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
st. giles. it s really interesting because as max is talking about, the family trying to heal potentially in making very public glue over the schisms that have arisen other the last several years, so too is the country. it is trying to also heal to come to terms. it has lost a matriarch. and i think interestingly, i have been listening to a lot of commentary from scotland, officials much better aware of the politics there, of the culture there, historians and the like, for the scottish people who will come out and line that royal mile there, as we saw yesterday, will be incredibly close to the people of the royal dynasty, to king charles and his brothers and sisters. it s sort of divided into three layers for them, i m told. first, allegiance to the queen and affection for the queen who is part of their everyday lives. she went to their farms, to their churches, to their town halls. she was in the villages. she was known up there very, very well. then comes the monarchy and t
i cannot help but feel the weight of history, which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both houses dedicate yourselves with such personal commitment for the betterment of us all. parliament is the living and breathing instrument of our democracy. and this is how the rest of the day will play out. this afternoon there will be a service of reflection for the extraordinary life of queen elizabeth ii. that service is going to take place at st. giles cathedral. and this morning prince harry paid tribute in a statement to his grandmother, queen elizabeth ii, thanking her for her, quote, sound advice and infectious smile. and continued in celebrating the life of my grandmother, her majesty the queen and mourning her loss we are reminding of the guiding she was to so many in her commitment to service and duty. i want to get to anna stewart live in london. good morning. how was the response from parliament to the king s addres
casket travels from the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh to st. giles cathedral. shortly after a service of a reflection of the queen s life will take place there. we will bring it to you live as it happens. earlier king charles gave his first address to parliament as the new monarch, referencing shakespeare and saying that the queen was, quote, a pattern to all princes living. the new king vowed to continue the queen s dedicated service to her people. watch this. as i stand before you today, i cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both houses dedicate yourselves with such personal commitment for the betterment of us all. people are paying tribute around the world to queen elizabeth from the united kingdom to the united states, brazil, new zealand, japan, and many more nations. flags have been lowered and buildings have been lit up in remembrance of the queen. s