rest at the royal family s official scottish residence after arriving sunday in edinburgh where crowds turned out to pay their final respects. in the hours to come, the queen s coffin will be taken in procession from the palace of holyrood house to st. giles cathedral for a prayer service. god save the king played as charles iii was proclaimed king across the uk, including in scotland. he was formally confirmed as the new monarch on saturday before meeting with commonwealth leaders in london on sunday. and in the hours ahead, king charles will visit westminster hall where he ll receive condo lances from both houses of parliament. he will later depart for edinburgh to take part in the service for the queen. royal historian kate williams joining me now here at buckingham palace. and it is a busy day ahead. we also have nic robertson standing by with more from edinburgh. let s start with you, kate. king charles iii well and truly now ensconced in his new role. it is a busy day
there are huge opportunities in this post-brexit environment here in the uk for that relationship to get stronger and stronger. what role does the sovereign play? does this royal family play? they don t govern here. they reign. they don t rule. but what role do they play in helping foster support, improve those economic, bilateral relations? well, i think you certainly saw with her majesty, queen elizabeth ii, sometimes you need to look at things from the outside to understand from the inside. people in this country often don t see the affect she had abroad. and the improvement to international standing she would have provided and i imagine king charles will do the same. she was well respected, and a
yeah. max foster, to you now. tell us more about the statement with i read part of it, that just came in from prince harry. i m expecting to see all the children of the queen. i m not expecting to see any of the grandchildren. i m not expecting to see harry and william, but it will be a silent walk to the cathedral. it will be powerful. i received the order of service as well. very religious, very spiritual. the dean is doing most of the readings. there will be a reading from the commonwealth, young nigerian student. the commonwealth will be reflected today in the church service. as you say, we also heard from prince harry today. he didn t speak yesterday, my understanding is because he didn t want to interfere with the 9/11 just trying to pull it up now, the anniversary of
tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. tell your doctor if your crohn s disease symptoms develop or worsen. serious allergic reaction may occur. best move i ve ever made. ask your dermatologist and good morning, everyone to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is cnn s special, live coverage of the farewell to queen elizabeth ii. it is monday, september 12th. i m don lemon live in edinburgh, scotland. it s a day of transition here in the united kingdom. royal family and the people all
the 9/11. this is what prince harry said. i only got this statement 40 minutes ago. thank you for your commitment, your service, thank you for your sound advice. thank you for your infectious smile. that was the headline to me. he was so connected to the queen. we talk a lot about the queen s sense of humor. that was definitely inherited by harry. it s a cheeky sense of humor. bit of swearing behind closed doors, i think. that s what i heard sometimes. celebrating the life of my grandmother, her majesty, the queen. and in mourning her loss. we are all reminded of the g guigu guiding compass she was to so many, remain true throughout her life and now her ever lasting legacy. what i thought was really interesting, he talked about the queen as commander of the armed forces. you got to remember that for harry, the armed forces were integral to him. he didn t just look up to her as a grandmother but also as a boss and someone he served and risked his life for.