of the faith, do faithfully promise and swear that i shall inviably maintain and preserve the settlement of the true protestant religion as established by the laws made in scotland in prosecution of the claim of right and and particularly by an act entitled an act of securing the protestant religion and presbyterian church government and and by the acts passed in the parliament of both kingdoms for union of the two kingdoms together with the government, worship, discipline, rights and privileges of the church of scotland so help me god. three cheers for his majesty, the king. hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray! neil: the united kingdom proclaiming king charles iii as monarch with all the pomp and circumstance as the world remembers his mother, queen elizabeth ii, and her incredible 70-year reign, seeing some 15 british prime ministers, 14 u.s. presidents and countless world events including the attacks on 9/11 when the queen broke a 600-year-old
his reign, as the world watches to see what kind of leader he might be. and in the u.s., pressing for answers in uvalde, texas. cnn asking the state s top law enforcement officer why did he allegedly say no one is losing their jobs over the massacre at robb elementary? his answer you ll only see here. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our world lead and the first full day on the job for king charles iii, as the world mourns the death of his mother, britain s longest reigning monarch. he addressed the nation and the world for the first time since queen elizabeth s passing. as the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, i too now solemnly pledge myself throughout the remaining time god grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. that address was followed by a sarceremony of remembrance wh god save the king was officially sung. earlier today, upon returning to london, king charles and his wife camilla
take the oath? for more than seven decades, queen elizabeth ii dedicated her life to her country. the queen took a view that her duty was a lifelong commitment. she put duty above all else. she loved her younger sister, but she couldn t give her permission to marry somebody who was divorced. she sacked her son from the family firm. she survived extraordinary crises. princess diana has died. the issue vournding charles and diana probably rocked the monarchy to its core. the future of the monarchy really hung in the balance. and she revolutionized the british monarchy. the monarchy should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give their loyalty and support. she steered the world through 70 years of tumultuous change. her legacy will be the fact that we still have a monarchy. tonight a cnn special report. a queen for the ages, elizabeth ii. i have found it i impossible to carry the heavy duty of responsibility and discharge my duties of k
buckingham palace in london. it s 6 am and the uk where people are waiting up with a profound sense of loss. for the first time in more than seven decades, the country is without its queen. a period of mourning now for britain s longest reigning monarch, elizabeth the second. you may hear the noise around me as preparations are underway for this next ten to ten days to two-week period. flags being hung around as these are images from buckingham palace where crowds have been gathering throughout what has been a rainy night in london. memorials to her late majesty with flowers, candles, and personal messages outside the royal grounds. symbols of the country s immense grief decorate the gates of windsor castle. as well as balmoral, the queen scottish retreat where she passed away peacefully at the age of 96. just two days after appointing her 15th prime minister while appearing very frail. elizabeth the second is coronation happened in 1953. no date has been said yet for the c
elizabeth ii. and bucking hingham palace with charles iii will soon deliver his message to a nation that s grieving. i m anderson cooper with cnn s special coverage along with don lemon, who s at buckingham palace for us. don. reporter: anderson, a day after the loss of his beloved mother, king charles is about to take a huge st. paul in the transition from prince and heir to his royal majesty, as a matter of fact, as he addresses the united kingdom and the world. he arrived at buckingham palace from scotland just a few hours ago. he s greeting people who gathered to pay their respects. he stopped to look at the many bouquets of flowers laid in tribute of queen elizabeth. accompanied by his wife, the new queen supreme court, camilla. just a short while ago he hosted prime minister liz truss, their first formal audience sitting starting his reign. i am joined now here at buckingham palace by my colleagues, the royal correspondent max foster and cnn s chief international corr