"my sword i give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, "and my courage and skill to him that can get it. "my marks and scars i carry with me, to be a witness for me that "i have fought his battles, who now will be my rewarder."

good evening, tonight in a special programme, we are marking the passing of that crown. elizabeth ii to charles iii. what kind of modric will he be? how will he lead the nation through this period of enormous change? i will talk to people who know him well to get their personal insights into the man who is our new king.

at six o'clock this evening, charles iii addressed the nation and all of us, for the first time as our king, he paid a personal tribute to his mother and pledged to echo her life of duty and service with his own. it was a speech i'm told he worked on until the last minute and his determination to get it exactly right. as he talked to us from the desk in the blue drawing room at buckingham palace, where is mother often gave the christmas message, he had carefully placed objects full of meaning around him. such as the flowers, sweet peas with rosemary, for remembrance, and in a vase former queen used in her audience room which has three little corgis on it. �* , . room which has three little corgis on it. �*, ., room which has three little corgis onit. �*, ., ., ., , on it. let's hear some of the words. in the course _ on it. let's hear some of the words. in the course of— on it. let's hear some of the words. in the course of the _ on it. let's hear some of the words. in the course of the last _ on it. let's hear some of the words. in the course of the last 70 - on it. let's hear some of the words. in the course of the last 70 years, l in the course of the last 70 years, we have seen society become one of many cultures and many faiths.

the institutions of the state have changed in turn. but, through all changes and challenges, our nation and the wider family of realms — of whose talents, traditions and achievements i am so inexpressibly proud — have prospered and flourished. our values have remained, and must remain, constant. the role and the duties of monarchy also remain, as does the sovereign's particular relationship and responsibility towards the church of england — the church in which my own faith is so deeply rooted. in that faith, and the values it inspires, i have been brought up to cherish a sense of duty to others, and to hold in the greatest respect the precious traditions, freedoms and responsibilities of our unique history and our system

of parliamentary government. as the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, i too now solemnly pledge myself, throughout the remaining time god grants me, to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. and wherever you may live in the united kingdom, or in the realms and territories across the world, and whatever may be your background or beliefs, i shall endeavour to serve you with loyalty, respect and love, as i have throughout my life. my life will of course change as i take up my new responsibilities. it will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities

and issues for which i care so deeply. but i know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others. this is also a time of change for my family. i count on the loving help of my darling wife, camilla. in recognition of her own loyal public service since our marriage 17 years ago, she becomes my queen consort. i know she will bring to the demands of her new role the steadfast devotion to duty on which i have come to rely so much. as my heir, william now assumes the scottish titles which have meant so much to me. he succeeds me as duke of cornwall and takes on the responsibilities

for the duchy of cornwall, which i have undertaken for more than five decades. today, i am proud to create him prince of wales, tywysog cymru, the country whose title i have been so greatly privileged to bear during so much of my life and duty. with catherine beside him, our new prince and princess of wales will, i know, continue to inspire and lead our national conversations, helping to bring the marginal to the centre ground where vital help can be given. i want also to express my love for harry and meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas. in a little over a week's time we will come together as a nation,

as a commonwealth and indeed a global community, to lay my beloved mother to rest. in our sorrow, let us remember and draw strength from the light of her example. on behalf of all my family, i can only offer the most sincere and heartfelt thanks for your condolences and support. they mean more to me than i can ever possibly express. and to my darling mama, as you begin your last greatjourney tojoin my dear late papa, i want simply to say this... thank you. thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family

of nations you have served so diligently all these years. may "flights of angels sing thee to thy rest." intensely moving words from king charles to his mother and i'm sure i was not the only one with a tear in my eye hearing that and one person who has known king charles for many years as well as queen elizabeth is a former prime minister, sir tony blair. earlier he told me about what kind of monarch the man he was described as a curious mix of the traditional of the radical, charles iii, is likely to be. he started with recollections of the former queen. , ., , ., _ queen. over the years, obviously i not to queen. over the years, obviously i got to know _ queen. over the years, obviously i got to know her — queen. over the years, obviously i got to know her very _ queen. over the years, obviously i got to know her very well - queen. over the years, obviously i got to know her very well and - queen. over the years, obviously i got to know her very well and had l queen. over the years, obviously i | got to know her very well and had a huge admiration and respect for her and for what she stood for and for her character, notjust the position

