Bells toll in UK for the Queen

Bells tolled around Britain on Friday and mourners flocked to palace gates to honor Queen Elizabeth II, as the country prepared for a new age under a new king. King Charles III, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role, planned to meet with the prime minister and address a nation grieving the only British monarch most of the world had known.

As the country began a 10-day mourning period, people around the globe gathered at British embassies to pay homage to the queen, who died Thursday in Balmoral Castle in Scotland. A 96-gun salute was planned in London - one for each year of the queen’s long life.

On the king's first full day of duties Friday, he left Balmoral and took off from Aberdeen, Scotland, for London, where he's expected to meet Prime Minister Liz Truss, appointed just this week. In the evening, he will deliver a speech to the nation.