[Music] thanks god ah so very caught the st james’s palace detachment of the kingsguard alongside the band of the coal stream guards and on the balcony there the trumpeters the state trumpeters of the household cavalry the garter king of arms is accompanied by the el marshall and other officers of arms and the sergeant at arms will make the first and principal proclamation david finds white the garter king of arms who will shortly speak one minute and the crowds there their arms aloft with the camera phones waiting to catch this moment robert hartman is with me again it will be a very simple moment but it is a highly significant one very significant what we are witnessing here is royal communications circa 1400 and some things don’t change ah so whereas it is pleased almighty god to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady queen elizabeth ii of blessed and glorious memory by whose decease the crown of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland is solely and rightfully come to the prince charles philip arthur george we therefore the lord spiritual and temporal of this realm and members of the house of commons together with other members of her late majesty’s privy council and representatives of the realms and territories aldermen 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 iii by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and of his other realms and territories king head of the commonwealth defender of the faith to whom we to 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 it’s in james’s palace this tenth day of september in the year of our lord two thousand and twenty-two [Applause] [Music] [Applause] don’t save the king hmm [Music] [Applause] oh [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] three cheers for his majesty the king hip hip hip hip hip hip [Applause] hey okay