as head of state. you her character, not 'ust the position as head of state._ as head of state. you had those weekly meetings _ as head of state. you had those weekly meetings with _ as head of state. you had those weekly meetings with the - as head of state. you had those i weekly meetings with the queen. i know the contents are private but i wonder, where there is something you look forward to? did you have to really prepare yourself? for look forward to? did you have to really prepare yourself? for me, the weekly meetings _ really prepare yourself? for me, the weekly meetings were _ really prepare yourself? for me, the weekly meetings were usually - really prepare yourself? for me, the j weekly meetings were usually relief. because there was always so much going on and so much pressure, and then you would go into this little oasis of calm in buckingham palace, where there is just the two of you in the room, sitting just like this, and talking. and you could talk completely frankly. you knew what you said was going to be treated in absolute confidence. and you had someone in front of you with all of these years and years of experience so the very first time i met as prime minister, and she made me prime minister, and she made me prime minister, and she made me prime minister, she said, my first prime minister, she said, my first prime minister, she said, my first prime minister was winston, before you were born. for me, i was talking

to someone who had all of this knowledge and experience and history. i knowledge and experience and histo . , ., ., ., 4' knowledge and experience and histo . , ., ., ., knowledge and experience and histo. , ., ., ., ., history. i used to look forward to it. he history. i used to look forward to it- he also _ history. i used to look forward to it- he also got — history. i used to look forward to it. he also got to _ history. i used to look forward to it. he also got to know— history. i used to look forward to it. he also got to know her- it. he also got to know her personally and you made regular troops to balmoral and you talked about the somewhat surreal events with her doing the washing up or collecting plates after meals. weill. collecting plates after meals. well, the weekend _ collecting plates after meals. well, the weekend at _ collecting plates after meals. well, the weekend at balmoral, - collecting plates after meals. well, the weekend at balmoral, it - collecting plates after meals. -ii the weekend at balmoral, it was fun but it was, if i'm honest, nerve—racking! particularly when i started, it was quite stressful and the very first year i went, it was not just that it was after the notjust that it was after the death of princess diana, but also, we would go out and have a picnic in one of the houses on the grounds of balmoral. and the tradition was, the royal family did everything. there were no servants, they will do

everything, so prince philip would be doing the cooking, actually doing the barbecue, and other members of the barbecue, and other members of the royal family would put things on the royal family would put things on the plate and you are not allowed to do anything, if you try to do something you were told to sit back in your place. i have grown up with the royal family and the queen and so on. and i remember, the queen at that time, the queen mother, who must have been 97 or 98 at the time, would clear my plate away i would take the food to me and i was second out this is too much! but take the food to me and i was second out this is too much!— out this is too much! but that was a tradition. and _ out this is too much! but that was a tradition. and you _ out this is too much! but that was a tradition. and you know— out this is too much! but that was a tradition. and you know the - out this is too much! but that was a tradition. and you know the man i out this is too much! but that was a | tradition. and you know the man we must now call king charles iii. you have met him many times over the years. what can we expect from the new king? i years. what can we expect from the new kina ? ., ., years. what can we expect from the new kina ? . ., ., ., years. what can we expect from the new kinu? . . ., ., . new king? i have a lot of confidence in kina new king? i have a lot of confidence in king charles _ new king? i have a lot of confidence in king charles because _ new king? i have a lot of confidence in king charles because i have - in king charles because i have known him for a long time. he is a good man, a committed and caring man. he completely believes in service to

the people. he knows exactly, as the queen you, that the monarchy rests on this notion, that duty comes first. and i think, you know, he will be, if we let him into our hearts in the right way, he will also be a great rock of stability and support for us.— also be a great rock of stability and support for us. when you think about the queen _ and support for us. when you think about the queen at _ and support for us. when you think about the queen at the _ and support for us. when you think about the queen at the beginning l and support for us. when you think| about the queen at the beginning of her reign and at the end, we talk about her continuity. which, of course, she was a great symbol of, but she changed and evolved over the years. for example, you think about that sketch with paddington, the platinum jubilee, that was her showing her sense of humour but a moment of real modernity. and accessibility. she managed to keep the monarchy modern, within a very traditional setting. how difficult is that and how can the new king do that? , ., , is that and how can the new king do

