 Council and representatives of the realms and territories, Alderman and citizens of London and others, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim that the Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful liege Lord Charles the Third, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of an Ireland, and of his other realms and territories, King, head of the Commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection, beseeching God, by whom kings and queens do reign, to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us. Given at St. James's Palace, this 10th day of September, in the year of our Lord, 2022. And let's cross now our live to London, where we're joined by FSN correspondent Jill Gibson. Thank you very much for your time. So many formalities, very strict protocols. Let's begin unpacking it all in terms of the events today. What else is expected, Bill Gibson? Well, of course, we're now in the social media age, aren't we? Partly the Queen's death was part... Can you hear me okay? Yes, yes, please go on. Well, as I was saying, we are now in the social media age, aren't we? The Queen's death was announced on the Royal Family's Twitter account, partly, but now we are still seeing these ancient ceremonies, all this pomp and ceremony that is so associated with the United Kingdom really now starting to take place. We've seen the Accession Council formally proclaiming... formally Prince Charles, now King Charles III. He didn't take part in that part of the ceremony, and then he arrived for the second part, which was the meeting of his privy council. The very first time that's happened, the privy council being a group of very senior politicians, former prime ministers, that kind of thing, who advised the head of state on matters of state. And I think we got a real reinforcement about this change that we are now seeing right in front of our eyes, because that group of senior politicians, the privy council, shouting, God save the king, of course, that has not been shouted in this country since 1952. Yes, definitely, in the end of an era, you know, all the cliches are very much applicable to describe the momentous events we're seeing today. What more can you tell us about the ceremony we're seeing now still underway? Is King Charles III still there? So he joined for the second part of this ceremony, the meeting of the privy council, and we saw him give a speech. We saw him, of course, on Friday, give his first speech as king to the nation, remembering in much of it his mother and talking about his grief and the grief of this entire country and really people around the world. Now we saw him speaking once again. He also referenced his mother in this speech. He said that he felt an irreparable loss about the death of his mother and Queen Elizabeth II. And then he talked about his sense of duty and this role that he is now taking on. He said he is deeply aware of this great inheritance. In terms of what happens next, well, King Charles will now be travelling around the United Kingdom, because, of course, so much of the pomp and ceremony, so many of these events have been taking place where I am in central London, but he is now king for people all over the United Kingdom. So he will now travel to Scotland as well as other parts of the country to visit the sort of different corners of the country that he is now king of, as of just a couple of days ago. FSN correspondent Jill Gibson for us in London. Thank you very much for this, and no doubt not much time for King Charles III to grief over his late mother's passing. Let's take a listen to the words of the king himself a short while ago. My mother gave an example of lifelong love and of selfless service. My mother's reign was unequaled in its duration, its dedication and its devotion. Even as we grieve, we give thanks for this most faithful life. I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. In taking up these responsibilities, I shall strive to follow the inspiring example I have been set in upholding constitutional government and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands and of the comoros realms and territories throughout the world. In this purpose, I know that I shall be upheld by the affection and loyalty of the peoples whose sovereign I have been called upon to be and that in the discharge of these duties, I will be guided by the council of their elected parliaments. Yes, an event in London still underway and we will of course continue to bring you live images from the scene, but let's cross now live to our 24 News Europe correspondent Jonathan Sashadati. Jonathan, I hope you were able to get some sleep after those turbulent days there in the kingdom. As mentioned earlier, so many formalities, but the protocols are very clear cut. So let's go over the events planned for today, what we're seeing now and what is expected in the coming hours. That's right, Ellie. This is obviously a moment of intense grief for now King Charles, previously Prince Charles. King Charles III grieving the death of his mother, but of course the show must go on effectively and as soon as one monarch dies, the next one is in place. There is never no monarch, so he is now the king and we've seen that official declaration today. That's part one of the process, let's say he stayed overnight initially at Balmoral and then came down in the morning yesterday, came to see the