right around the world. live in london just hours away from witnessing history as king charles iii is formally crowned. and i m michael holmes at cnn headquarters in atlanta. i ll have the day s other news, including a new push for peace in sudan. it s all ahead on this special edition of cnn newsroom. it is coronation day here in the uk. it is 6:00 a.m. in the morning. a ceremony that will see, of course, king charles iii crowned just five hours away. crowds have been gathering for days now to take out a spot to view the processions from westminster abbey. you can see the crowds already starting to gather. i got on the underground, the tube this morning, that was quite busy already. people draped union jacks with flags, some carrying ladders to get a view of the procession. on friday, if you remember, charles greeted well-wishers, a surprise visit for some not very far from where i am. three cheers for the king. the prince and princess of wales also on hand to meet w
britain and the world feeling shock over the sudden death of queen elizabeth ii. at the age of 96. don has broken here in the palace where people have been coming to pay their respects and share their memories. and just be part of this tremendous moment in time. the formal notice of queen elizabeth s passing was posted on the gates of the palace behind me, on thursday, as part of the royal tradition. church bells have been toiling across the country, and we are expecting more of that in the coming days. and we will also hear from her oldest son, then you came, charles a third, who will address the nation in the coming hours. he and other members of the royal family have rushed to balmoral in scotland on thursday where the queen spent her final days. she leaves behind a complex legacy, but few can doubt her steadfast dedication to this country. and how much she will be missed. we ve been hearing people say, it feels like we ve lost a grandmother. when the news of her death was
life. her successor and son king charles iii is in london, and making his way right now to buckingham palace for the first time as king. upon his arrival, he ll be greeted by thousands lining up to pay their respects, laying flowers and cards outside the palace honoring the queen s seven decades on the throne. elizabeth became queen february 6th, 1952, she was just 25 years old. her reign spanned 14 u.s. presidents, seven popes, and 15 british prime ministers. she was a witness to history and an indelible part of it during her time on the throne, she led her country through wars in korea, the falklands and afghanistan. her reign spanning global events as is well, from the first moon landing to 9/11 and the coronavirus pandemic. the queen was a global fixture, a beacon of stability, for some seven decades. overnight, many parts of the world came together to remember queen elizabeth from new york to paris, australia, to brazil, buildings lit up, flags flying at half-staff. an
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
month. yes, according to our information, we are recording war crimes in almost every village, he says. this, the body of one of two civilians killed in late february. an early victim of the invasion and evidence now of what six continuing here in eastern kharkiv, even as you saw there the fight continues and bitterly for the ukrainian forces trying to regain ground, john. melissa bell for us in kharkiv. a remarkable turn around, we ll be following that all morning. new day special coverage continues right now. good morning, everyone, to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m don lemon in edinburgh, scotland. a so let solemn day ahead in th united kingdom as they embrace their new king. king charles iii addressing parliament a few moments ago saying he feels the weight of history. listen. 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