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
have begun arriving at westminster abbey for the funeral itself, president biden will be among them. soon the queen s coffin will be moved from westminster hall where she s been lying in state since wednesday, visited by hundreds of thousands of loyal subjects. britain s longest serving monarch on one last journey home, leading here, the grounds of windsor castle, where she ll be laid to rest and then rejoined with her beloved father, her mother, her sister and her husband. i m anderson cooper overlooking windsor castle with cnn s special live coverage. and i m erin burnett in london, overlooking the palace of westminster, where the royal procession gets under way this hour. here is what will happen. the queen s coffin will be curried from westminster hall inside the palace. it will be placed on a state gun carriage that will head to westminster abbey for the funeral service. with the royal family and members of the royal households walking behind. king charles will walk in
united kingdom tomorrow. prince william, who is now the heir apparent to the throne of the uk. queen elizabeth s death was met with an outpouring of grief from world leaders, from people around the globe. president biden, in fact, just moments ago paying a visit to the british embassy to pay his respects. on the streets of london where it is late tonight, this is the scene. people still gathered outside the gates of london s buckingham palace. keep in mind they are mourning and honoring a woman who has been a constant for almost everyone there. 80% of people who are living in the united kingdom were born during her rule. throughout the day we have seen the memorial outside the gates of windsor castle grow. now a literal sea of flowers. shortly after they announced queen elizabeth s death, this incredible image, a rainbow breaking through the clouds over buckingham palace. the announcement of her death setting into motion a meticulous plan of action that could go on for well o
very good thursday morning to you and welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. i m jim sciutto. and i m poppy harlow. we re glad you are with us as we follow breaking news, buckingham palace says 96-year-old queen elizabeth is under medical supervision because doctors are concerned for her health. her son and the heir apparent prince charles arrived to be by her side. her other three children along with princes william and harry are also headed there right now. and you our reporters and correspondents are standing by. anna stewart, kate williams as well. and kate, i wonder if i could begin with you. we ve been speaking in the last hour about the enormous span of her leadership, the longest serving monarch really in history, certainly in the uk history, more than 70 years celebrated earlier this year. we came across something she said at the young age of 21 on a visit to south africa before she assumed the throne, can which struck us as telling of the
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