i m fredericka witfield. a historic moment for all of the world to see after 70 years, great britain has a new monarch. king charles iii was crowned today during a coronation ceremony at westminster abbey. the nearly 400-year-old crown was placed on his head officially marking him as the new king. god save the king! god save the king! also being crowned, a new queen. king charles s wife camilla receiving her crown during that ceremony. there was elation over the coronation in the streets of london. tens of thousands lining the streets to catch a glimpse of the royal family. the king and queen waving to the public from the gold state coach there, which was originally built back in 1762. and then a royal salute from 4,000 british troops. hooray! in a moment some have been waiting for days to see, king charles and queen camilla and the royal family stepping onto the balcony of buckingham palace to greet the clouds lining the mall. it was a day many will never forge
they had to cut short the flyover. they also missed out on seeing prince andrew and prince harry, who were left out of that balcony shot. i asked them people about it afterwards. while some people were happy harry wasn t included because he s no longer a working royal, others realized how difficult a decision the king had to make in who to include and who not to include. seems like nothing could have put a damper on this day. salma abdelaziz is also among the crowds in that rain any weather. reporter: it was just a short time ago that the newly crowned king stepped out onto the pal