and emotions and sentiments are subsidiary to the importance of doing the job. and of course he did it for 17 years, it was also is a smile. it was always a chat. when i would do receptions for people in america to meet members of the royal family. they said you know thanks a lot. we ll have a chance to talk. you come to reception with the member of the family. and you will talk to that member because she will not leave the reception to give everyone a chance to say a low. they like that. they engage people. and so that sprinkling of the stardust, i think. all for a lot of people in america. there was a warrant, there wasn t affection, but i think it s also looking at that lady, looking at not doing a foot wrong. she s come through the dramas, the ups and downs. and she was their right to the end, saying goodbye to boris johnson, welcoming the new prime minister. and in cracking form, just two days before she died. you know well that she was far more popular with the british people t
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to attend queen elizabeth s funeral. we ll have the latest on that. plus the queens impact transcending geographic barriers. what is behind america s fascination with royalty? and right now at st. james palace. final preparations underway, where king charles iii will be formally proclaimed monarch. at an assessment council meeting that starts just 35 minutes from now. and will be televised, the first time in our history! in our history! it s time for the biggest sale of the year, on the sleep number 360 smart bed.
moments from now the accession council will ratify charles as the united kingdom s new monarch. followed by his first live speech in that role. and of course, we will bring that to you. but first, we spent a lot of time talking about what charles reyna s king will look like, now let s take a look back at his legacy as the prince of wales. and what helped shape the man in today s spotlight. nbc s richard engel has that story. king charles became the prince of wales at 20, he was a pilot in the air force, and commanded a ship in the royal navy. with this ring. i.d. web. he was 32 when he married lady di anna spencer. and ice is suppose in love? of course. and charles was soon in the shadow of a star, it was a dark time for him, and the royal family of divorce. and diana s death.
officially proclaimed king. and that s when gun salutes, fanfare, trumpers. we will see where you are, where i am around the city. we will hear when this happens. we won t necessarily see king charles at that moment. and then, chris, what happens is the flags across government buildings, across the family palaces. the royal family residences. the flags will come back up to full staff. at least for one day. again, this is our understanding chris. this scheduling is subject to change because this is what we are expecting. and of course, katie, everything they watch so closely. not just here in the uk, but around the world. let s talk about what we can expect in the speech today. i think it s going to be very much almost a manifesto. i think what s so interesting about the first address to the world. not just to the nation. was that it was deeply personal. i think he is already made such an impact of the peoples king. it was very interesting that