back to the city saying it is in excellent care. he is on a four-stop tour that will go to wales and belfast, ireland, and then to london to greet the people of the nation as king and here lies queen elizabeth ii as they begin the trip up the royal mile to st. giles. there is prince edward next to him, princess royal ann and then charles closest to us in the military regalia and prince edward, the youngest of the four children of queen elizabeth and prince philip is there as well. the last time we saw a service of thanksgiving was for prince philip and the funeral was very small because of covid. several months later queen elizabeth had a beautiful service of thanksgiving for her husband. one thank you from charles in his first statement as king.
a new prime minister, invite to form a government, the prime minister by the last act of queen elizabeth ii. new prime minister and king going through the motions together in a really unsettling week in the united kingdom. what s settling is the ritual. tradition we re seeing play out. we ll see the children of queen elizabeth, andrew, edward, charles, now king charles all walk behind this funeral behind the coffin. queen consort camilla and edward s wife will be in a car as part of this procession. it is a big moment for the family, no doubt. the first time that charles will come in contact with the coffin of his mother, queen elizabeth ii.