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Anderson Cooper 360

King Charles III honors mother's "life well lived" in first speech

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

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3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In his first address since Queen Elizabeth’s passing, King Charles III honored his mother’s “life well lived” and renewed her “promise of lifelong service.” Robert Hardman is the author of the "Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II." He tells Anderson Cooper what he expects to see from King Charles in the coming days and weeks.  Plus, CNN Senior International Correspondent Matthew Chance joins AC360 from Buckingham Palace where he’s been talking to people as they mourn Queen Elizabeth but also as they react to a new era for the royal family. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening for the first time. In more than 70 years the words God saved the King were

0:05.3

officially uttered in the United Kingdom. A break from the only past most in that country

0:10.1

and around the world have ever known. When they're still mourning today as they remember

0:14.0

the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II. Today again church bells across the country

0:42.2

including the story of Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral rang out today mourners

0:47.6

mourn the loss of the longest reigning monarch in British history. Across the country and

0:53.1

on ships at sea the British armed forces fired salutes to honor her majesty. The Ministry

0:58.1

defense says one round was fired for each of the 96 years that she lived. All eyes now

1:03.9

on her eldest son King Charles III and his wife of 17 years now the Queen consort Camilla.

1:09.7

They returned as you see the Buckingham Palace today from Belmoral Castle where they were

1:13.6

greeted warmly by the crowd and attended some of whom broke out and saw.

1:17.6

I remember the crowd was so overjoyed at meeting the new sovereign she planted a kiss

1:42.4

on his cheek. And later a historic site a king of England walking into the royal residence

1:48.0

in London Buckingham Palace when many symbols of change today and likely in the days to

1:53.7

come. The new king also spoke for the first time in his new capacity from Buckingham Palace

1:58.8

addressing his subjects and the world promising to follow in the footsteps of his mother

2:03.3

who said hers was a life well lived.

2:08.2

As the Queen herself did with such unswerving devotion I too now solemnly pledge myself

2:16.6

throughout the remaining time God grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at

2:23.5

the heart of our nation. And wherever you may live in the United Kingdom or in the

2:30.8

realms and territories across the world and whatever may be your background or beliefs

2:39.2

I shall endeavour to serve you with loyalty, respect and love as I have throughout my

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