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oh, hello am fully back to the ball with continuing special coverage of the death of britons. queen elizabeth the 2nd at the age of 96. she was on the throne for 70 years. one of the longest reigns in global history and was a familiar face to hundreds of millions of people around the world. world leaders are paying tribute to the long serving monarch she is being held for her compassion and warmth, and described as a role model, an inspiration to millions. buckingham palace says she died peacefully in the afternoon at her scottish estate by moral acquaint family, rushed to her side when doctor said they were concerned about her health. earlier on various feet, neve barker has more. of the gates of buckingham palace, crowds gathered to mourn. death of queen elizabeth the 2nd and to celebrate her

life, ah, ah, walking in palace confirmed. she died peacefully in the afternoon at her scottish estate while moral u. k. prime minister list trust honored the queen's memory in a speech outside number, 10, downing street. 3 2nd thing. queen elizabeth, the 2nd, provided us with the stability and the strength that we needed. she was the very spirit of great britain, and that spirit will angel ah, the queen was on the throne for 70 years. and so all the u. k. through times of turbulence, like the 2nd world war and the end of the british empire, a more recent political upheavals like bricks it. i thought she was fantastic and like such a role model for everybody and that put rome did shake me. i think people have

complicated thoughts about monte case and royal family and empires and things like that. i think that's okay, but she is like a really remarkable figure. you know, she's been leader of this country for so many decades, yet, much longer than a lot of people have been alive. the crown has now passed to her oldest son, who will be known as king charles the 3rd. in a statement he said, the death of my mother, the queen, is a moment of greatest sadness for me. we more profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign, a much loved mother. i know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country. the realms and the commonwealth and by countless people around the world. the queen's family rushed to her side when doctors said they were concerned about her health earlier on thursday. king charles will return to london from balmoral on friday. we've known for several months that we've been living in the twilight of queen elizabeth's reign, the epilogue of this 2nd elizabeth,

an era. but now that she's finally gone few in the united kingdom can scarcely imagine the country without her. and we want to show you now the scene at buckingham palace play. crowds have been gathering for a bit thinner knob and they were a few hours ago. it's, it's 1 am in london. the flag is flying at half mast, the traditional ceremony of the changing of the guard, which is due to take place outside the palace on friday morning has been called off . neve banker is joining us now once again outside. buckingham palace live and the crowds, much sinner, not because of the late hour. obviously, i know you've been speaking to people. there. people have been paying tribute to the queen paying their respects. what have they been telling you? she was a popular figure. what does this moment mean for people? i think people are still trying to process, sir, the size, make awe,

nature of events of this scale because of course, she's been very much part of the fabric of the united kingdom. and indeed the commonwealth for so long as the thought of their being a new monarch, king charles, the 3rd is still almost unimaginable. let's not forget to put this into historical context. the last time there was a king charles on the phone. it was 1685, so much in their theory as the morning here, the number of people who outsides a fucking past behind me, it's noticeably thinned out the lights dimmed instant. james is park over there. and green park over there as dictated by royal protocol in the wake of the death of a monarch. there is something of a, a hushed tone, a muted atmosphere. this is, of course, the queen's body lies in repose and scotland awaiting his final journey. here to, to the british capital, but there's also a sense of preparation, anticipation as well. flags going up. you might be able to hear the sound of an

engine in the background as the sound of a cherry picker, putting flags up on these poles behind us. and crush barriers are a being put out as well, and anticipation of huge numbers of people expected to gather here in the british capital in the, in the coming days in terms of what happens next. i mean, there's a very clear cut protocol, right? neve, it's going to be a very complicated any normally security operation of nick. yeah, is going to be a huge, huge operation, but services. well choreographed plans have been in place for a long time. we believe since at least the 19th sixty's, when the 1st protocol surrounding the death of a monarch was drawn up, the queen elizabeth would have known about what's going to happen to her after she dies. well as the advancer of this, the period of morning last officially 10 days we believe though because of the time of the day in which the queen died, that may be pushed forward an extra day, essentially, making 11 days of 10 full days will 11 days in total, as i mentioned,

her body will be brought from balmoral the via edinburgh to buckingham palace. we believe there's going to be some kind of ceremony here. her body will then be moved to westminster hall, which is next the the m, the houses of parliament. it's a deeply historic place where her body will lions states expect to see a prominent sir. heads of state from all over the world fall past her body before the state funeral on the 10th day at westminster abbey, before her body is then interred at saint george's chapel in windsor, the site of the burial place of many other kings and queens before her and indeed, also her husband, prince philip, who died in april of last year between all of this, the new king, king charles, the 3rd will travel to the full corners of the country to scotland, to wales, to, to northern ireland. really stamping a mark on this new phase in the british monarchy. but we are expecting to hear from