public outside Buckingham Palace and received well wishes there, shaking hands for a good 10 to 12 minutes outside the palace before he went inside, perhaps showing that he wishes to start as he means to go on, which is to say in the mold of his mother as a servant leader, that's going to be an important part of how he paints his monarchy from now on. He's going to want people to give him the same level of support that they gave to his mother when she was monarch. And going forward, there are these 10 days of mourning, which will culminate in the state funeral. The precise date and plans for the funeral haven't yet been announced, but that is imminent. And what we're seeing now in this ceremony, seeing the firing of guns and the like, this is all historic, this is what happens to spread the word around the nations as the new king is acclaimed and the old queen is dead. And naturally the first time these ceremonies, long standing ceremonies are being televised live as we speak, the times are indeed changing. And speaking of, before we dive perhaps further into what is expected for the king, let's go back to Bill Morrill. The queen's casket is quite a journey, Jonathan, not directly back to London, right? Right, the casket will make its way really around the nation and there will be the opportunity eventually for lying in state in Westminster Hall in London. These arrangements are so that people from around the nations can come and pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen. And that's all part of what's going on. In fact, that's why we'll see a gap between today's proceedings where King Charles was officially proclaimed the king and a coronation. Just as there was when the queen became the queen, there was quite a gap of some months between when she took to the throne and when the actual ceremony took place for the coronation. The same will be true with King Charles III. But in the meantime, there is this important business of mourning for the family and for the country. And that will also see King Charles touring the nations as well. He goes on an extended visit really from not just London. He will visit all the different nations so that he can be proclaimed king in all of them and recognized in that way. And really, I think this is showing the continuity that is in place with a constitutional monarchy like this. It's gone on for a very long time that Queen Elizabeth was the queen, the longest time in history, but it does pass on. And now that she's gone, this is all a process that nobody can really remember seeing before. It's been so long that she was on the throne. Right, right. And now perhaps the most evident motif, if you will, and the two speeches that we've heard from the king in the past 24 hours or so was this attempt to demonstrate a sense of reassurance to the British public and the citizens of the world, if I may. Let's do talk the funeral a bit, Jonathan. So we don't know the when, but we do know the what, perhaps, what will, what are we to expect, rather? And do we know of any foreign leaders already confirming their pending attendance? Well, I think we can expect to see foreign leaders from around the world. We have heard that Joe Biden, for example, will be there, that's been confirmed. And it will be an enormous state funeral, the like of which none of us will have seen. Prime Ministers get state funerals too. It will perhaps be the biggest since Winston Churchill, no doubt bigger. The death of a monarch is something again that has not happened for over 70 years. So it will be quite spectacular to watch and certainly it will be watched from around the whole world. It would have been planned for decades in advance. I mean, the Queen was 96 years old when she passed away. So every detail of it is something that's been prepared and planned for. And those plans have even been leaked in the past and published in the press, Operation London Bridges Down. The fact that she also died in Scotland will mean there'll be elements of Operation Unicorn, as it was known, which is for planning what to do when the Queen might have passed away as she did eventually in Scotland. And we'll see much what you're seeing now on screen, but just times 100. The ceremony is one of passing over the monarchy to somebody else and saying goodbye to the old monarch. And therefore it will involve the military and ceremony and all of the things that Britain is so well known for in these moments. And just as Britain celebrates royal weddings in quite spectacular style, and those are watched around the world, this funeral will be even more so. I think it will be a once in a lifetime, once in a generation piece of history that the British people will watch from wherever they are. Yes. Glutus screams perhaps an understatement in describing what we're likely to see there. And obviously, as mentioned, Jonathan, her passing resonates around the world here in Israel as well. Before we talk about the potential ramifications, let's take a listen to the British ambassador and his take on relations between the Queen and Israel. It is a very sad day for the British people. I think we all feel very personally attached to the Queen. I've met the Queen myself several times and I serve formally as her ambassador. So it's a sad day for me personally. But we have been very moved by how many Israelis from the president and the prime minister to friends and neighbors