♪ a very good morning. welcome to our viewers all around the world. i'm becky anderson at buckingham palace. and it is just after 9:00 here. we begin with another emotional day in both london and in edinburgh as britain's queen elizabeth embarks on her final journey. right now the queen is lying in

rest at the royal family's official scottish residence after arriving sunday in edinburgh where crowds turned out to pay their final respects. in the hours to come, the queen's coffin will be taken in procession from the palace of holyrood house to st. giles cathedral for a prayer service. ♪ god save the king played as charles iii was proclaimed king across the uk, including in scotland. he was formally confirmed as the new monarch on saturday before meeting with commonwealth leaders in london on sunday. and in the hours ahead, king charles will visit westminster hall where he'll receive condo lances from both houses of parliament. he will later depart for edinburgh to take part in the service for the queen. royal historian kate williams

joining me now here at buckingham palace. and it is a busy day ahead. we also have nic robertson standing by with more from edinburgh. let's start with you, kate. king charles iii well and truly now ensconced in his new role. it is a busy day for him and a busy week. >> yes, becky. this is really the beginning of the king's constitutional role. we have seen him address the nation in the speech that he gave about his mother, that very moving speech, which he wished the angels to her rest. then the accession council, privy council filmed for the first time ever. he met the commonwealth leaders, met the prime minister and now it's a case of really he will receive condolences at westminster hall. the monarch can't go into parliament. that's historically the case after charles i tried to kidnap mps. then he will go to scotland and

really there, his mother is lying in rest, thanksgiving service in scotland and beginning a tour around the uk and will also go to northern ireland and met commonwealth leaders. it really is charles who is our oldest person ever to come to the throne, the longest serving apprentice as king is doing the constitutional role. it is -- when you're a monarch, there's no time to grieve. you go straight into it. >> he will be in scotland later on today. let's bring in nic robertson, who is in edinburgh. you know, iconic image of the casket yesterday draped in the royal standard of scotland. we saw princess ann clearly visibly moved as she curtesied before the queen's coffin. she had, nic, spent six hours yesterday following the hurst what was a slow journey from balmoral to edinburgh. what can we expect there today? >> reporter: yeah.

becky, i think that image of princess ann curtesying really caught everyone's attention. the royal family will be walking up the royal mile from the palace of holyrood house at the bottom of the hill here. this road, the royal mile stretches to the edinburgh castle and stop at st. giles cathedral where the queen's coffin will be brought for that prayer service, but there's a lot of people gathering here and a lot of people are expected to be here at the roadside to watch the royal family make their way on foot up these cobbled streets. when you think of the emotion that princess ann was going through yesterday, for the royal family, this is going to be a very, very intense moment. king charles, the queen consort walking up half a mile or so of cobbled street with thousands upon thousands upon thousands of people just a few feet away from them. they'll be in the road here.

this will be a moment where they will have a long time, close and exposed to the public, to the public's feelings. and a moment where they are composed on their way to the prayer service. king charles on the way to the prayer service for his mother. but the presence of the people, one can only begin to imagine, the emotions that it might conjure among the royal family. and of course the people here to watch, pay their respects, offer their wishes, good wishes as the royal family passed by. later in the evening there will be a vigil held by the royal family around the coffin in st. giles cathedral following on from the prayer service earlier in the day and a couple of constitutional duties if you will for king charles. he'll meet with the first minister of scotland. remembering, of course, that her party is pushing for an

independence referendum. after that, king charles and the queen consort will go to the scottish parliament in holyrood, to see the scottish parliament. and there to here a motion of condolence read out. so, constitutional duties. but i do think that walk up this street with the crowds so close watching will be a heavy moment for everyone, i think. >> absolutely. nic talking there about the very public grieving of the royal family today as they will follow the coffin up the royal mile. it's been interesting how we have had glimpses of the wider royal family over the past sort of 72 hours. you and i have talked about this already, princess william and harry on a short 45 minute walk about in windsor yesterday. we saw others at balmoral

looking at some of the memorials and the flowers that have been left. as we have been saying not just prince charles but his sister princess ann clearly very moved, curtesying in front of the casket as it arrived at holyrood house yesterday. is this -- are these images that we're seeing yet do you think indicative of how the royal family will show themselves going forward? who will be more visible, who perhaps will be a little more in the background going forward? >> yes. these are the questions we're asking, becky. what will the new monarchy under king charles look like. under the queen, it's been the further. big balcony waves, big groups and talks of a slimmed down monarchy increasingly. is that going to happen under king charles iii. there's a public appetite for reduced monarchy, but as other

