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 arthur george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rightful liege lord, charles iii. by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and of his other realms and territories king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection, beseeching god by whom kings and queens do reign, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us. given saint james palace, this 10th day of september, in the year of our lord 2022. present arms. god save the king. god save the king! . [ gun salute ] [ gun salute ] three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray. hip hip. hooray. there you go.
and humorous moments over the years announcer: this is “nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening the king has spoken. a day after the queen s passing charles iii stepping firmly into his new role, greeting mourners at the gates of buckingham palace where inside he addressed a heartbroken nation, paying tribute to his mother s life well lived, and echoing the late queen s promise of lifelong service. king charles also announcing new titles within the royal family his wife camilla now officially queen consort. son william taking his father s title, prince of wales his wife kate now princess of wales. as cannons boomed and bells tolled across london today in honor of queen elizabeth, the new king got down to business meeting with prime minister liz truss, herself only three days on the job. as the uk enters a long period of transition and mourning, preparing for a send-off befitting a queen. it s where we start tonight with keir simmons. reporter: and, lester, rig
after the spectacular pageantry in london, the day ended at windsor the home of the queen since childhood. crowds gathered to watch the queen being accompanied to her last resting place. in the last act of a day laden with ceremony, the wand of the lord chamberlain was broken, symbolising the end of the late queen s reign. of the late, most and most excellent monarch, elizabeth ii. the queen was then lowered into the royal vault and buried next to her husband, the duke of edinburgh. queen elizabeth has made herfinal journey from london to windsor, and has been buried with her late husband, the duke of edinburgh. it follows a day of the highest ceremony not seen in this country for nearly 60 years, mixed with private sorrow as the state funeral was held in westminster abbey, the building in which queen elizabeth was married and crowned. king charles, along with other members of the royal family, walked behind her coffin as it was taken into the abbey from westminster hall
george. we late majesties privy council, and representatives of the realms territories, older men and citizens of london, and others, do now hereby with one voice and consent of tone and heart publish and proclaim that the prince charles philippe arthur george is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful leash lord, charles the third. by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, and his other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection. beseeching god, by whom kings and queens to rain, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to rain over us. given at st. james s palace, this tenth day of september, at the year of our lord 2022. long with the king. god save the king. [god save the king playing] three c
of national mourning for britain s longest serving monarch. well, the public viewing of the queen s coffin has now officially ended, and westminster hall is closed to the public as preparations begin for her funeral. over the last few days thousands have waited for hours in lines stretching several miles along the river thames just to pay their respects. well, in the hours ahead a procession will take the queen s coffin from westminster hall to westminster abbey where the funeral will take place. that service will be conducted by the dean of westminster. following the funeral the queen s coffin will be moved in a procession through central london to wellington arch where it ll be placed in the state hearse and travel on her final journey to windsor. from there a committal service will take place at st. george s chapel. well, cnn correspondents are following all of the developments for you. scott mcclain standing by in london where the final mourners have been waiting to pay t