by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. new details on the queen s state funeral it will be held in westminster abbey on monday 19 september king charles approved the day as a public holiday. a surprise show of unity as the prince and princess of wales arejoined by prince harry and meghan at windsor castle. attending a church service. and in other news ukraine says it has retaken several key towns and cities in the north and east as its offensive against russian forces gathers pace. it has been confirmed that queen elizabeth s funeral will take place on september the nineteenth. her body will lie in state in westminster hall for four days before the service to allow the public to pay their respects. earlier, king charles was formally proclaimed as the new monarch at a ceremony in london. he said he would strive to follow the inspiring example of his late mother. he told the accession council at
they pilled across the country at noon on friday. to mark the death of queen elizabeth the second. she died on thursday at the age of 96. he automatically became king upon his mother s death. the title will be officially bestowed in a formal ceremony later this morning. cnn will carry that for you. on friday, the king briefly greeted mourners outside of buckingham palace. he then delivered his first address to the nation as monarch. have a listen. wherever you may live in the united kingdom are in the realms and territories across the world. whatever may be your background or beliefs. i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. meanwhile, they continue expressing their condolences throughout the commonwealth. with growing volumes of flowers and personal messages. buckingham palace has not yet released the date of the queen s funeral but king charles indicated it would be within the next two weeks. u.s. president joe biden sa
hello, everyone, thank you so much for joining me i m fredricka whitfield. in a day of solemnity and celebration, king charles is proclaimed sovereign of the british monarchy. following the 70-year reign of his mother, charles becoming king in a ceremony with ancient roots, acknowledging the tremendous task ahead of him. in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life, i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. it s the first time this ceremony has been seen on television. his wife, camilla becoming queen consort. and prince william now the prince of wales. thousands of people are gathered outside royal addresses including buckingham palace, trying to catch sight of the new king on this momentous day. just moments ago the new king held an audience with the archbishop of canterbury, his first as king. we have full coverage of today s events. richard quest is at buckingham palace. richard, first,
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