just after 8 in the morning in the united states, it is 1:00 p.m. here in london. i m don lemon. thanks so much for joining us. we re following the pomp and pageantry in the united kingdom as king charles iii is officially proclaimed the new king of england and head of the commonwealth. a second proclamation of king charles has been read out from the royal exchange. it s all part of a shift in power in the united kingdom, the end of one reign and the beginning of the next. the prince charles philip arthur george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and of his other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. the proclamation being read out was signed by members of the privy council, including prince william, the new prince of wales, and camilla, the queen consort. now look
mps an mp has to come to buckingham palace, charles i, got on the wrong side of the bankers, when charles i tried to take mps prisoners, he fell out so badly with parliament and lost his head. you have to keep on the right side of the mps. i want to listen to one of these. each is read something and raise their right hand and have to res recite it. can we listen in? according to law, so help me god. i swear by so each member must do this,
another place. i never forget the flowers outside kensington palace when princess diana died. there was this eerie silence. when we get to the point where it s a sea of flowers, that will become the focal point actually. live pictures now of lawmakers, uk lawmakers, squaring their allegiance to the king now. talk to me about this, max. take us behind the scenes here. so, when you the queen is an element of parliament. the commons, the lords and the queen. you have to swear allegiance to the crown in order to be able to sit in the house of commons. they have all committed oaths, the queen. they now have to recommit to the king, is that right, kate? yes, that s right. the king and queen s role is so crucial in parliament. you were talking whether we have too much pomp in britain. parliament is the key place. we always remember when the queen opens the parliament, some
very divided and worrisome time. that means butting out of parliament but means leaning into common, human rights values, peace, security and world community. thank you. i really appreciate it. so we re going to continue our coverage here because people across the commonwealth are mourning queen elizabeth ii. reaction this morning as charles iii is officially announced king. we got this, babe. that means that your dreams are ours too. and our financial planning tools can help you reachch the. that s s the value of ownershi. (vo) verizon n small business days ae back. and there s never been a better time to switch! with limited-time offers. like our best price on our best business unlimited plan. and a phone, on us. at verizon small business days from the network america relies on. this is the sound of nature breathing. and this is the sound
raise their right hand and say this short pledge? this short oath? yes, that s correct. each one must do this. we saw some of the major politicians, for example, the deputy leader of the opposition and also the first minister of wales and the prime minister this morning signing the proclamation. they are now vowing their allegiance to the king because the king is politically neutral. the king stays out of parliament. the king is not allowed only in the state opening can the king go into parliament. but it s very important, his role. he is the head of our constitution, the politically neutral head. and they swear allegiance to the king in a way of swearing allegiance to the country, to their role as representatives. does this happen in ore parts of the commonwealth or just here? in the realms they do the same. and famously just a few months ago australian mp refused to swear an oath to the queen. but they will have to do this in every parliament in 15 countries. we have a grow