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
Also in the programme a Scrappage Scheme for diesel cars could be on the way as the Government Strategy to tackle Air Pollution is due to be published later. Ill be looking at what that might mean for car owners. And a lifetime of service, we will hear your memories as the duke of edinburgh retires. And in sport, Manchester United reign in spain, where Marcus Rashford makes his mark, to help his team, take a big step towards the Europa League final. And Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. I will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. There has been a substantial swing from labour to the conservatives in early results from yesterdays local elections. The tories have made significant gains in england and wales. Counting doesnt start in scotland until later. All the councils in wales and scotland were up for grabs and a third of those in england. The conservatives have gained 115 seats and labour have lost 113. Heres our Political Correspondent chris
picture of the royals dancing along to the music. picture of the royals dancing along a picture of the king and queen smiling and waving during the concert is on the front page of the times. the paper says the royal couple are profoundly grateful to all who helped with the coronation. this really is one of those days, it has been a weekend where buying a newspaper is really worth it because some of the pictures are incredible. have a look at this one. lots and lots of double page shots to show you this morning. this gives you a little bit of an idea on the cloud. my little bit of an idea on the cloud. my goodness, i like they call it just the cloud. just an astonishing number of people, this isjust called the crowd. number of people, this is ust called the crowdi number of people, this is ust called the crowd. they made their wa u- called the crowd. they made their way up the called the crowd. they made their way up the mall called the crowd. they made their way up the ma
if you delve into some of the inner pages in the commentary pieces this is where i will not more in the fall and monarch. many of the states audit dependence. having said, that they will mark a passing with four days of national mourning. ur d i was, sir thanks very m. time to take a look at the morning papers with former and former editor of welcome back to both of you. we re delving back inside the papers again this hour, ardently? you ve picked at a story in the times first of all. a double page spread reflecting on the service yesterday, in