people said, how do all the duties get done? and certainly operation unicorn, which was yesterday, the -- such a beautiful journey of the queen from balmoral, bought by queen victoria, she always loved to much to holyrood house, that was all planned by her and she chose princess ann to be beside her to accompany her as you said that moving image of her curtesying, that showed the queen's trust and affection for princess ann and how significant it was in 2013 that women now can inherit the throne in birth order. ann is below her brothers. i think how charles will govern certainly how charles will be king, he needs the backup of the wider royal family. his popularity ratings have in the past been very low. now we have seen huge popularity for him perhaps by the surprising considering how low his popularity ratings are. but it may be a honeymoon period

and i think he needs the support of the wider royal family particularly his sons and can bring them in, harry and meghan. >> those you have seen lining the streets here will be genuinely will be people who are pro-monarchy, very supportive of the royal family. time will tell just how popular king charles iii will be. i can't let you go without talking about the corgis because, you know, very sad the passing of queen elizabeth ii. we know about her huge love for dogs and the huge love for her pets. what happens to those corgis dogs, the springer spaniel, do we know? >> the corgis, the queen adored corgis. had her first ever corgi susan and bred 14 generations of corgis. >> 14? >> wow. of course doggies. princess diana used to call them

the moving carpet because they used to go all around this giant grouping of corgis and running all around. any time anyone visited buckingham palace the corgis would be there. and the queen always wanted the corgis. she always wants to outlive the corgis. there are only two remaining. the stars of the 2012 when the queen was a bond girl talking to daniel craig inside the palace, they are no longer with us. they are going to the duke of york. but i think the corgi was a new dog when the queen got it and popularized it. i do think that although the queen's corgis, she's no longer with those to care for them, her love for the corgi and love for dogs will live on. >> absolutely. always good to have you, kate. thank you very much indeed. kate williams with you -- with me here for you. and nic robertson, of course, in edinburgh.

thank you, both. more from london in a few minutes. first let's get back to rosemary church in atlanta to check in on some of the other news headlines. rose mary? >> thank you so much, becky. we'll see you soon. russia's missiles are flying as its ground forces retreat in eastern ukraine. the damage from russian strikes and a live report from kharkiv. that's coming up. ♪ our shipping process was painfully slow. then we found shipstation. now we're shipping out orders 5 times faster and thanks to shipstation's discounted rates we're saving a ton. honestly, we couldn't do it without shipstation join over 100,000 online sellers who get ship done with shipstation go to shipstation.com /tv and get 2 months free.

♪ welcome back, everyone. i'm rosemary church. you're watching cnn "newsroom." a stunning counteroffensive has forced russia around kharkiv. ukrainian soldiers are being greeted as liberators. the russians withdraw, they are launching missile attacks on key infrastructure. firefighters race to douse the flames in kharkiv on sunday after a russian strike hit a power plant. at least one person was killed and electricity was knocked out in the donetsk and kharkiv regions. for the latest, cnn's melissa bell joins us live from kharkiv. good to see you, melissa. so what is the latest on ukraine's advances?

>> reporter: well, they have been quite remarkable. more than 3,000 square kilometers taken according to ukrainian authorities as part of two counteroffensives. one focussed on the kherson region in the south, the other focussed here on the kharkiv region in eastern ukraine. now, it is the one here in the kharkiv region that has been particularly successful. we went out yesterday to see some of those villages that have been liberated over the course of the last few days. as a result of those advancing ukrainian troops moving really fast. we were able, rosemary, however able to get to the edge of the territory they have retaken here in kharkiv region. what we seen on saturday was ukrainian flag raised over the area and over izium to the south and that seemed remarkable not just for the speed of the advances of that counteroffensive that i mentioned, but also because they are such strategically important towns to russian forces that have been occupying these areas now for more than six months.

