well, a very warm well dom our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm in london at buckingham palace. it's 9:00 a.m. here outside

buckingham palace. next hour the official process gets under way to welcome charles iii as the new sovereign of the common wewealth, it will take place just yards away from where we are now. the accession council as it's now known will formally bestow the title of king on charles, with the principal proclamation expected in about two hours. crowds welcomed the new king to buckingham palace as he arrived back from scotland on friday, and he then addressed the nation for the first time as monarch, hon honoring his late mother. >> wherever you may live in the united kingdom or in the realms or territories across the world, and whatever may be your

background or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve but loyalty, respect and love. as i have throughout my life. >> the king also met with the nation's newly-appointed prime minister for the first time. some of their conversation was picked up by a microphone in the room. have a listen. >> it's been so touching. all those people who have come to give their condolences. very kind. >> hmm, no date for the queen's funeral has been announced yet. but many of the world's leaders are expected to be there

including u.s. president joe biden. here's what he said on friday. >> are you going to the queen's funeral, sir? >> yes. i don't know what the details are yet, but i will be going. >> cnn's nic robertson is at balmoral castle in scotland where the queen died peacefully on thursday of course. what can we expect in the coming days? >> one of the things we expect to happen is that the queen will be, will leave here and journey to edinborough, probably quite a lengthy journey so members of the public can wactch the procession. then she'll go to holyroodhouse. and she will lie in rest in the throne room, perhaps about a day later, and, again, i'm not being specific on timing, because

these are things that we have an understanding of that can change, and we don't know the final planning, but she would then go to st. jiles cathedral in edinborough, and there will be a service there attended by king charles, by other senior members of the royal family, and after that service, the queen's body would then be take n to london. again, not quite clear whether she'll be taken by rail or whether she will be flown to london. then she would be brought to buckingham palace, to westminster abbey, rather, where she would lay in state. and that's where we would expect the majority of people, british people, visitors to the country as well, to have an opportunity to go pay their final respects to the queen. and after that of course, the

funeral. we don't know the timing. some locations may change. but those are the broad brush strokes of the major process toward the queen's funeral, becky? >> nic robertson is outside balmoral castle in scotland. thanks, nic. anna stewart is at the tribute site set up just behind me in bream park opposite the palace. and i can see the floor there strewn with tributes, floor tributes to queen elizabeth ii. and people are looking at those tributes. what are they telling you how are they feeling? >> people have a mixture of huge sadness. they've had a massive loss. they describe the queen as someone who felt like a member of their family, but also some hope for the next chapter. i'll get out of the way and show

you how this has changed within the last 45 minutes. flower tributes mounting up. beautiful drawings, photos, letters, flags. this popped up overnight, because there were too many flowers mounting up outside the gates of buckingham palace. this will be someplace for people to gather, pay their respects and share their memories of the queen. we have annabelle. we have david, we have chloe. we have josh. we have david. i might have got that wrong. this is steven and this is willow the dog, but we're not going to staurtrt with willow. >> i'm feeling happy and a little bit sad. happy to be with my family. >> what do you remember about the queen? >> well, i remember watching the jubilee, and then i had a street party with my grand parents, and it was really fun, and she was a

nice person. i really loved her. >> that's really sweet. are you excited about king charles? >> very, yeah. never had a king before. so i'm quite excited to see, yeah. >> how are you filing, steve snn what's it like? i know you felt quite emotional. >> yeah, when it first happened i was surprised how sad it was and all the tributes come in. you just realize you've never had anything else. and it's all the change and upheaval, and then i'm a teacher, so it's how are we going to deal with it in the school the next day and lots of teachers wore black. lots of kids have lots and lots of questions. there's the whole upheaval, i think, and of its time, she was very elderly, and we also had in the back our minds in the summer how joyful it was to see her have her jubilee, and we're moving on. and obviously, king charles on the telly talking to us all. that is continuity, if you want

to know the britishness of it. the monarchy is deep-rooted. >> in many ways people talk about this being the end of a chapter with her majesty's passing, but in some ways, it is the start of a new chapter, but you're right about the continuity. they don't miss a step. there's always going to be a monarch. >> a lot of that is underlying. we don't realize it as we feel everything else that is going on in the world that is so important and in our lives and what we can't afford and can afford and suddenly we're showing that there is a thread and if we can hold on and support that, that's part of us, and it will help us through hopefully through the winter and into a triumphant pring. >> that's wonderful. it was so nice to meet all of you, including willow. thank you very much. and we'll take it back to you, becky. >> thank you very much, into a

