and at the same time this is a moment that he s been waiting for for his entire life. he will be the oldest british monarch to take the throne. and all those things yes, the royal standard, which signifies that the monarchy is in the poll has and starts flying at full staff, not half-staff, because he is the king. and so you don t mourn a monarch who is alive. the monarch never dies is the principal of that. but you re right, he s had years to prepare, decades to prepare.
pull that that s right. excellent. gentlemen, thank you very much for joining us. still ahead, king charles iii will deliver a message to the united kingdom in just under two hours. what sort of king will he be. and she is the only british king most have ever known. from yankee stadium to the gates of buckingham palace where people are gathering today in remembrance. we ve always looked to her. it is a sad day. r what everyones doing on their phones? they re investing with merrill. think miss allen is texting for backup? no she s totally in charge. of her portfolio and daniel g. she s building a greener future and he s. running a pretend restaurant. and phil? phil has questions, but none of them are about his portfolio. digital tools so impressive,
this moment. and it will be really interesting to watch over the next weeks and months how he takes on the mantle of monarchy. and he is already filling those responsibilities already. liz truss, i understand she just arrived to buckingham palace for her meeting with king charles. the world is so different from the time when queen elizabeth came, you know, into being a queen. do you think a monarchy will change in any way? it seems that the relevancy of the monarchy is in question. and to use tim s term, you know, when someone becomes part of the dna of a nation or of a peoples, it is a lot easier to see the relevance. but that changes now. the queen had an advantage.