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
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
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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