triumphant spring. that's the british tribute. we're joined by the author of several books about british royal families, including the queen, a biography of elizabeth ii. matthew joining us from oslo street in england. we will get unprecedented access in the next hour to what is known as the ak essential council and the proclamation of charles as king charles iii. just talk to us about the speed at which this handover as it were is happening. >> i don't think we should be surprised by this deed. we have something in britain called common haw. the common law principle is that the king is dead, long live the king and the king never dies in common law. so when one monarch dies there

is always an occupant to the throne. what we are going to see this morning are formalities that are part of the succession. and they would have had of course a greater resonance in the past. in the past there were moments when perhaps people didn't realize who their next monarch was going to be. so that formal confirmation would have been really important. it is when the new king will make the oath and the leading politicians will be there to hear that oath so that he can be formalized in his new position. >> and, as he is formalized, and as he embarks on the next stage, so the firm, the family, will need to work out who they are and how they present themselves both to the uk and to the rest of the world. how significant a period is this

for the royal family, as they carve out their role in the future? and what do you believe that will look like? >> it's obviously a moment of readjustment for the royal family. but the key players that we're talking about are not becoming different people, they're the same people that they were before, although there will be a tweaking. he was at pains to put to rest those fears some people had had of the activism that he had practiced as prince of wales was something that he wouldn't be able to avoid practicing as king. he made it quite cheerlear that understood the differences between being prince of wales and the monarch.

what he also suggested in his address last night is that perhaps some of that activist role, some of those interests that he's pursued actually immensely successfully over the last century would be handed over to prince william whom he described as his heir and he made that title of prince of wales would be bestowed on prince william automatically. it's a title and gift of the sovereign. there was a question when the queen was a young woman whether she was princess of wales in her own right but of course that didn't happen. >> when you reflect on the life of queen elizabeth ii. as a his torian, how will she ft in to the history of this country and indeed the commonwealth and in the past its

empire? >> yes, it's interesting, isn't it? because if we look at the period of time that is 1952 to 2022. at the time it appears impossible to put any label on it beyond the fact that this 70-year span was the reign of elizabeth ii. it's a period that's disparate in terms what's happening economically, socially. it's a period of seismic change. and so really there are only two constances, the geographical constancy that the islands have not changed physically and also the constant presence of the late queen. i think, what will history say of her work? the 20th century was not always sympathetic to monarchy. its with a cynical, corrosive century in which authority was routinely undermined. in this country every form of

authority, the church, police, politician, even the education system have been diminished and undermined over the last 70 years except the queen. the crown didn't shirk under her watch. so it is a key part of her achievement. so, too, that she kept the monarchy in this country the center of national life. an uncle, christopher, in 1998 said what was special about monarch k monarchy in britain was the affection between the crown and the british people. when we look overseas, obviously, the queen was the only international monarch. in most countries of the world, she was referred to as the queen. she was the quinn tessance of monarchy, i think. and returning that global presence was something that she

did that was incredibly good for british prestige overseas. >> yeah. >> but also i think it was the stewardship, the sustaining of the commonwealth through pretty ropey times. it's a huge achievement. >> yeah. it's good to have you on, sir. your analysis and insight is extremely valuable. matthew denison, thank you very much indeed. folks, the scenes that you are looking at on your screens are of the gate at buckingham palace through which we expect to see king charles iii exit buckingham palace and make his way through the crowds and up the mall to st. james' palace. that is expected to happen in the next 30 minutes or so, where he will meet with what is known as the privy council for the

accession and the proclamation of charles as king charles iii. he dominated the covers of british newspapers on friday, and here is a look at just a few of those. the "times" ran a full photograph of charles with the words of the newly-adjusted national anthem "god save the king". "the guardian" focussing on his first public speech where he promised to serve with loyalty and love, and "the daily mail" paying tribute to what he described as his darling mama. there's a lot more to come, including how a new monarch mean as new heline of succession. we will explain more on that after this. ♪ ♪

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at live pictures of the street in front of st. james' palace where king charles will be proclaimed king in the coming hours. the new monarch will formally ascend to the throne. his son prince william is now the heir apparent. his eldest son george is second in line, followed by his daughter charlotte and second done louis. and next comes prince harry. the duke of sussex has two children, archie and lilibet diana. and joining us, he has served as ambassador to turkey and the u.s. you know prince charles well. how will he be feeling?

