we therefore members of the realm and members of the house of commons together with other members of her late majesty s privy council and representatives of the realms and territories, aldermen and citizens of london and others do now hereby with one voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip arthur george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rightfully leige lord, charles iii. by the grace of god, of united kingdom and great britain and northern ireland and other remember. s and territories, king of the commonwealth deerks fender of the faith. do with humble oh bead dense and humble affection beseeching god by whom kings and queens do reign to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us given at st. james palace on the 10th day of september in the year of our lord 2022. god save the king! god save the k
the new king speaks of his grief in his first audience what the prime minister. a nation in mourning as tributes are paid across the country. i don t think it ll be another monarch locker. . covering the kings first speech. hello i m very good morning to you. king charles iii will be formally proclaim monarch today at an accession council which will be televised for the first time in history. the king will make his declaration and oath in st. james s palace later on this morning. he ll be joined by the new prince of wills and the queen consort. as well as prime minister lustrous and members of the cabinet. yesterday the king made his first address to the nation paying tribute to his mother and committing himself to a life of service another significant day awaits the king, a new monarch now face the face with the responsibilities. there is little time for private grief, meeting mourners, and addressing the nation. wherever you may live in the united kingdo
slowly and rightfully come to the prince charles philippe arthur george. we, therefore, the lords spiritual and temporal of this ram, members of the house of commons together with other members of the late majesties pretty council, the representatives of the realms of territories, the citizens of london and others, we hereby, with one voice s, with the consent of tongue and heart, publish and pro claim that prince charles phillip arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful leach l orange. charles the third. by the grace of god, the united kingdom, a northern island, all the other realms and territories, he is king, head of the commonwealth defender of the faith. to whom we do acknowledge all of our face and obedience with humble affection. beseeching god, by whom kings and queens to rein, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to rain over us. given this at st. james s palace, it is the tenth day of our
september 10th i am velshi, and we have people standing by in london. a city that thousands of people have travel to in the past thousand hours to pay respect to queen elizabeth the second. britain s longest serving monarch who died at age 96 on thursday. it is the literal end of the narrow. as a young woman, she made the choice to serve her whole life, whether it be long or short. and quote. she was true to her words as she saved british people s queen for several years, far longer than any other monarch in british history. shorter only than the rain of louis the 14th in the history of all european monarchy. 15 prime ministers have assumed their role during her reign. she met 14 american presidents and five popes in her lifetime, and far more often than not she was the only woman in the most powerful woman in any room into what she stepped foot. much has changed over the past seven decades. the world has undergone a radical transformation that has seen the industrial age evo
for comfort, for joy. you, being you, will never know the impact you ve had on our family, and so many people around the world. all the queens grandchildren including william and harry are taking the spotlight this afternoon. they will stand vigil near the coffin just like their parents did last night. earlier today, king charles and prince william went outside buckingham palace to greet mourners who had been waiting hours in line. they thanked people for their condolences. they apologize for the long wait. cold temperatures, many in the clouds were crowd were delighted. it is exciting. it s very exciting. i was speechless. i ve never hand shaked the came. prince william, prince of wales, they center we said we prayed for his reconciliation with his brother. i asked him if i could kiss his hand, and he said certainly. and i want to bring in my colleague, nbc news correspondent molly hunter, and suzanna lipscomb. we re watching those grandchildren. let s go ahe