representatives of the realms and territories, 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 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, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with 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 saint james palace, this 10th day of september, in the year of our lord 2022. present arms. god save the king. god save the king! . [ gun salute ] [ gun salute ] three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray. there you go.
see the proclamation. they re getting ready. the lord mayor. but it will be to the second. the senior members of the courts, the senior members of the corporation of london, these are the power breakers in the united kingdom all lining up to commit to the king. i sort of feel obliged just to remind viewers, particularly in the united states, that it is a constitutional monarchy. the country is a democracy that s ruled by elected representatives. and what you re watching is that uns unspoken and today s reaffirmed acceptance from the magna carter and onward. the king is at the top. the elected officials are there but the king is at the top of the tree.