>> i think, becky, there will be a mixture of emotion, rather as he said n that tremendous speech last night. he transfers from prince of wales to king charles. this was the moment he had been dreading but also the moment for which he's been preparing all his life. 70 year. he knew this would happen one day, he's had a very long apprenticeship. he'll be in dough espair with t loss of his mother, but he will be okay, it's time to step up and make the best of it. >> you say make the best of it. is it a weight around his shoulders in. >> i don't think so. as prince of wales, as prince albert found and as prince charles has found, did find, it is quite significant to ensure that you are using that role to make a difference. i think he did it very well. in many respects, he was ahead

of his time on a whole raft of issues. but it was preparation for this job. now it is a big responsibility. you are the top one. i don't think it will be as lonely as it must have been for the queen when she became sovereign at such a young age because he's had so much preparation, he's known around the world, a lot of good experience and good advice that he can turn to, but it seems that he's already with great warmth, dignity and engagement stepped up. >> tell us about him. tell us about that time. >> i spent a few years working for him and the then princess of wales, and it was a huge privilege, utterly, exhausting. i did a lot of foreign stuff with him but many things. incredibly hardworking, very engaged, pays a good attention to detail and really cares,

whether it's young offenders, volunteering, the environment, the quality of architecture, preservation of the english language, the importance of shakespeare in schools, brazilian rainforest. he came up with brilliant schemes to make sure there was an economic value in keeping trees in the forest and not chopping them down. >> his interest in the environment and environmental issues in the past, he was really sort of ridiculed to a certain extent. the youth development stuff, i know that prince philip had sort of agreed, that was a sort of consensus issue back in the day. these are the things that you can be involved in as a constitutional monarch. how did he feel about being criticized or ridiculed for some of these other issues? >> i think sometimes he felt he was harsh. the stuff about hugging trees and talking to plants was a

throw away remark that stuck for years, and he got annoyed and was not taken seriously, but just a few months ago, there he was at the g-7 in rome, invited to give the speech, g 20, about major environmental issues. he had a major role at the cop 2 26 conference. here's a man, i stopped working for him more than 25 years ago. i was flat on my back after a bad ski accident. my phone rings, who is there to cheer me up? my old boss, the prince of wales, who'd heard that i was lying on my back in hospital, unable to move for a couple weeks and wants to cheer me up. 25 years later, he's that sort of man. he's extraordinarily human and engaged with people he knows, even people like me, staff. >> you've had a number of ambassadorial positions.

how will he be received on the world stage? >> he's widely known. i would say widely respected. he came to france, turkey a number of times. a lot of people have gotten used to engaging with him. so i think he's a known quantity, but i think being british monarch is something other countries value and treasure and i think he will be warmly welcomed across the common wealth but more widely as well. >> peter, glad to see you sitting up again and thank you very much indeed for joining us. >> thank you. >> there is a lot more to come on cnn. we'll look at what's ahead for britain's new monarch who is set to be formally proclaimed as sovereign in just a half hour or so from now. stay with us here on cnn.

welcome back, folks. we're just a few hours away from the ceremony that had formally proclaim king charles as king charles iii, the british sovereign. the ceremony will be held at st. james' palace, and are you looking at the courtyard there outside the palace. we will get to you that live just as soon as it happens.

on friday, the new king made his first address to the nation as monarch just as his mother queen elizabeth did so many years ago. king charles pledged that the rest of his life would be devoted to serving the british people. >> 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 endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect and love. as i have throughout my life. >> well, he has spent his life in the spotlight preparing the time he would sit on the british throne. >> i would hope that we might strive for an age of reverence, reverence for what gives us life and for the fragile world in

which we live. >> reporter: charles was born on november 14, 1948 to them heir to the thrown princess elizabeth. >> glad news was soon echoing around the world. >> reporter: charles was bestowed a host of titles at a young age but did not become prince of wales until 1969, a role he sought to professionalize and redefine. many of charles' predecessors treated the title as a ticket to a luxury lifestyle, note bly, king edward viii. the british press gave him the nickname "the playboy prince". he didn't want to wait to make a difference. following studying at cambridge university, charles went into the military. he founded the prince's trust.

