king charles a 3rd has been proclaimed the new sovereign of the united kingdom. the ancient ceremony held at saint james s palace was broadcast, live on television for the 1st time during a poignant and somber meeting of the accession council. the new king paid tribute to queen elizabeth the 2nd and what he called her unequalled reign. in taking up these responsibilities, i shall strive to follow the inspiring example. i have been set in up holding constitutional government and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands and of the common rose realms and territories throughout the world. and diplomatic editor james base as more from outside, buckingham palace in central london. we have a lot more information that s coming in the last few hours of exactly what s gonna happen between now and the funeral, which the date has been confirmed. i think we all guessed it was gonna be monday, the 19th of september. that s not this coming monday, the monday