that? , .,, ' . that? the single most difficult thin , that? the single most difficult thing. when — that? the single most difficult thing, when you have - that? the single most difficult| thing, when you have a country that? the single most difficult - thing, when you have a country like britain, which feels a strong attachment to tradition and yet the world is changing around us, so we are modernising at the same time, so to be able to straddle both of those elements of society, to be able to keep people... comfortable... with traditions being upheld, and at the same time comfortable with the vast changes that are going on, i mean, thatis changes that are going on, i mean, that is very skilful. and the queen made it look easy. but it was never easy. we are attached to our traditions and we are not so foolish to ignore the way the world is changing and how you marry those together and keep them compatible, thatis together and keep them compatible, that is the skill that i do believe king charles will have, the same as queen elizabeth. you king charles will have, the same as queen elizabeth.— king charles will have, the same as queen elizabeth. you mentioned after the death of princess _ queen elizabeth. you mentioned after the death of princess diana, _ queen elizabeth. you mentioned after the death of princess diana, which - the death of princess diana, which was very difficult for the royal family, and another thing that struck me seeing king charles with the crowd as people were singing the

new version of the national anthem, they were cheering him, people were falling over themselves to shake his hands. he had a wonderful reception. and there would have been a time when he would not have been as sure of that kind of reception from the public, so i would imagine that would have heartened him and cheered him enormously? i am would have heartened him and cheered him enormously?— him enormously? i am sure he will feel very heartened _ him enormously? i am sure he will feel very heartened by _ feel very heartened by that reception. we know that there were difficult times in the past. but i think that it is notjust out of respect for the queen, but i do think we feel that over these years, he has proved that he is a committed person, he has done a lot for our society and for our country. i think people have come really to like and admire the queen consort, camilla. and therefore, i think he will be heartened by it but i think... he

was famous. he received many of those memos. he would write his thoughts about current events, environmental issues, particularly. there are issues that he feels very passionate about. how do you think you will combine that passion and desire for change with the role of the monarch? i desire for change with the role of the monarch?— desire for change with the role of the monarch? i have no doubt that now he is the _ the monarch? i have no doubt that now he is the monarch _ the monarch? i have no doubt that now he is the monarch and - the monarch? i have no doubt that now he is the monarch and head i the monarch? i have no doubt thatj now he is the monarch and head of state, he will behave in the same way as the queen. when he was the prince of wales, you know, he was not the head of state, i personally use to get a lot of these letters and find them useful. people used to say, you must of thought, why is he writing to you? i would say, i find it useful. he would write to me sometimes of the farming community and issues with the armed forces. issues to do with the environment. actually, a lot of what he said made a lot of sense. but he will

understand that now he is in a different role and i think you will find that as the head of state, he will... he knows what to do. this is someone who has watched his mother over a very long period of time, and will know what to do and he will do it well. 0ne one of the key thing is queen elizabeth ii achieved was her work with the commonwealth. she brought more nations into the commonwealth and was a unifying figure for the nations of the united kingdom as well and that's going to be work for charles iii was yellow yes, it will be important to keep all the bits of the united kingdom together because the united kingdom together because the queen was respected, whatever people's politics, she was respected throughout the uk and throughout the commonwealth, for sure, but then as prince charles he did a lot for the commonwealth and as king charles i

think he will be every bit as committed as the queen was. i know he cares about it a lot and he is held in respect by the commonwealth leaders. my institute works a lot with many of the people who are in the commonwealth so i know the leaders well and i know they think very highly of him. you wrote about king charles iii is a curious mix of the traditional and the radical when he was prince of wales. what did you mean by that? so wales. what did you mean by that? sr again, prince charles on one level is a very traditional person. if you look at him as he dresses and as he behaves and as he carries himself, he carries himself like you would expect of the monarch. 0n the other hand, although he was really interested in conservation and understood what needed to be maintained, you would have to say on

the environment, on issues to do with climate, on issues to do with racial equality, you know, he was well ahead of his time. i mean, he was raising these issues of climate change with me long before it became the enormous because it is today, so i think that he is a reflective person and he also, i mean, he is intelligent. works hard. he thinks about things and i mean, personally, i think that's a good thing because what it does is it means that he has that same thing that the queen had, of being able to be both traditional and modern at the same time and therefore that's why i've got a lot of confidence in how he will be. think of his commitment to young people. i mean, again... iliiui’ith think of his commitment to young people. i mean, again...— people. i mean, again... with the prince's trust. _ people. i mean, again... with the prince's trust. the _ people. i mean, again... with the prince's trust. the prince's - people. i mean, again... with the prince's trust. the prince's trust | prince's trust. the prince's trust is an amazing — prince's trust. the prince's trust is an amazing organisation, - is an amazing organisation, incredible work. he didn't need to do that, no one says the prince of

