they pilled across the country at noon on friday. to mark the death of queen elizabeth the second. she died on thursday at the age of 96. he automatically became king upon his mother s death. the title will be officially bestowed in a formal ceremony later this morning. cnn will carry that for you. on friday, the king briefly greeted mourners outside of buckingham palace. he then delivered his first address to the nation as monarch. have a listen. wherever you may live in the united kingdom are in the realms and territories across the world. whatever may be your background or beliefs. i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. meanwhile, they continue expressing their condolences throughout the commonwealth. with growing volumes of flowers and personal messages. buckingham palace has not yet released the date of the queen s funeral but king charles indicated it would be within the next two weeks. u.s. president joe biden sa
buckingham palace. next hour the official process gets under way to welcome charles iii as the new sovereign of the common wewealth, it will take place just yards away from where we are now. the accession council as it s now known will formally bestow the title of king on charles, with the principal proclamation expected in about two hours. crowds welcomed the new king to buckingham palace as he arrived back from scotland on friday, and he then addressed the nation for the first time as monarch, hon honoring his late mother. wherever you may live in the united kingdom or in the realms or territories across the world, and whatever may be your background or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve but loyalty, respect and love. as i have throughout my life. the king also met with the nation s newly-appointed prime minister for the first time. some of their conversation was picked up by a microphone in the room. have a listen. it s been so touching. all those people who have com
invited harry and meghan to join. tension has been brewing for some time now. william is now the heir apparent to the throne and prince harry stepped back from royal duties and moved to the united states. but the special connection was never broken. prince harry saying the queen s presence can be felt no matter what room you re in. and it will be some time before the reality of life without granny will be real. what a day, scott and what a surprise to see the two brothers together. how significant was this moment? reporter: well, i should point out, first off, jim, all of the people who have come here today, they didn t come with the expectations they would see will and kate or harry and meghan. they came with the expectations they would be able to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii, drop candles, flowers, cards, whatever and pay their respects at the gates of windsor castle. only when the staff put up barrier did they figure someone was coming. we figured this would
announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the queen. i know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world sympathize with me in the irreparable loss we ve all suffered. it is the greatest consolation to me to know the sympathy expressed by so many. today buckingham palace announced that queen elizabeth who spent 70 years on the throne will be laid to rest in a state funeral on monday, september 19th. cnn s scott mclean joins me now from windsor. scott, this reunion just studying earlier today between william and harry was very surprising, and it seemed to work pretty well with the crowds there where you are. how did this come about? reporter: yeah, completely unexpected. people knew that they were waiting for a visit, that s what we had been told, but they didn t know exactly who we were waiting for. the press didn t even know who we were waiting for. we figured it was likely will and kate. it turned out it was not just will and kate, but
william, i think this will be seen as a hugely respectful thing for her to do her majesty. i asked her if i could have a hug and she hugged me back. i m still shaking now. people here are wondering whether or not this was a photo opportunity or whether this is truly the beginning of some kind of a reconciliation process. i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn news room. in great britain tonight, a royal transfer of power. king charles iii is formally named sovereign of the british monarchy. the ancient ceremony, making its own history. this is the first time the british people could turn on their actual tvs and watch the proclamation of their new head of state. and amid that new beginning, a final farewell. the funeral for queen elizabeth ii now announced for a week from monday. and her eldest son, today formally proclaimed as the new king mourns the loss of his mother who he shared with the world. my lords, ladies and gentlemen, it is my most sorrow