proclaimed the sovereign of the commonwealth. cnn will bring that to you, live. the centuries-old ceremony will take place here, in st. james s palace, in london. moments away from where i sit, outside of buckingham palace. the ascension counsel will officially bestow the title of king onto charles. the principal proclamation is expected in about four hours. friday morning, church bells rang across the country to mark the death of queen elizabeth the second, who died on thursday, at the age of 96. the new king, he briefly greeted mourners outside of buckingham palace and delivered his first address to the nation as monarch. have a listen. wherever you may live in the united kingdom, or in the realms and territories across the world. and, whatever may be your background, or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love. as i have throughout my life. meanwhile, mourners are continuing to express their condolences. flowers and personal messages for
The public. this is something that has been going on for some time. the lake lane was not seen as a great revolutionary. but, she did an awful lot of cutting down, when it came to the royal family s finances. king charles is going to be a live to that, to the sensitivities. he went on discussing the monarchy. number one criticism is how much they cost the people. i think charles is going to be very aware of that. i do think that we will see a honing down. he will set that smaller body of rho family members to work, i think. his son and heir, prince william, now prince of wales he is active on environmental issues. we are going to see more of that. because, of course, there have been suggestions from the naysayers, republicans, that
Let s be frank. that is going to affect all of us. there was a sense of, what is going to happen next? then, there he was on our television saying that order was restored, i am the king, i am here for you. i m grieving, but i am here. that continuity, the way that the monarchy seamlessly transitions is going to be helpful for the nation, and other countries that have him as their head of state. good to have you. thank you very much, indeed. more from london in a few moments. first, let s bring in michael holmes. my colleague who is in london, mike? thank you very much. will check back in with you at buckingham palace, after the break. the department of justice and donald trump s legal team are spelling out what they want in a special masters review of materials s seized from mar-a-
The queen was patron of more than 600 charities. many of those reported their income increasing tenfold, thanks to having her as a patron. we will also see, king charles, more so than his mother, take the lead in advocating good causes, such as environmental causes. i think it is ironic because in britain, that was almost laughed at. this is something that has been closed to charles s heart for many years. but now, we are realizing, he was right all along. he is going to want to make a real difference in issues such as that. i think the monarchy can and should. they are the most famous family in the world and they need to make use of that position. particularly if they are have consensus issues. certainly in the uk and tony blair pointed this out yesterday
Where i am sitting, the focus of attention. what can we expect? explain. this will be a important piece of constitutional business. king charles became king charles when the queen died. but, to have it formally made official, via session counsel, does that. they do it for the first time or will do for the first time ever, in front of tv cameras. it will be carried on television. after that, there is a proclamation. he uses a formula of words that it s been used for generations of monarchs. that will be made at the palace, there. that will confirm king charles as king charles iii. and then, other important meetings through the day.