and i m martine croxall here in the studio. i ll be speaking to a former press officer to the queen for his thoughts as the nation continues to pay tribute. hello and welcome to cardiff, where king charles has begun his first official visit to wales as monarch by attending a service of prayer and reflection for queen elizabeth ii. in the senedd, an hour ago, about a thousand people were standing in sunshine and welcoming the king and the queen consort as they visited the queen consort as they visited the senedd. it was completely calm, quiet and still as everyone turned to watch the big screens when king charles addressed the parliament not just in english but also in welsh, a hugely symbolic moment for people here, to hear the king speaking welsh so fluently and talking about his mother and his memories of his time here in wales and what the country meant to him and to the royal family. when he left, there were lots of cheers. there were a few people who were not happy that
Hugely symbolic moment for people here, to hear the king speaking welsh so fluently and talking about his mother and his memories of his time here in wales and what the country meant to him and to the royal family. when he left, there were lots of cheers. there were a few people who were not happy that the king was here but they were quickly drowned out by cheers of approval from quickly drowned out by cheers of approvalfrom people in the quickly drowned out by cheers of approval from people in the crowd and now he has gone to cardiff castle, where about 2000 members of the public will be able to see him and meet with him later this afternoon. let s show you the pictures that we have from inside the castle, where you can see the events that are now under way. we can also show you pictures from central london because while there are activities here in cardiff today, in london, the queue to see the queen lying in state, we understand, has still been paused at southwark park, which is at
And will probably want to keep those relationships going as well, now that he is king. certainly, the role he has has changed and it remains to be seen how much of the formality of public life he wants to give to william now that he is prince of wales. you would imagine that, having spent nearly 60 years as prince of wales, he will want to keep those connections going because he has made such a strong impact on those people, and really has taken a keen personal interest in how they do and what they are up to, because he is constantly checking in with them. if he is not, his private office are doing that as well. i mention places like the royal welsh couege mention places like the royal welsh college of music and drama, but there are others too, big projects, for instance, when swansea university was expanding the campus, the prince s foundation was involved in discussions about how to do that,
Waiting to catch a glimpse of them as they leave and perhaps be the second person to fist bump the new king as he walks around and chat to people. let s get some thoughts on today s events with you thomas, an historic day in cardiff. historic day in cardiff. absolutely, i think from historic day in cardiff. absolutely, i think from the historic day in cardiff. absolutely, i think from the start, historic day in cardiff. absolutely, i think from the start, seeing - historic day in cardiff. absolutely, i think from the start, seeing the | i think from the start, seeing the arrival in llandaff cathedral, and the service there but also in the senedd, the significance of king charles the speaking welsh in the senedd and those pictures being beamed around the world, can t really be overstated because he is a monarch now but he learned welsh as a young prince of wales and he has dropped it in here and there over the years but that is probably the most we have heard him speak welsh in r
King charles says the country held a special place in his mother s heart as he addressed a remembrance event at the senedd. the land of wales could not have been closer to my mother s heart. roedd lle arbenig i gymru yn ei chalon. meanwhile in central london, thousands are continuing to join the queue in order to pass by the queen s coffin despite authorities closing the gates to southwark park for a period earlier this morning, saying it had reached capacity. i m karin giannone, with those crowds of people waiting to pay their respects to the late queen as she lies in state in westminster hall. the queen s children, including king charles, will be keeping a vigil over her coffin this evening.