i propose that when certain necessary business has been transacted, a deputation consisting of her majesty, his royal highness, the archbishop of kant bury, the lord chancellor, the archbishop of york, the prime minister, the clark of the council and myself shall wait on the king and inform him, the council is assembled. i now call on the clark of the council to read aloud the text of the proclamation. where as it is pleased all mighty god to call to his mercy, our laid sovereign lady, queen elizabeth ii a blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the crown of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles phillip arthur george. we members of the house of commons together with other members of her late majesty s council and 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
giving the traditional cheer for the new man arc. charles has met today with the prime minister and other politicians an the archbishop of canter berry. many people are gathered outside including buckingham palace trying to catch a sight of the new king on this momentous day. we ve got full coverage of today s events, scott mcclain is at windsor casting, and we re in balmoral, scotland and at buckingham palace. max, you first, moments ago, now william, prince of wales put out a statement paying tribute to the late queen. what did it say? reporter: well it is deeply personal. he was very close to the queen. as was the princess of wales, kate. and he referred to how kate has given the the queen gave guidance to kate for 20 years. that is since their wedding in 2011 and the time before that. and william looked for the queens for guidance but what will be his own future monarchy. it was very personal. it wasn t necessarily constitutional. the prince the king will be dealing
wonder. royal celebrations we ve been to. together we ve been to the royal weddings and the jubilees. this is the final moment of her reign, such a great rein in which the british more arky is as the most popular it s ever been. it is interesting in this country we saw prince charles and diana in a carriage going down the mile. if you have been alive over the last 50 years, you ve grown up with the royal family. their travails are things you have followed. their marriages, their deaths. i think for people in this country there is this sense of belonging to these people and sort of relationship to them even if they ve never met them. they are always there. it is prince of wales trying to balance his public and private life. they are a family and desifinedy birth, marriages and death. they re also professionals and feel they have a right to a private life. one of the most poignant things for me to watching young prince george in one of the cars behind the coffin. the pr
abbey where the late queen was married in 1957. and crowned back in 1953. when she was just 25 years old. her astounding 70 years on the throne saw a world transformed. from scientific breakthroughs, world war ii, to a changing monarchy. and to her own changing family. yet, threw it all this remarkable woman endured. through 14 american presidents, 15 british prime ministers, through financial crisis and, of course, the troubles through the rise of the internet and the fall of the berlin wall. in a few minutes, the royal navy will begin a procession to transport the queen from westminster hall where she has been lying at rest. queen elizabeth ii led her people for over seven decades on the throne. she was 96 years old. the longest reigning monarch in british history. along with joe, willie and me, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc catty kay. it s wonderful to be with you early this morning as we cover history in the making. let s set the scene. last night i posted a