known sovereign of the uk and the commonwealth. and cnn will bring that to you live. so do stay with us. the centuries-old ceremony will take place at st. james s palace in london just 100 yards or so along the mile from here. the accession council will formally bestow the title of king on charles with the principal proclamation expected in about three hours. god save the queen on friday a service of prayer and reflection was held for his mother, queen elizabeth ii, at st. paul s cathedral. as you just heard, the national anthem has been changed to reflect the new sovereign. new king briefly greeted mourners outside buckingham palace before he and the queen consort headed inside to address the nation for the first time as monarch. have a listen. as the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, i too now solemnly pledge myself throughout the remaining time god grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. he also granted an audien
perhaps symbolically important showing the unity of the country, that this is felt across the whole country, a gun salute in edinburgh castle in scotland, of course. in cardiff castle in wales. in holyrood castle in hollywood castle rather in northern ireland. and as well in hyde park in london. these will be the gun salutes during the day but it s the steps after that. the queen expected, her body expected to be taken to edinburgh where it will lie in state at hollywood palace there, the official home of the monarchy in scotland, then taken to a service, perhaps a day later, at st. giles cathedral, will be attended, that service attended by king charles and other senior members of the royal family. other scottish dignitaries likely there as well. and then the queen s body brought to london to lie in state for a number of days