we were able to get exclusive access. what we found, in fact, rosemary, was not so much a town entirely under ukrainian control but one still very much being fought for by russian forces. so, things are not quite as cut and dry as one can imagine looking at the images of the flags. we have been hearing from the defense minister speaking to western media and saying, look, we can take control of these towns but then it is key once we reached them to keep control of them and to keep defending them. as you mentioned, of course, russian forces looking to respond and take back those key areas. and also, looking from further away to come back again. we saw it here in kharkiv last night as you say, those missile strikes targeting not just infrastructure but the city center with electricity here in the city of kharkiv restored, only in the last hour or so, rosemary. >> all right, thanks to melissa bell joining us live from

kharkiv. our special coverage of the death of queen elizabeth ii continues in just a moment. we are live from buckingham palace with a preview of the world's final good-bye to britain's longest serving monarch next on cnn "newsroom." ♪

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well, it's a tribute fit for a queen. the world's tallest building, lights out with an image of elizabeth ii and the union jack, the building, the latest in a string of iconic landmarks around the world to mark the death of the 96-year-old monarch. well uae isn't the only gulf state mourning the loss of her queen. during her 70-year reign, elizabeth met with some of the most powerful leaders of the arab world. i want to talk about that now with saudi arabia's ambassador to the united kingdom. good to have you here, sir. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, becky. >> there have been four official visits by saudi heads of state to britain during queen elizabeth's reign. we have video of your grandfather meeting queen elizabeth in 1981.

how important was queen elizabeth ii in building the relationship and continuing that relationship with saudi? >> thank you for having me. under these unfortunate circumstances. and i think that obviously in a constitutional monarchy she doesn't play a direct political role, but as an example of how a leader should behave and act, i think she's had a tremendous role. you look at all the qualities that one aspires to, duty, service, honor, responsibility, she embodied them so well. and i think provided an example to leaders all around the world which can only help in create relationships. it's a strong bond between our two countries. it has been. she's reigned for all seven saudi kings since the founding of the kingdom in 1932. so, it's a remarkable relationship. she's been part and parcel of it. and there's an undoubtable bond

between our two monarchies. and a relationship that will continue. >> it is a special relationship. we often talk about the uk/u.s. relationship as having been special. but this is certainly a very special one. can you just explain why? >> i think both countries share a desire to see a better, more secure, more stable world. we may be two very different countries in our nature, our culture and where we come from, but the ultimate aim of what we want to see in the international community is unified. we work closely through thick and thin over the last 100 years. britain is one of our oldest allies. people forget about that. and has been in good times and bad. and we have stuck with each other and worked with each other. and hopefully improved each other. saudi arabia has been on a

positive development since its founding until today. our development has been really dramatic. britain has played a key role in that, both through education of saudis here, through british people working in saudi and through the links that we forged both on a level at the royal level and government level and a day to day person to person level. >> so, now that king charles iii is on the throne. looking at his track record, to your mind, i assume that you believe this will be a friend to saudi, the gulf, the wider middle east? >> i don't doubt it for a minute. king charles has been very close to us throughout his life. he's been -- he shares a quality with her majesty that is really remarkable, and that is the ability to see others and have perspective when you engage with people. and i think that's incredibly important to bring people

together. you look at she touched a huge amount of lives around the world. every race, creed, color, shape, size, not through lived experience but through her abilities and her qualities. and i think he shares quite a lot of that. and he'll take that forward and improve the relationship, no doubt. >> he said previously that he sees himself as a defender of all faiths and on previous trips to saudi arabia, he has certainly sought to build bridges between different religions. she has a great interest in islam, too, even learned some arabic as i understand it. so, you know, as you look to foster ties in a new era for britain, how important will those qualities be in creating that sort of tolerant and inclusive society here and what somebody with his understanding of islam can bring to that wider relationship? >> i mean, no doubt a huge

amount. saudi arabia is going through dramatic changes the last five years not just the last five but the last 100. i remind people all the time, we -- my grandfather went to work on horse back. my father flew fast jets in the raf and my cousin was the first arab in space. so that's three generations worth of incredible change. and i think that prince charles' perspective on things is really unique and beneficial to us. but it ties in very much with this transition from her majesty and the longevity she provided in leadership and i -- it's wonderful to have people who engage with you positively and encourage you. >> and you know, as the lead diplomat here in the uk, your role here, your job is to ensure that the bilateral ties between the two countries are really extremely strong.