wales has to do this or that stop the prince's trust, you think of how many young people, i've met a lot of them, some of them later in life go on to become very successful, so if you look at the things he has done, he has never done things that are divisive, really. he has always done things that i think most people, whatever their politics, whatever their background, would think is a worthy thing to do. last their background, would think is a worthy thing to do.— worthy thing to do. last question. kina worthy thing to do. last question. king charles _ worthy thing to do. last question. king charles was _ worthy thing to do. last question. king charles was the _ worthy thing to do. last question. king charles was the longest - worthy thing to do. last question. king charles was the longest heir| king charles was the longest heir apparent and is someone that most of us have also grown up with. we feel we know him. is there anything about king charles iii, do you think, that will surprise us? i king charles iii, do you think, that will surprise us?— will surprise us? i think we will find very. _ will surprise us? i think we will find very. very _ will surprise us? i think we will find very, very quickly - will surprise us? i think we will find very, very quickly with - will surprise us? i think we willj find very, very quickly with him that we get reassurance and that the recognition that she really, you know, exemplified of the importance of service, the importance of duty,

of service, the importance of duty, of always recognising that you should never be complacent about the position of the monarchy, it's something you've got to work for every day, i am as sure as i can be that he has that same character. the former prime — that he has that same character. the former prime minister sir tony blair. he talks among other things about the king's charitable causes, one of the most notable being the prince's trust which he set up in 1976 to help improve the lives of disadvantaged young people. a man who benefited personally from the prince's trust and is now an ambassador for it is golden globe and emmy award nominated uk actor david aurelio. i wanted to ask you about the prince's trust because the prince's trust as i understand it, you are a successful actor now, but it's what got you started? yes. you are a successful actor now, but it's what got you started?— it's what got you started? yes, it is what got _ it's what got you started? yes, it is what got me — it's what got you started? yes, it is what got me started _ it's what got you started? yes, it is what got me started as - it's what got you started? yes, it is what got me started as a - it's what got you started? yes, it - is what got me started as a teenager living on a council estate in islington, london. isimply living on a council estate in islington, london. i simply couldn't afford to go to the national youth

music theatre, which is a place i wanted to spend my summer doing acting, something that my parents at the time were not necessarily supportive of, but i sneakily applied to the prince's trust, got the money i needed to be able to do that and truly changed my life. i met my wife, jessica there, but i also fell in love with acting there and it's what led me to feel the confidence to be able to go to drama school and eventually my parents came around, because i had been encouraged by the then prince of wales. �* ~' ., encouraged by the then prince of wales. �* ~ ., , ., ., wales. and i know you have met the man of course _ wales. and i know you have met the man of course we _ wales. and i know you have met the man of course we are _ wales. and i know you have met the man of course we are now— wales. and i know you have met the man of course we are now calling . man of course we are now calling king charles on several occasions. tell me a bit about the man you know. ~ �* ., ., know. well, i've met him at a formative _ know. well, i've met him at a formative moment _ know. well, i've met him at a formative moment in - know. well, i've met him at a formative moment in my - know. well, i've met him at a formative moment in my lifel know. well, i've met him at a i

formative moment in my life and know. well, i've met him at a - formative moment in my life and he's had a formative impact on my life. as i mentioned, getting the money from the prince's trust to be part of the national youth music theatre, but one of the first times i met him, i think the first time i met him, i think the first time i met him, was at the royal shakespeare company. i was privileged to play king henry vi at the royal shakespeare company. we would do all three plays on a saturday. he came to a day where he sat through henry vi part one, part two and part three, so he sat through 12 hours of shakespeare. it started at 10:30am and finished at 10:30pm and it happened to be the day that my father also attended that show, and not only was my dad getting to see me, a black man, play the king of

