also home to russia s black sea fleet. all four teaching unions in england say they will coordinate strikes if members vote for industrial action. this is bbc news. now on bbc news. behind the stories, the monarchy. i was at home when i got a phone call from the director of news at the bbc saying that s the queen was gravely ill. he didn t stand on ceremony or offer any small talk clive, how are you? he simply said the queen is gravely ill and can you come in? and i was preparing to fly to italy on a filming trip the next day and i thought. i should go in. i was in the newsnight office because we d had wind, obviously with a note being passed through the house of commons, that something was happening. i know i speak on behalf of the entire house when i say that we send our best wishes to her majesty the queen and that she and the royal family are in our thoughts and prayers at this moment. and of course there s this big protocol, obviously, if the queen had passed away
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
i propose that when certain necessary business has been transacted, a deputation consisting of her majesty, his royal highness, the archbishop of kant bury, the lord chancellor, the archbishop of york, the prime minister, the clark of the council and myself shall wait on the king and inform him, the council is assembled. i now call on the clark of the council to read aloud the text of the proclamation. where as it is pleased all mighty god to call to his mercy, our laid sovereign lady, queen elizabeth ii a blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the crown of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles phillip arthur george. we members of the house of commons together with other members of her late majesty s council and representatives of the realms and territories citizens of london and others do now hereby with one voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip
just after 8 in the morning in the united states, it is 1:00 p.m. here in london. i m don lemon. thanks so much for joining us. we re following the pomp and pageantry in the united kingdom as king charles iii is officially proclaimed the new king of england and head of the commonwealth. a second proclamation of king charles has been read out from the royal exchange. it s all part of a shift in power in the united kingdom, the end of one reign and the beginning of the next. the prince charles philip arthur george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and of his other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. the proclamation being read out was signed by members of the privy council, including prince william, the new prince of wales, and camilla, the queen consort. now look
giving the traditional cheer for the new man arc. charles has met today with the prime minister and other politicians an the archbishop of canter berry. many people are gathered outside including buckingham palace trying to catch a sight of the new king on this momentous day. we ve got full coverage of today s events, scott mcclain is at windsor casting, and we re in balmoral, scotland and at buckingham palace. max, you first, moments ago, now william, prince of wales put out a statement paying tribute to the late queen. what did it say? reporter: well it is deeply personal. he was very close to the queen. as was the princess of wales, kate. and he referred to how kate has given the the queen gave guidance to kate for 20 years. that is since their wedding in 2011 and the time before that. and william looked for the queens for guidance but what will be his own future monarchy. it was very personal. it wasn t necessarily constitutional. the prince the king will be dealing