there are huge opportunities in this post-brexit environment here in the uk for that relationship to get stronger and stronger. what role does the sovereign play? does this royal family play? they don't govern here. they reign. they don't rule. but what role do they play in helping foster support, improve those economic, bilateral relations? >> well, i think you certainly saw with her majesty, queen elizabeth ii, sometimes you need to look at things from the outside to understand from the inside. people in this country often don't see the affect she had abroad. and the improvement to international standing she would have provided and i imagine king charles will do the same. she was well respected, and a

hook that brought people here. that will continue under king charles, i have no doubt. and it's -- you're right they don't rule, but they influence and they influence in an indirect, wonderful way which is through example. and the example they provide not just to other leaders but to people at large is a really wonderful one. you see that running through the course of queen elizabeth's reign and i am sure you'll see it going forward. >> charles has had an interest in islamic history and art. we have been talking about his fascination with the religion of islam. will you be extending an invite to the king to show him what saudi arabia has to offer in the weeks, months to come? >> he has an open invitation. you know, he's had in the past

some fantastic visits and seen quite a lot of site, but there's more to see now. it's better organized and ready and prepared. and we have a lot of history to show the world. we kept the world out for a long time and now we're letting them in. he's welcome any time. he doesn't need to ask. >> always good to have you, beard. >> not at all. >> thank you very much indeed. talking about the relationship between the kingdom of saudi arabia and the uk but particularly the relationship between the two families. we will be right back after this.

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westminster hall in the coming hour. he will receive and reply to addresses of condolences from both houses of parliament. after that he'll travel to a london area royal air force station and from there go by plane to edinburgh. portraits of queen elizabeth have been painted by a number of renowned artists over the years, but this one from 1995 stands out. it was painted by christian fur who was only 28 at the time. he became the youngest artist ever commissioned to paint an official portrait of the queen. christian joins me now. how does one find one self in that position, painting the queen of england at the aimge o 28 years old. how did that come about? >> it is a commonwealth organization which the queen was patron. she had seen one of my paintings

that had been exhibited there. i got a call out of the blue basically to say that the queen would like you to paint her portrait. so, at the age of 28, i was asked to basically create a new image of the queen. >> how did you respond to that que request? >> basically it's an offer you can't refuse. i had a blank canvas to fill. everything i do i research a lot. i looked at all the portraits done before of her majesty. to me they were a bit remote and formal. i knew i didn't want to do that. i wanted to go a bit closer and focus on her as a person and try to capture something of her personality which was amazing. she was very lively. she was very humorous and witty. and i hope i did her justice in the image because at the end of the day, that's what portraits is, capturing someone's life. >> yeah. let's bring it back up. you rightly point out, this was the era of these sort of young british artists, brit pop.

it was tony blare had just come into office in 1997. this is a different era certainly for the artists. you say that -- but she wasn't of that era, let's be quite frank. >> very much. >> so you say that she was lively. she was enthusiastic. just walk me through that. just walk us through that experience. >> okay. so, the most nerve racking time was waiting for the queen to arrive in the yellow drawing room over there. and i was a bit nervous. it was like being in doctor surgery. but as soon as she arrived, as everybody said, she was brilliant at putting people at ease. one of the things that happened that was a chance thing actually which is what really works of art i find is she brought a blanket with her. she said, do you mind if i put the blanket on the chair, i said nope that's fine. i knew that was an element that said something about her character and her personality. so that was included in the

final image. she was really chatty. i remember we discussed portraits that had been done of her in the past. she was asking me what painters i like. i like reynolds. i think we have a few of those downstairs. >> lovely. how much time did you actually spend with her? >> i had two two-hour sittings, about one and a half, two hours. she was so generous with her time. she said, you know, have you got everything you need? do you need any more sittings? i thought that was incredibly kind of her. but i think that was part of her generosity. she was a very generous person with her time. she knew the artists and people around her were there also to record her and record her legacy, you know. she was a great woman. and she was a great honor for me to be asked. >> what a time. what a period for you 28 years old. just reflect on how you're feeling now briefly. >> well, i've been quite

emotional. and i think everybody in the nation is feeling it. my heart goes out to the royal family and to people actually in the nation and the world. she had that reach. she was just an incredible force of nature. she was very stoic. she knew that that was her duty. she sort of sacrificed a life for that purpose, you know. so she was a constant. very much like a star in the sky almost. so, i think everybody is feeling this sense of loss. >> thank you, christian. it's really good to have you. thanks for sharing your story, the portrait is fantastic. christian fur in the house for you. our special coverage continues after this. new details on the public's chance to say good-bye to the queen. we're live in london with what you need to know. that after this.