>> the prince's trust is something that he cares deeply about. he's done it for so long, it's one of his first causes, his first charities, but it also speaks to something he feels very strong about, which is youth unemployment. >> reporter: he's patron of over 400 more, dedicated to subjects close to his heart, youth, environment, and education. his schedule, notoriously intense. in a typical year, he would carry out more than 500 royal engagements. official duties coordinated from his london base at clarence house. >> so he's a perfectionist. he wants to know everything about all of his different projects, causes and roles. >> reporter: his campaigns sometimes sailed dangerously close to the line dividing the monarchy and politics. the infamous black spider memos revealed his passionate pleas on issues he was concerned about and gave him the nickname "the meddling prince". >> the head of state, charles

took the view that he had m more leeway before he was on the throne. but he became clear that when he became monarch he would no longer express opinions in that way. >> reporter: obviously, the cause he championed the most was the environment. he talked about pollution issues long before they were mainstream, becoming a leading figure in the fight against the climate crisis and plastic pollution. >> global warming, climate change and the devastating loss of biodiversity are the greatest threats humanity has ever faced. >> reporter: charles is now the oldest royal to be crowned king or queen. much of his legacy already written. >> here with me live as we watch history unfold, and we really are watching history unfold as emily, a national correspondent for "hello" magazine,

unprecedented access to the accension, the proclamation of king charles as king charles. there was no television when this last happened. most of the general public wouldn't have had one. this is history in the making and many might find the speed at which this is happen something quite remarkable. this is a constitutional monarchy. he has a ceremonial role but a role nonetheless, and this years, hundreds of years of history here as precedent. >> absolutely. it's happening in st. james' palace, built by henry viii. and this has bon on for centuries. every time there is this very formal ceremonial procedure which looks very antiquated, which is why it will be fascinating to be inside that today. it's full of tradition. you have these great members of state, members of the privy

council. they're former politicians whittled down to 200. it's not happened as quickly as it might have, because the announcement of the queen's death came late in the day's actually been pushed back by a day. so it would have initially happened within 24 hours. >> you will see the privy council. many of these things may seem very unfamiliar, this is a woman who i don't think has officially been put in the role yet. she was announced prime minister three weeks ago. there will be lots and lots for our viewers to, as you suggest, see for the first time. and then, alongside those privy counselors will be camilla and the new prince of wales who will be familiar. and after that what happens? >> after that, so we have the

accession council. they meet privately without the new king present. then the new king comes in. he's going to make a declaration, a tribute to the late queen, he will be formally declared king charles iii. and then we'll have this quite colorful proclamation from that gallery, and then immediately after he goes into audiences with senior members of clergy, the archbishop of canterbury. there's no time for him to draw breath. >> and no time to waste. because at the end of the day, this is all about continuity. when you talk to people who are going that you grieving process, wlof whether or not they have met the queen in the past, they say they are concerned about that continuity. that's why this is important today. you have covered as a journalist, prince charles now for years. how do you think he'll be coping with all of this?

>> look, this is a time of personal sadness for him and he has had an incredibly long apprenticeship for the role. he has known this time was coming, and i almost imagine there's a sense of urgency as you say to reassure people a time of stability. we've had two prime ministers in a week. and we immediate to try and keep things moving, because he knows there's work to be done. one thing that he is absolutely dedicated to is his work. he's a man who famously never stops for lunch and would work around the clock if the new queen consort would let him. >> i never thought about that. two prime ministers and two mop a monarchs in a

>> we are waiting for the gates to open. and we will see charles going to st. james' palace where the first of the very ceremony yalg events will begin. he will be declared king charles iii, and then the event perhaps sort of switching back toward queen elizabeth ii, whose coffin will leave balmoral later and eventually make its way down here to lie in state until her funeral, which is some ten days or so from now. from us outside buckingham palace for the time being, that's it. we will continue our coverage of course in the hours to come. let's head over to new york for a quick look at other news from around the world. alison? >> thanks so much, becky. the department of justice and donald trump's legal team

