charles, who has spent his life preparing for this, addressing the nation for the first time as king. in a rare display of royal emotion, talking about his mother and what she meant to the country and her family. to my darling mama, as you begin your last great journey to join my dear late papa, i want simply to say this. thank you. thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years. king charles yes king charles acknowledging how much the nation and the world have changed since his mother was crowned and the challenges he faces ahead in a britain that is very different from the one he was born in. he ll be officially proclaimed king in a matter of hours. charles also addressing his family, naming william and kate prince and princess of wales. kate taking on the title that her mother-in-law, diana, had and sending a message to harry and meghan. i want also to express my love for harry and meg
this is don lemon tonight, and we ve got news on two big stories tonight. we re live here at buckingham palace in london home to the new monarch, king charles iii. and there s news moments ago back home on the mar-a-lago investigation. they ve submitted their proposals to a federal judge for who should serve as special master to review materials from mar-a-lago and how the process should work. it is the latest legal turn in the criminal investigation into trump s potential mishandling of documents. so i want to bring in now cnn senior justice kraunlt evan perez, and senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, laura coates. welcome back to the program, both of you. evan, you just received these documents. tell us more you re learning. they have nominated both sides who they think should be special master, and there s also other details in there. right, don. they ve submitted two names each. obviously they couldn t agree who should be the special master. the judge is
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
ever had. reporter: the public-will have a chance to pay their respects to the queen as she lies in state for four days ahead of the state funeral on monday, september 19th. cnn s scott mcclean is live in windsor where you witnessed just a marvelous day for the royal family. we were royally surprised back here in the states, how did it go for you? reporter: it sure seems that way, look, before this took place, jim, there was a lineup that stretched for at least an entire city block with people waiting to get into this area just at the gates of windsor castle to lay flowers and pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. when they started setting up barricades earlier today, we were told that there would be a visit. most people expected that that visit would come from the prince and princess of wales, will and kate. what they did not expect to see, though, was the two people who came out of the same vehicle with them, the same people with them, which was harry and meghan, es
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