the new king on friday, summing up on his feelings towards his mother and also the road ahead for the country. yeah, the road ahead is, is really an important one, right? because this clean was decided seen 15 prime ministers during her reign. i. she's represented continuity jane travelling times in the u. k times of political turbulence she, she won't works right. and the last few days when she met the new, our prime minister, les stress of voice and, and for less stress, this is a huge moment need, isn't it? this will define her permission absolutely will is trust is the 16th prime minister that she's worked with the she's invited 15 prime ministers to form governments. but the 1st prime minister that she worked with was winston churchill. you mentioned that, you know, this prominent figure of the 2nd world war and who, according to the historians, so regarded queen elizabeth as something of

a grand daughter. she apparently used to call him uncle wynnie. oh, which gives you an idea of how queen elizabeth slots into the history books. and then only 2 days ago, inviting liz truss to form a new government. the country has been in the wilderness as opposed in recent months as we've. whether it's a coven, 19 division surrounding bricks, it remain and question marks over who is going to leave the country have been at the forefront of people's minds. so actually having a new prime minister was vitally important moment for the queen to, to play a role in extraordinary, really that she was able to do that. and he to day, sir, before she, she passed away and she passed away several hours after a key announcement in parliament as were the new prime minister announced a 100000000000 dollar aid package to help people, whether this financial crisis, this energy crisis. so it felt in many ways,

like the political business was starting to wind up, that all the serious stuff was out of the way, at least for the time being because all of it is now on hold to make way for the next 10 days. thank you. need for the moment need bank. i live there in a london outside, buckingham palace and britain's queen elizabeth the 2nd came to the throne on the death of her father in 1952. and her simmons takes and back in her life. ah ah, in modern times no monaco mirth could claim the level of popularity in respect that queen elizabeth the 2nd enjoyed right into her advancing years. ah, marine was the longest in british history marked in spectacular style by the 1st ever platinum jubilee scenes, reminiscent to the end of the 2nd world war. in 1944. she was celebrating 70

years ah. what a constant 2021 the year before. and this enduring image between alone with her soul, yet stoic, the death of her husband, prince philip, and a marriage that lasted 73 years had focused mines on her remarkable reign. she wasn't born to be queen. her childhood was care free. here with sister margaret. but then came change. at 10, she found herself as air to the throne. her uncle came up with the ape abdicated. her father became king. she was leading a very quiet family life fairly out of the knees when the application came. it wasn't her destined ralph from birth, and i think that her father told her incredibly well and she learned her lesson

very well as it were. princess elizabeth was $25.00 when she assumed the british throne, returning from a visit to kenya after the sudden death of king george the 6th. by the time she was crowned queen, she was 27. it was in 6 years after she'd married prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, a lifetime of service ahead of her and the end of a naval career for philip, who'd be by her side for the rest of his life. as she took the throne, britain with its empire was losing its grip on global pal. the queen's 1st mission, along with her husband, was a royal tour. as head of the commonwealth, she visited countries preparing transformation to independence from britain. go back to the early 19 fifties. there she is. it takes a bit to get through to your own mind that this is a person who who conversed with the church shows the nairobi is the very early

commonwealth leaders. the queen was able to lift the dark cloud of colonial attitudes and showing the commonwealths became a multi racial multinational association. it was perhaps her biggest achievement, and she was passionate about the commonwealth throughout her reign. back home, it might even look like a normal life, a love of dogs and a passion for horse racing. ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. taylor quaid. she was herself a horsewoman, and she loved the outdoors. as a mother though, there were challenges like all the best families we have, i share of eccentricities of impetuous and way. when youngsters ah, and of family disagreements. yeah, to the throne. charles, her eldest son, had become prince of wales in 1969. at the age of 32,

he married diana spencer. she just turned 20 and was a stranger sir, will noise. it was an unhappy marriage ending in divorce. then in 1997 princess diana was killed in a paris car crash. initially the queen didn't publicly show grief. she was staying in scotland. walter's straw crowds gathered at buckingham palace. i think dan is death, was a very dangerous, named for the monarchy. i think that was still was possibly the one limit where you can look back on on a pretty flawless rain and say that at that moment i think the queen lost her her judgment. the queen had a special affection for charles and dinah's 2 sons, william and harry, prince harry was seen by royal watches, the queen's favorite grandson. but he was to take his grandmother through some bad times. he made an american actress megan merkel left their world duties and moved

to america as private citizens, a couple of paid on the us television network with scathing attacks on the royal family for making them unhappy. megan, marco said a member of the world family made racist remarks. the queen's personal life may have had its ups and downs, and family may not have come 1st all the time while british monex stowed, have absolute power. they can influence and steer their political leaders a long list of prime ministers followed in the footsteps of winston churchill in their audiences with the queen, each with a piece of history to share with her for as johnson here, the 14th leader and the man who took the u. k. out of the european union in 2020. he also had to handle the country's response to the corona virus pandemic and faced a crisis. the queen are dressed in a rare tv appearance. we should take comfort that while we may have more stones when gil better days will return,

