moved. immediate test for the new king as the uk starts a week-long bid g g goodbye to quen elizabeth ii. plus, russia is already striking back. and now the campaign stretch. primary season ends tuesday, opening an eight-week sprint to election day. we ll break down the midterm fight for control of congress. we begin, though, in scotland. as the united kingdom opens a week long farewell to queen elizabeth and as her son takes over the monarch. members of scotland paying their final respects to the longest reigning monarch as the queen lies at rest at st. giles cathedral. this morning, the queen s body was moved to that cathedral. the crown of scotland placed on her coffin. king charles iii walking in the procession to the cathedral along with his siblings. the farewell events are meticulously choreographed as are the first glinjss of the new king at work. this morning in london, his first address to parliament as king. as i stand before you today, i cannot help but fe
ancestral ties to scotland. but also what the next stage of history will look like. so yeah, applause, john, i would say. affection, not much dissent, but concern that nicolas sturgeon will continue to call for a second independence referendum. you re watching live pictures. you re watching king charles iii, the queen consort entering the scottish parliament. they ll receive a motion of condolence for the death of queen elizabeth. our cnn contributors, sally and trisha, are with us as well as we watch this. forgive me if i need to interrupt as proceedings begin. we talked about this moment. a week of farewell, and important new steps, going about the business of being king. what is, to you, the significance of the moment we re about to witness in parliament? this is, for him, obviously,
in my role representing the parliament, i was privileged to enjoy two private audiences with her majesty following my appointment in 2021 and i very much valued her insight and wise counsel. while we mourn today with the royal family, and with the people of scotland and others far beyond, we also give thanks, as a nation and as a parliament, for her majesty queen elizabeth, queen of scots, for her extraordinary life and work. and before i invite the first minister to move the motion of condolence, i would ask you to join me in two minutes silence, and please stand as you are able .
condolence from the scottish politicians. he will respond, john, in the way that he did back in london, at the palace of westminster earlier today. richard, i guess one of the questions as we watch the hand shakes and the greetings here, is the new king is very well aware of the views of the first minister of scotland, and her views about the referendum and keeping him, recognizing him as the king of scotland. the question is, how much in public and maybe would it be any different in private does he weigh in on his own views on that or does his transition from prince to king make him more mum? good question, john. we ll never know the full answer to that. my guess is he stays mum, like his mum. for the simple reason that she wouldn t have expressed a view. i m not sure he would have expressed a view even as prince of wales. the view is always it s up to the elected people. now, you ll remember, the queen
condolence and attend the scottish parliament. richard quest and isa soares. isa, let me start with you. you re on the royal mile. you have seen this remarkable scene of the scottish people coming to say farewell to their beloved queen. indeed, and it has been incredibly emotional. and really moving tributes we have seen, very poignant, of course, said so many people. scots, to me today, that the queen who had a deep love and affection for scots and who had those strong ties to scotland, that many ways that she died in scotland, her beloved balmoral and many scots here today were incredibly proud of what they saw today, but moved by the scenes. scenes of silence, of respect, solemnity. this is something that moved a lot of people, many of whom weren t able to talk to me, and what we re expecting is of course the queen s coffin to lie