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well, we are keeping a keen eye on the gates of buckingham palace. we expect the gates to open momentarily and for king charles iii to leave that palace, make his way up the mall, a drive of a matter of minutes to st.

james' palace where he will be proclaimed king at the accession council and the state departments of st. james' palace. this is a meeting that will be attended by the queen consort, camilla, and his son william, whose new title of course is prince of wales. that's an image of the courtyard outside st. james' palace, and you will see that live here on cnn. the first time you'll ever have seen accession. this is unprecedented, with the death of queen elizabeth ii. britons will start to see some changes to their national symbols. currency will feature the profile of king charles iii instead of queen elizabeth. although all bank notes and coins will continue to circulate. the national anthem changes from "god save the queen", to "god save the king."

postage stamps will also be updated with charles' image, and the royal cipher on mailboxes, you uniforms and other items will be replace replaced with a new monday monogra. elton john celebrated queen elizabeth. >> i send my love to her loved ones and she will be missed, but her spirit lives on, and we celebrate her life tonight with music, okay? ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining me here on "cnn newsroom." i'm becky anderson. cnn's special coverage of the death of queen elizabeth

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and hello, everyone, to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm don lemon, it is 10:00 a.m. here in buckingham palace as britain gets ready to officially proclaim king charles iii. a few steps away from here is where king charles will join

high-ranking british officials and members of the royal family. it's called the accession council. it marks the end of one reign and the beginning of another for centuries. it is the first time ever it is being televised, and you can see it all here on cnn. you can see dignitaries gathering at st. james' palace for this ceremony, including boris johnson, the former prime minister here. in his first address to the nation, the king honored his mother's legacy and promised to continue in her footsteps and serve his people. he also asked for a period royal mourning to be observed until seven days after the queen's funeral. she died thursday at the age of 96 at her home in scotland, balmoral castle. her passing marked the end of 70 years of service, the longest reign in british history. and now with tributes rolling in from across the world, we are waiting for details on her funeral. i am joined by max foster and

also richard quest is here as well. max is going to walk us through this as well as richard quest. thank you both for joining us, max, what is going on here? so the accession council is meeting at st. james, this is a pretty big deal, never been televised before. this is the first time, proclamation, that he will be pro claimed the king of england. >> first, the public. >> the uk. >> this is the first time the public has been allowed in to the accession council. what you're seeing there is the heart of the british establishment. you were just pointing out, you have all the former prime ministers there. these are the people with the power to proclaim a new king. this is the heart of british establishment, our first glimpse. can you imagine this, going back to the earliest days of monarchy has been the most profound moment when you proclaim a king. you have the support of the authorities of your land, and we've never seen this. it looks quite plain. it looks like a lot of people in suits, but this is a truly,

truly historic moment, and it's the first time we're allowed in, because the idea of this is that the establishment approve the king effectively and declare it to the rest of the land. you have the leader of the opposition on the leader, then you've got gordon brown. david cameron, theresa may, boris johnson. all the former prime ministers. how many living prime ministers are are there? >> tony blair. >> it's council set up to advise the monarch. been around since the 1 6th, 17h century. who will be a privy counselor? senior politicians. it's often given to people as an honor. all the great officers of state, the lord chamberlain, lord marshall, you have people like

the lord present of the council who will lead it today. and these are key members of the british establishment, political and royal. and they come together, one interesting point, forgive me, you may have mentioned this. they remain standing, because queen victoria always felt like these went on too long. >> let's talk about the significance of this. it's the first time it's been televiced. >> >> the public have never been allowed in. >> the privy council has been seen. back in the early '90s. you talk about this is the first time it's been televised for a monarch. the last time was 1952. and it took them months of negotiation to agree. >> the coronation. >> and that's only because cameras were new. >> and this is on par with the

television in coronation, tan wd it was the first time it was televised and people would go to go to saint james palace. >> current prime minister. >> there's the current prime minister. >> so it comes in two parts. so the council will declare the king. he won't be allowed in for that. he's declared king. so this is prince william -- prince of wales, we have to call him now. just wait for them to start speaking. but just to clarify, people know buckingham palace. let's listen in. >> most gracious majesty, queen elizabeth ii has passed away. on thursday, the 8th of september,