For the first time in seven decades, a king addressed the British Commonwealth.

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Honoring the Queen.

The Royal Family's meticulous plans laid out as an official period of mourning begins,

and Britons show up in droves to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Plus, King Charles III begins his reign, delivering his first official address as the World

Watches to see what kind of leader he might be, and in the U.S.

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why did he allegedly say no one is losing their jobs over the massacre at Rob Elementary?

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Welcome to the lead on Jake Tapper.

We start today with our world lead and the first full day on the job for King Charles III,

as the world mourns the death of his mother, Britain's longest reigning monarch.

This afternoon, King Charles addressed the nation and the world for the first time since

Queen Elizabeth's passing.

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.

That address was followed by a ceremony of remembrance at St. Paul's Cathedral where

the new British National Anthem, God saved the King, was officially sung.

Earlier today upon returning to London, King Charles and his wife Camilla, the Queen consort,

greeted crowds outside of Buckingham Palace, where mourners have been leaving flowers and

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