england, which was something he was shocked by, but he got to see me performing it in front of the future king of england and that was formative for my dad and his shifting disposition towards the acting profession, how he saw the uk, actually. my dad suffered a lot of racism in the 60s and 70s when he first moved to the uk, so it was a formative moment for him to see me achieving something he didn't perceive possible in front of someone who he didn't perceive it was possible for me to perform in front of. ., , was possible for me to perform in front of. . , ., ,~ front of. david, finally, let me ask ou front of. david, finally, let me ask you briefly — front of. david, finally, let me ask you briefly if _ front of. david, finally, let me ask you briefly if you _ front of. david, finally, let me ask you briefly if you will, _ front of. david, finally, let me ask you briefly if you will, what - front of. david, finally, let me ask you briefly if you will, what kind . you briefly if you will, what kind of king do you think king charles iii will be, from what you know of him? ., ., , ,, ., , ., him? none of us know truly. i mean, of course he — him? none of us know truly. i mean, of course he has _ him? none of us know truly. i mean, of course he has massive _ him? none of us know truly. i mean, of course he has massive shoes - him? none of us know truly. i mean, of course he has massive shoes to i of course he has massive shoes to fill, buti of course he has massive shoes to fill, but i sit before you here today as someone whose life was

changed for the better by him both in terms of his trust, the prince's trust, that has helped over a million young people in the uk now, me being one of them, and every time i met him it was a pleasurable experience, and ifelt his heart, i felt his heart for young people, for the disenfranchised, for people who are living way outside the margins of his own experience and i think if he carries that spirit into his kingship he is going to fill those very big shoes very well.- very big shoes very well. david, thank you _ very big shoes very well. david, thank you so — very big shoes very well. david, thank you so much _ very big shoes very well. david, thank you so much for- very big shoes very well. david, thank you so much forjoining . very big shoes very well. david, i thank you so much forjoining us, we appreciate it, thank you. i'm glad to say we've me now is broadcaster, writer, former mp and friend of the king and queen camilla in particular, gyles brandreth. thank you for coming along this evening. aha, you for coming along this evening. good phrase there, his good heart. the king, king charles iii, has a good heart, a good brain, a good

attitude, and i've felt his very moving speech this evening hit exactly the right note. it rose to the occasion. i was moved at the end, when he gave a quotation from shakespeare and there we have a little bit of shakespeare there. i think we are going to see in the coming years perhaps rather more shakespeare and less horses than we've had under the last queen, but i know it's clear that he understands what's going to be involved and is determined to deliver in the way his mother did. he made that crystal clear, that he was renewing her vow. find he made that crystal clear, that he was renewing her vow.— he made that crystal clear, that he was renewing her vow. and talking of the queen, was renewing her vow. and talking of the queen. the _ was renewing her vow. and talking of the queen, the queen _ was renewing her vow. and talking of the queen, the queen of _ was renewing her vow. and talking of the queen, the queen of course i was renewing her vow. and talking of the queen, the queen of course was| the queen, the queen of course was such a consistent, unchanging presence in our lives, a very positive person, and that is something he will want to emulate, i think. , ., , ~ ., , think. yes, we only ever knew her as queen, think. yes, we only ever knew her as queen. that's _ think. yes, we only ever knew her as queen, that's what _ think. yes, we only ever knew her as queen, that's what she _ think. yes, we only ever knew her as queen, that's what she was - queen, that's what she was throughout our lives, whereas we've got to know him as the longest serving prince of wales in history, and we seem him articulating his

views passionately over the years. we've seen the ups and downs in his life. we know him very well and now he has to become something different. he is no longer the prince of wales.— different. he is no longer the prince of wales. and how do you think from _ prince of wales. and how do you think from what _ prince of wales. and how do you think from what you _ prince of wales. and how do you think from what you know - prince of wales. and how do you think from what you know if i prince of wales. and how do you think from what you know if his i think from what you know if his character will change, if at all. i don't know if the character will change but the coins will have a sovereign pointing in a different direction, he will have to point in a different direction and he understands that. the fact he mentioned tonight how the role he feels he has had over the years of moving things from the margin to the centre is now going to be inherited by the new prince and princess of wales means that he realises he has got to leave all that behind. when i last saw him, a few weeks ago, i went to meet him in a study at clarence house, i went into the room and i couldn't see him. i thought, oh, he isn't here, then his head popped up from behind a mountain of paperwork, books and papers all around him. he has been a workaholic for all these courses in the writing

notes, producing papers, organising meetings. he knows all that has got to change. he's got to hand that over to other people, specifically the new prince of wales, because he has now this new role which i think he will fulfil in an exemplary fashion. �* ., , he will fulfil in an exemplary fashion. �* . , , ., fashion. and we are seeing you there with charles. — fashion. and we are seeing you there with charles, in _ fashion. and we are seeing you there with charles, in one _ fashion. and we are seeing you there with charles, in one of— fashion. and we are seeing you there with charles, in one of your - with charles, in one of your fabulous sweaters, i have to say, a corgi on the front, very appropriately. he made specific reference to as he referred to it his darling wife, camilla. how important will she be in this new monarchy as his support was yellow a wonderful asset. the queen, if we regard the queen's main as a success, and we do, thejoint author of that success was the late duke of edinburgh, prince philip, her husband, and i think if king charles' reign is to be a success and i've no reason to think it won't become a triumphant success, different because it's a different time, it will be a joint success for him and camilla, who the queen, very

