in great britain and the start of a new reign, charles iii has been proclaimed king. it s pomp and ceremony in the uk but now this hour business. the new monarch is at buckingham palace carrying out duties as king. and any minute he s expected to meet with the new prime minister, liz truss, it s a meeting if tradition continues will now happen weekly. let s take tyou to london no richard quest and ana stewart outside buckingham palace. this is the same king and in the same week a new prime minister. yes, that is the extraordinary part. good morning to you from london. a beautiful late summer, early autumn day, where the sun is absolutely shining. and the way in which the day has progressed, it has been one of great solemnity as the proclamation for king charles iii, the formal part, if you will, was read out at st. james palace. events we have never seen before. events that have always taken place with the transition of monarchy, but we ve never been witnessed or privi
the king along with his sons, prince william and prince harry will walk behind the carriage and the procession will arrive at westminster hall at 3:00pm. the hall will then be open to the public from 5:00pm and we re expecting around 400,000 people to file past her majesty as she lies in state for four days. we ll be speaking live shortly to our reporters at buckingham palace, and with those people who are waiting to pay their respects to the queen. first, let s hearfrom danjohnson, who was at buckingham palace last night to witness the queen s final return. cheering and applause a cheering crowd in the capital city. this has been the focus of much of the nation s grief, and it is buckingham palace more than anywhere which is so closely associated with the queen. for so long her place of work, and her official home. her coffin arrived at 8:00 last night, ending the journey from scotland. in pouring rain, on a dark night, people were determined to give her a welcome. we fe
last post plays. his majesty the king laying the first wreath on behalf of the nation. the second wreath is laid on behalf of the queen by her equerry mitchell plunkett. the prince of wales steps forward with his wreath. prince edward, duke of edinburgh. and her royal highness princess royal, princess and. anne. and a wreath laid on behalf of the duke of kent who is not here this year by his equerry captain hopkins. parade, stand at ease! stand easy! now the leaders of the political parties beginning with the prime minister rishi sunak. military band strikes up. sir keir starmer, leader of the labour party. stephen flynn, leader of the scottish national party in the house of commons laying a wreath on behalf of commons laying a wreath on behalf of the scottish national party and the welsh national party. sir ed davey, leader of the liberal democrats. sirjeffrey donaldson, from the democratic unionist party. the speaker of the house of commons, so lindsay hoyle. and he is