despite the rain, huge crowds came to buckingham palace to greet the royal party. a moment in history as the st edward s crown was placed on the king s head by the archbishop of canterbury at westminster abbey. god save the king! god save the kina! camilla was the first queen consort to be crowned since the late queen elizabeth the queen mother in 1937. a personal moment between king and heir william wishes his father good luck with a kiss. i william prince william pledge my loyalty to you and faith and truth i will bear undo you, as your liege man. after the ceremony the royal couple headed back to buckingham palace as the crowds cheered on along the mall. and the weather causes a scaled down flypast, but the red arrows delight the crowds that rain is back at buckingham palace. ~ . ., . that rain is back at buckingham | palace- every that rain is back at buckingham - palace. every now palace. with a vengeance. every now and then we palace. with a vengeance. every now a
hello, everyone, thank you so much for joining me i m fredricka whitfield. in a day of solemnity and celebration, king charles is proclaimed sovereign of the british monarchy. following the 70-year reign of his mother, charles becoming king in a ceremony with ancient roots, acknowledging the tremendous task ahead of him. in carrying out the heavy task that has been laid upon me, and to which i now dedicate what remains to me of my life, i pray for the guidance and help of almighty god. it s the first time this ceremony has been seen on television. his wife, camilla becoming queen consort. and prince william now the prince of wales. thousands of people are gathered outside royal addresses including buckingham palace, trying to catch sight of the new king on this momentous day. just moments ago the new king held an audience with the archbishop of canterbury, his first as king. we have full coverage of today s events. richard quest is at buckingham palace. richard, first,
in great britain and the start of a new reign, charles iii has been proclaimed king. it s pomp and ceremony in the uk but now this hour business. the new monarch is at buckingham palace carrying out duties as king. and any minute he s expected to meet with the new prime minister, liz truss, it s a meeting if tradition continues will now happen weekly. let s take tyou to london no richard quest and ana stewart outside buckingham palace. this is the same king and in the same week a new prime minister. yes, that is the extraordinary part. good morning to you from london. a beautiful late summer, early autumn day, where the sun is absolutely shining. and the way in which the day has progressed, it has been one of great solemnity as the proclamation for king charles iii, the formal part, if you will, was read out at st. james palace. events we have never seen before. events that have always taken place with the transition of monarchy, but we ve never been witnessed or privi
morning. nine-year-old prince george. and seven year old, princess charlotte. king charles iii says he has been a deeply touched by messages of condolences. he says the country has been moved beyond measure by the millions of people paying their respects. some of the final public mourners to see the queens coffin are walking past now. lying in state. closes at half past six this morning. the national mission that of silence was held across the country last night. officials say it will be fixed in time for this morning service. hello and good morning from central london, on what is expected to be a grand and deeply solemn day. the funeral of queen elizabeth ii will take place in westminster abby just a short distance from here. it begins at 11 am. now large numbers have gathered on the mount. police say they expect record crowds in the capital. an unprecedented security operation involving thousands of extra police officers and armed voices personnel is underway. the queen h
it was done at balmoral not where it is traditionally done at buckingham palace. normally the queen would have come to buckingham palace to meet with an incoming prime minister. yeah, anderson. i think we should give her a break. she is 96 years old. why would she get on a plane even if she was healthy to come to london. fair point. reporter: when actually the younger people could go up and see her. seriously. 96 years old. she has the right for them to come to see her in balmoral. and i would just say that as we were saying that she has been the thread of everyone s life in this country and the commonwealth and really in the fans of the british monarchy all over the world for the last 70 years. we are right now in a state of some political upheaval. we ve just had a new prime minister, her 15th, and i would also just say that, look. she is also a mother. she is a grandmother, she is a great grandmother, a family woman. and now it s time for them to be having their mome