sensibly earlier this year has had due mistley —— in herjubilee statement said she hoped the camilla would be the queen consort. what does she bring to the relationship?— what does she bring to the relationship? what does she bring to the relationshi - ? ,, , , ., relationship? she brings fun and su ort to relationship? she brings fun and support to the — relationship? she brings fun and support to the relationships. i relationship? she brings fun and i support to the relationships. people said that the prince of wales walked around with a cloud in his head, anxious, that isn't how he is with her, he is fun, jolly, easy, and just as the queen stepped into her role in 1952 with an ease that surprised people, ithink role in 1952 with an ease that surprised people, i think people may be surprised at the ease with which he steps into this role now. let's go of his past role and assumes kingship with, at his side, the consortium wanted. find kingship with, at his side, the consortium wanted.— kingship with, at his side, the consortium wanted. �* . consortium wanted. and the reference he made to harry _ consortium wanted. and the reference he made to harry and _ consortium wanted. and the reference he made to harry and meghan - consortium wanted. and the reference he made to harry and meghan and i consortium wanted. and the reference he made to harry and meghan and his| he made to harry and meghan and his love for them, what did you make of that? i love for them, what did you make of that? ., ., ., , love for them, what did you make of that? ., . ., , was that? i love that, it was right. was a to them? — that? i love that, it was right. was a to them? it's _ that? i love that, it was right. was a to them? it's a _ that? i love that, it was right. was a to them? it's a message - that? i love that, it was right. was a to them? it's a message to i that? i love that, it was right. was a to them? it's a message to all. that? i love that, it was right. was a to them? it's a message to all of us, it's a to them? it's a message to all of us. it's clear _ a to them? it's a message to all of us, it's clear the _ a to them? it's a message to all of us, it's clear the future _ a to them? it's a message to all of us, it's clear the future lies - a to them? it's a message to all of us, it's clear the future lies with i us, it's clear the future lies with the prince and princess of wales.

they are going to carry on the working but he wanted us to know and he wanted harry and meghan to know a period of national mourning for her majesty queen us zabeth ii. a period of national mourning for her majesty queen us to eth ii. a period of national mourning for her majesty queen us to know. a period of national mourning for her majesty queen us to know and working but he wanted us to know and he wanted harry and meghan to know that he loves them and he wishes that he loves them and he wishes them well in their future life, as them well in their future life, as they build a life overseas. gyles, they build a life overseas. gyles, thank ou thank ou they build a life overseas. gyles, thank you for— they build a life overseas. gyles, thank you for coming _ they build a life overseas. gyles, thank you for coming along i they build a life overseas. gyles, thank you for coming along this i thank you for coming along this they build a life overseas. gyles, thank you for— they build a life overseas. gyles, thank you for coming _ they build a life overseas. gyles, thank you for coming along i they build a life overseas. gyles, thank you for coming along this i thank you for coming along this evening, thank you to gyles, david evening, thank you to gyles, david and sir tony evening, thank you to gyles, david and sirtony blairto and sir tony evening, thank you to gyles, david and sirtony blairto evening, thank you to gyles, david and sir tony blair to help us look evening, thank you to gyles, david and sir tony blair to help us look forward after it are real to us a forward after it are real to us a few days that athene has bid were few days that athene has bid were farewell to the long reign of queen farewell to the long reign of queen elizabeth —— after a too multi was elizabeth —— after a too multi was farewell. tonight, in a very farewell. tonight, in a very for her majesty queen elizabeth ii. personal and moving speech the new personal and moving speech the new king pledged to service or with king pledged to service or with loyalty, respect and love for the loyalty, respect and love for the rest of his life. a new era has rest of his life. a new era has dawned. that's all from me in this dawned. that's all from me in this special programme, bye—bye. special programme, bye—bye. led by the new king, led by the new king, the united kingdom has entered the united kingdom has entered a period of national mourning a period of national mourning for her majesty queen elizabeth ii.