public address as king charles iii. the title will officially become his tomorrow. king charles promised his life to the people in the uk and beyond. 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. and wherever you may live in the united kingdom, or in the realms and territories across the world, and whatever may be your background or believes, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. today about 2,000 members of the public grieved together at a service at st. paul s cathedral in london. the new british prime minister offered a reading during that ceremony. at one of king charles s first actions was to reach out to the many mourners who had gathered outside buckingham palace. and for more than seven minutes, he shook hands, he took on the duties of the crown, of course, t
very good thursday morning to you and welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. i m jim sciutto. and i m poppy harlow. we re glad you are with us as we follow breaking news, buckingham palace says 96-year-old queen elizabeth is under medical supervision because doctors are concerned for her health. her son and the heir apparent prince charles arrived to be by her side. her other three children along with princes william and harry are also headed there right now. and you our reporters and correspondents are standing by. anna stewart, kate williams as well. and kate, i wonder if i could begin with you. we ve been speaking in the last hour about the enormous span of her leadership, the longest serving monarch really in history, certainly in the uk history, more than 70 years celebrated earlier this year. we came across something she said at the young age of 21 on a visit to south africa before she assumed the throne, can which struck us as telling of the
moment? reporter: they described it as concerned. doctors concerned about the queen s health. they very rarely put any statements out about her health and they never speak in such stark language. so that is very concerning. we also know that the queen is at the castle, she is overseeing by medical attention. she is not being taken to the hospital. read into that as bull. the biggest concern is that all the family have dropped everything that they were doing and they headed immediately to balmoral. prince charles is already there as is princess ann. i understand other members of the royal family landed at the airport about an hour away. i don t expect to get any more update until the whole family are within the castle and they have been informed personally about what is a big family moment. we can also read into the fact that prince harry and meghan have also dropped everything, also heading to scotland. and putting all their personal differences with the rest of the family
we ll drive you happy at carvana. we are back with cnn s breaking news coverage of the health of queen elizabeth ii. doctors expressing serious concern about britain s longest reigning monarch, beloved figure around the world. i am anderson cooper. our correspondents are standing by at buckingham palace where we could get word on the 96-year-old queen s condition at any moment. at last word she was under medical supervision at balmoral in scotland. there you see the gates. most of her closest family members have gathered. prince william with prince edward and prince andrew were the latest to arrive. we saw a photo of them together as well as prince edward s wife sophie. now we are watching to see when prince harry will join his family in balmoral castle in scotland. want to bring in cnn royal correspondent max foster buckingham palace with cnn chief international anchor christiane amanpour and bianca nobilo. it looks like the rain has at least stopped for you at buckingham
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i m max foster from buckingham palace, special coverage of the queen elizabeth platinum jubilee celebration. good weather thankfully, grab your party hats and get ready for the pageantry. in about an hour the royal family will attend the first event to celebrate a monumental anniversary. 70 years on the throne, a first for any british monarch. this new portrait of the queen was released. festivities will last four days. and she sat on the throne in 1952. royal watchers have been camped out for days just to be a part of this once in a lifetime event. and to get the best seats in the house. cnn reporters are standing by ahead of the celebrations. anna stewart live on the mile where the fans are waiting for the festivities to begin. and larry is at a watch party in kenya. and also joining us also a reporter from hello magazine. but we ll have a look back at the 70 years of service. fina