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♪ well, the uk government has released new details how the public can pair they respects a it has queen lies in state starting on wednesday evening. officials warn that cues will be extremely long.

cnn's anna stewart joining me from where that cue will start in london. one what are the details? >> reporter: well, this is one of the major events in the leadup to the state funeral. an opportunity for people to pay their respects to the queen and visit her coffin and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to come, which means very, very long cues are expected. look at the guidance that we had from the government. they're saying you will need to stand for many hours, possibly overnight with very little opportunity to sit down as the cue will be continuously moving. you'll see i'm on the other side of the houses of parliament where westminster is, this is where the cue will go. we can't say how far the queue will stretch. we can't say just how many hundreds of thousands of people will be coming to try to facilitate as many people as possible, they'll keep it open for 24 hours through wednesday through the day of the funeral.

close at 6:30 a.m. on that monday. people have to go through airport style security, small bags, no liquids and also being told that people are expected to be dignified in their behavior and walk through westminster hall in complete silence and no photos will be allowed. it's a big tradition lying in state dates back to the 17th century. westminster hall is older than that, 11th century, in fact. if we look back to the last time we had something like this, it was the queen mother, 200,000 people showed up for that. that will be absolutely dwarfed by this. i say hundreds of thousands, it could be over a million people. becky? >> and as you and i speak, liz truss, the british prime minister, only installed last tuesday, leaving 10 downing street on her way to the houses of parliament. she will receive prince charles there just half an hour or so from now.

she will be there. he will address both houses of parliament from westminster hall, liz truss, then will accompany him on his trip around the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. liz truss leaving 10 downing street, making her way to the houses of parliament. anna stewart out on the route for when the casket arrives back here in london later this week. i'm becky anderson live here at buckingham palace. cnn's special coverage continues in just a moment with don lemon. stay with us. ♪

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adjusting to life without their beloved queen while opening their arms to the new king. elizabeth's adoring subjects get to pay their final respects today. king charles iii and his queen consort camilla, well, they will lead the royal family in a procession behind her coffin here in edinburgh. it's an event-filled day. and in just moments, charles and camilla will arrive at westminster hall. that's where members of both the commons and lords will meet to express their condolences. the royal couple is then scheduled to fly to holyroodhouse here in edinburgh to prepare for the ceremony of keys. that's what it's called. when the monarchist handed the keys to the city here. afterward, the queen's coffin will be taken from the palace of holyroodhouse with the king and the queen consort and members of the royal family, following a procession on foot. this afternoon, there will be a service of reflection for the extraordinary life of queen elizabeth ii.

that service will take place here at st. giles cathedral. moments ago, prince harry paid tribute in a statement to his grandmother, queen elizabeth ii, thanking her for her and i quote here, sound advice and infectious smile. he continued by saying in celebrating the life of my grandmother, her majesty, the queen, and in mourning her loss, we are all reminded of the guiding compass she was to so many in her commitment to service and duty. i want to get straight away to cnn's nic robertson. nic joins us now at st. giles cathedral. nic, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, don. the crowds are really beginning to gather along the royal mile here. the cobble street that runs from the palace of holyrood down the hill here where the queen is lying. all the way up the street here around the corner behind me you can't see it, that's edinburgh

castle. that's the royal mile. st. giles cathedral just on the corner there. i think very strikingly here, bigger crowds expected later today. not just an opportunity for people here to watch the queen's coffin go by to st. giles cathedral, but an opportunity to be literally feet away from the monarch, from king charles, kwoen consort and other members of the royal family when they walk up the street. i can't underscore how rare it is for people to be so close to members of the royal family. for such an extended period, half a mile walk up the street here. and thinking of the members of the royal family going through a difficult, emotional time for them as well. a period of adjustment being under the scrutiny of what we're expecting here to be packed streets, throngs of people. it seems we can expect people to

