[ pomp & circumstance march no 4 ] the bells outside westminster abbey ringing as all eyes are on king charles, queen camilla as they get into the coronation procession. wearing the crown to the gold state coach. last used during the platinum jubilee back in 2022. you saw as the king was about to get into this carriage, he handed over the acscepter. it s the symbol of authority. that s what it symbolizes. and the scepter is the symbol of power. and here now you have them getting into the king looks a little more relaxed coming out than he did going in. you got the impression that it was incredibly tense. sgluk see harry in the background watching as his father. he puts andrew. they are not allowed to wear their military uniforms. they both have honors stoked away. with us you ll see harry with the medals and andrew s uniform. prince george, the grandson of the king, is standing outside. one of the pages. it went seamlessly from my point of view
i hope you girls have a safe trip home and you tell everyone at school about it. anderson, it s really been that sentiment. these girls were literally found strangers and on their shoulders. it s truly, truly a lifetime memory. it s awesome to hear their enthusiasm. i want to bring in charles hansen, a former press secretary for queen elizabeth ii. thanks so much for being with us, charles. how do you think it went? i think the service was quite superb. it was completely faultless and it had all the sort of ceremony archbishop carefully checking the crown. we heard the king reciting prayers out loud, which i think is the first time that s occurred, is that right? that is. normally you don t hear the
kneeling just wearing a white sort of undershirt almost, and there was something very startling to kind of just see him not naked but for a king sort of naked. that is the point. my mother, again, who was with the queen during the 1953 coronation she described that moment in that coronation as the queen looking terribly vulnerable, because imagine we ve got this very young princess. nobody imagined her father was going to die. she inherits the throne very, very young, very inexperienced, very naive. my goodness, what a reign that followed. at that moment my mother described it as a romance and tragedy together. today it was very different. we saw a man very recognized for who he is, what he said. his principles with a very strong wife behind him. 74 years of working off an apprenticeship to come to this role. we re seeing such different
salute. king charles and queen camilla just made the customary balcony appearance. the king s other son, prince harry, was not present. an extraordinary day and ceremony which many of us witness for the first time in our lives. cnn s matthew chance is outside buckingham palace where thousands of people are still gathered though the rain is becoming a little heavier right now. matthew, how are things? reporter: yeah, it s wet, anderson. it s wet, but it is still an incredible sort of street party. i can tell you and i was astonished people have come out and in such high spirits given the weather, although obviously to a lot of people this is an enormously important and fun moment. i mean talk about fun moment you guys win the best the prize for the best costumes.
dynamics between mother and son already, as it should be. and i think we should be feeling very confident about the king we have today. i mean all the passions we thought were slightly strange was actually so present. he was ridiculed for a long time for a lot of the stuff he was talking now we re like this man, to think he s old-fashioned where he s generations ahead of any of us. i worked with prince charles quite closely and the words we hear are inclusivity, diversity and that was so important. what do you think things are like for prince william seeing what his future might be and even his sons carrying the robes of his grandfather knowing someday he may wear those robes. i think i think for prince george he s been around this enough it was a sort of an