cardiff from all parts of the world to greet the new king. to greet the new king. it is an opportunity to greet the new king. it is an opportunity to to greet the new king. it is an opportunity to see to greet the new king. it is an opportunity to see him - to greet the new king. it is an opportunity to see him but i to greet the new king. it is an opportunity to see him but it. to greet the new king. it is an | opportunity to see him but it is also more importantly and more obviously for welsh people, to see him today. you can hear three cheers going up, there, that is the second time that has happened since he has about. he has got a lot of time with people here, to be fed to them, they have waited quite a while as well so at least he can give them some of that back. the mood today, as i say, it is reflective, there is a hint of celebration. at least people are wanting to mark the fact that he is now king, having had such a long relationship with wales before this moment and l
moment now that we had earlier in the senedd where we saw king charles addressing the parliamentarians in welsh, and the sense in the room of celebration that the new king does speak the language, because of course this is a bilingual country and welsh is one of the official languages here. with me now is the welsh history expert, dr sam blaxland. i wonder what you made of the new king s address, not only the fact he was speaking the language but some of the references he made in the speech as well. the of the references he made in the speech as well. of the references he made in the speech as well. the language itself is very significant. speech as well. the language itself is very significant. he speech as well. the language itself is very significant. he speaks i speech as well. the language itself is very significant. he speaks a i speech as well. the language itself is very significant. he speaks a bit| is very significant. he speaks a bit of welsh, 25% of the population here
streets as he toured the high street, getting the kind of reception people might have forgotten he would get. it hasn t always been a relationship where you would expect big crowds of people to come out cheering, but they have today, and we ve seen that in the castle as well as on the street. we can see pictures of him nowjust saying a few words to those representatives of charities and civic leaders. just remind us. i think that is mark drakeford, the first minister. first minister. that crucial first -rivate first minister. that crucial first private audience first minister. that crucial first private audience today. - first minister. that crucial first private audience today. there l first minister. that crucial first i private audience today. there isn t a formal relationship in terms of audiences with the first minister of wales, but they met injuly when he was prince of wales. it does keep in touch, he maintains that relationship, and you would expect that to continue now that
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king and the flag raised when he arrived here. so you know, we very much appreciated being here at this moment, sad at the beginning of the week with the queen s death occurring just as we arrived, just following her meeting with liz truss, which is amazing in its own way, the continuity. so we wish her, the prime minister and the king and the prime minister and the king and the people all the best in this transition. transition. that is absolutely brilliant, kind transition. that is absolutely brilliant, kind wishes - transition. that is absolutely| brilliant, kind wishes indeed, transition. that is absolutely i brilliant, kind wishes indeed, thank you very much, richard. i think that just about sums it up, mixed emotions here, mourning the queen but welcoming the new king on his first visit to wales. thank you, as charanpreet was pointing out, people have come to cardiff from all parts of the world to greet the new king. it is