wish king charles well as he walks up the street. this is going to an extraordinary moment where the royals walk up, hear the comments, hear the support from the public as well as this time digesting their own emotions and for the king to again absorb that moment that he is king. he'll have his constitutional duties here, going into the scottish parliament today. but i think this, this walk, up the royal mile, that's going to be a very emotional thing for everyone involved. >> nic, you're exactly right. nic robertson, thank you very much. we appreciate that. the last time king charles appeared in parliament, that was in may, when he stood in for the late queen at the state opening in parliament. now that was a symbolic moment in modern british history with the queen forced to withdraw from the first time in six

almost decades due to a recurrence of mobility issues. now charles arrived at the palace of westminster and then read out the government's legislative agenda. watch this. >> in these challenging times, her majesty's government will play a leading role in defending demock sandcracy and freedom ace world, including continuing to support the people of ukraine. her majesty's government will lead the way in championing security around the world. it will continue to invest in her majesty's gallant armed forces. her majesty's ministers will work closely with international partners to maintain a united nato and address the most pressing global security challenges. >> so joining me now richard quest, max foster and christiane

amanpour. good morning to one and all. richard, walk us through this parliament address today. >> it's a significant one because this is the elected members and their opportunity to say thank you to the queen and basically good luck and we support you to the king. what's interesting is you just played a clip of when charles opened parliament in his mother's name. and he talked about her majesty's government will do this. her majesty's government will do that. the next time he opens his parliament it will be my government will do this. my government will do that. so there is a definite shift. it's a noticeable shift in what you're going to see today are further steps along the road of him taking control. >> this is not just ceremonial, this is a transition of power. >> completely and utterly, don. little bit. it's all part of a very, very large jigsaw, but each day another piece of that jigsaw is being placed on the table.

>> yeah. max foster, to you now. tell us more about the statement with -- i read part of it, that just came in from prince harry. >> i'm expecting to see all the children of the queen. i'm not expecting to see any of the grandchildren. i'm not expecting to see harry and william, but it will be a silent walk to the cathedral. it will be powerful. i received the order of service as well. very religious, very spiritual. the dean is doing most of the readings. there will be a reading from the commonwealth, young nigerian student. the commonwealth will be reflected today in the church service. as you say, we also heard from prince harry today. he didn't speak yesterday, my understanding is because he didn't want to interfere with the 9/11 -- just trying to pull it up now, the anniversary of

the 9/11. this is what prince harry said. i only got this statement 40 minutes ago. thank you for your commitment, your service, thank you for your sound advice. thank you for your infectious smile. that was the headline to me. he was so connected to the queen. we talk a lot about the queen's sense of humor. that was definitely inherited by harry. it's a cheeky sense of humor. bit of swearing behind closed doors, i think. that's what i heard sometimes. celebrating the life of my grandmother, her majesty, the queen. and in mourning her loss. we are all reminded of the g guigu guiding compass she was to so many, remain true throughout her life and now her ever lasting legacy. what i thought was really interesting, he talked about the queen as commander of the armed forces. you got to remember that for harry, the armed forces were integral to him. he didn't just look up to her as a grandmother but also as a boss and someone he served and risked his life for.

he also at the end commits to the next reign, to charles iii's reign. i think that's quite profound as well. you saw charles reaching out to harry during his address to the nation. saying that harry and meghan were much loved and now we have harry reaching out to charles, i commit to your monarchy. so, i'm not sure we're going to hear much more about the criticism from harry that we have seen in the past of prince charles. it feels like a line has been drawn there. but they're unpredictable, so i don't know. it was a big gesture from harry in that statement today. >> a lot of things to be done today, including business. take us forward. what are you looking forward at the next hour in parliament? >> well, what we know is that in about 15 minutes or so, according to the official run down, the king, king charles and queen consort camilla will leave this area. they're actually leaving clarence house. they have not apparently spent the night in buckingham palace yet but in clarence house which up until now has been their official residence which is

literally just in front of us here. they will leave there and then go to westminster where the prime minister is and they will take part in this constitutional right of passage where the prime minister and other formal leaders, you saw some of them there, certainly the leader of the opposition as well, will be there. it's a joint session, if you like. if you use it in congressional forms, terms. it's a joint session of parliament because it's house of lords and the house of commons are dignitaries there to meet the new king and the queen consort. and there will be words delivered and there will be the pattern again of transfer of power. then, in a more personal, you know, choreographed, then they will go off from raf north hold, which is an air force base but is also where the royal aircraft fly from. they're going obviously up to edinburgh where you all are to take part in what max was describing as this solemn procession to the th