who've expressed sympathy and condolences and said how much the Queen meant to them as well. So that's at least something that gives us support at a difficult time. The royal family has a strong attachment to Israel. King Charles, as he now is, came to Israel two years ago to the event at Yad Vashem and he received President Herzog in Britain last year. So there's a strong link between Israel and the royal family and that will continue. So Jonathan, let's talk relations with Israel. Obviously not a political figure, but the Queen never visited here despite a warm sentiment to an extent and did visit in Jordan and Egypt and elsewhere in the region. How do you explain that? Yes, Ali, that's absolutely right. The Queen visited most nations of the world, certainly very many in the Middle East including dictatorships. And yet she never did visit Israel, which is notable, especially for the Jewish community. They say that that was not down to her personal preference, but down to the foreign office, which dictates where the monarch should go and visit. And that traditionally and historically, they didn't think it would be a good idea because it might anger Israel's Arab neighbors who were allies of the United Kingdom. Of course, things have changed quite a lot in recent years and decades, but still we never saw that visit coming, even though there were of course, people trying to push for it in the past. Lord Pollack spoke about it in the House of Lords just yesterday when he was remembering Her Majesty the Queen and how Prince Anne had once said to him that it was something that the royal family would be willing to do. But of course that never came about. We did see Prince William conducting the first official royal visit to Israel just a few years ago. Of course, we covered it here on I-24 News and we have seen Prince Charles go there not necessarily on official state visits but also for other reasons like funerals and also there is of course, a royal family member buried in Israel and she is known as having helped Jews to survive during the war and is one of the righteous among the nations. So maybe we will see King Charles III at some point making an official visit to Israel. We'll have to wait and see if that's on the agenda sometime down the line. We do know that Prince King Charles III is holding, maintaining very close ties with the Jewish community in Britain have a very clear cut take or policy when it comes to Bedia. So definitely interesting in this respect to wait and see how things unfold there. And generally speaking, Jonathan, how will it affect the Commonwealth? Well, King Charles has already been decided to have been the next leader of the Commonwealth. That's not necessarily done in the same way as the decision of who follows as monarch in the United Kingdom. But that was something that was decided upon by the Commonwealth. And so that's taking place now as well as we speak and that will therefore be quite a smooth transition too. And I think what we're seeing today in today's ceremony as well in the United Kingdom is just symbolic of the history of all of this. Once upon a time, it wasn't necessarily given that it was a smooth transition. The history of the United Kingdom shows that. So a lot of the remnants of those previous tensions are still there in the procedures of today. And that's why we see things like him reading out the declaration about the Church of Scotland. This is in order to make sure that the Church of Scotland aren't in any way threatened by the new monarch who is the leader of the Church of England. And so all of these complicated features are reflected in the proceedings and the legal proceedings and the various different forms and statements that were signed today. And the same is true for the Commonwealth. But I think for this time we'll see that he is welcomed as the leader of the Commonwealth going forwards. Okay, Jonathan Sashadadi for us in London. We will obviously get back to you throughout today closely keeping tabs of all the events currently underway. Thank you very much, Jonathan Sashadadi in London. And now let's take a deeper look into the... I don't think there are any titles that can describe truly the life, extraordinary life and service of the later Queen Elizabeth. Let's take a look. December 1936, a moment that forever shaped a young girl's life. After ruling less than a year, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to his brother. A new reign began in Britain as the Duke of York was crowned King George VI. Making King George's eldest daughter, then Princess Elizabeth, known as Lilibet to family, next in line to the throne. 10 years later, marked a marriage. The couple would go on to have four children. In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, the first to be broadcast live on television. A story of a queen who wrote bright pages in the story of the year. The Queen kept a busy schedule of diplomatic duties, traveling across the globe more widely than any other monarch before her, meeting with just about every US president since being crowned. With no political power, the Queen wielded the influence of a figurehead. In her private life, things weren't always easy. Her 40th anniversary on the throne, marred by separation, divorce and estrangement in her children's marriages. This is it from the I-24 Newsdesk. For now, we'll be back with more throughout the day.