we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. we will meet again. queen elizabeth's adult life was devoted to duty. oh, she remembered. i think she had assumed the status of a national icon, the nations grandma, her legacy will be the fact that the wall family is in a position to survive and indeed thrive that has by, by no means been given throughout her reign. oh, elizabeth, the 2nd queen of a commonwealth, not an empire, had always shown unflinching determination. ah, death as in lloyd to be reviewed by many moons. who do you? oh,

green elizabeth, the 2nd was the head of the commonwealth of nations. as you heard in that report, it was originally called the british commonwealth and began to take shape in the 19 thirty's. when some of the colonies in the vast british empire began to gain great autonomy. queen elizabeth became head of the commonwealth when she took the throne . a 3rd of her overseas visits have been to commonwealth nations. it's a voluntary association of $56.00 independent countries. they work together to promote a number of common goals such as democracy, human rights, good governance, and the role of law. through the declination of the british empire, between 19571970 over 20, former crown colonies joined the organisation as they gained their independence. it's law republics and countries with their own monarchies to remain part of the commonwealth without compromising their sovereignty. they are 2500000000 people in

the commonwealth that is nearly one 3rd of the world's population. while leaders of some of those countries have reacted to the queen steph. as her 12 canadian prime minister, i'm having trouble believing that my last sit down with her was my last i will so miss those chats. she was thoughtful, wise, curious, helpful. funny. and so much more with the passing of queen elizabeth, the 2nd and historic rain and a long life devoted to duty, family, pike, and service has come to an end. this is a morning of sadness for the world, for the commonwealth and all astrology. and it is a die of profound sadness and great for the royal family who had lost her beloved

mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. the person who for so long was the greatest in his strength, a strategy and hearts go out to the people of the united kingdom who mourned to die . knowing that will failed, i have lost part of what makes the nation how. the queen has been such a constant and alive for 70 years, the longest, soothing monarch in british history over her reign. she has come to the fine notions of service, charity, and consistency, commitment to her role and to all of us has been without question and unwavering. she is also demonstrated courage, compassion, and humour, a strong memory i will have of her as her laughter. she was extraordinary. adrian brown is jernace, has worked extensively in china. he tells us about the difficult relationship between the crown and bay jane,

especially after the crime down on hong kong. the current head of hong kong, john leach, is a former policeman who rose to the top of the rank of the hong kong police force. so he was a man who had to pledge allegiance to queen elizabeth. now he pledges allegiance of calls to china's communist party. there is no mention of queen elizabeth passing in his facebook page. there is no sign of the moment in hong kong, though it's just what 7 30 in the morning there at the moment of flags being lowered to half mast and no comments so far from, from china's leaders. and i think it's going to be very interesting to see if president changing thing is invited to attend the funeral of queen elizabeth, because if he isn't and along with president vladimir putin, they will be perhaps the only 2 major world leaders, not in attendance. now it's known that the prince charles does not have an awful lot of love, but china's communist party,

president sheeting thing was in london on an official visit in 2015. prince charles boycotted the official banquet. so i think it's fair to assume that you know, the fries that we've seen in relations between these 2 countries is not going to be used by the parsing of queen elizabeth or now that the queen has died. her son charles has automatically become king. he's both the oldest and longest serving air parent in british history. let's take a look at what happens next. the day after the queen's death, the accession council will meet at saint james's palace to proclaim king charleston new sovereign. a proclamation ceremony will take place and charles will swear loyalty to parliament and the church of england. his ceremonial coronation can take place at any time within a year of his accession. in 5 days the procession will be held, carrying the queen's coffin from buckingham palace, westminster hall, with within the houses of parliament. a service will be held the next day. the queen will lie in state for 3 days. westminster hall will be open for 23 hours

a bay to allow people to file pass and pay their respects. the funeral will be held in 10 days. the queen's coffin will be transferred to near by westminster abbey, where the funeral will be held. they'll be a military procession in london. and windsor, huge crowds are expected, as well as a massive world. why television audience? the coffin will then travel to windsor castle. a private service will be held for family members and v i p. guess. queen elizabeth will be buried in the winter castle memorial chapel with her father king ga 6. the queen mother and her sister princess margaret, prince phillips body will also be moved to the chapel. now prince charles will now be known as king charles referred. the new king has been groomed for the role for 70 years and is expected to address a nation on friday. po brennan takes a look at his life. ah, he's been add to the throne since 1952. a long time to wait for his very particular

destiny. those who believe in him say he's put the time to good use it. charles has actually been preparing, you know, he hasn't spent his time writing pallet, ponies, and, and death cutting the old ribbon here. and there he has actually been around the world many times he's met world leaders many times over his great and student history and of politics. he knows what it's all about. and, and i think he, i think you'll be very good. but his is a complicated story. an unhappy childhood at schools he hated was never comfortable with a minute scrutiny of an obsessive press. there have been moments of petulance because he is not universally popular. in 1981, he married princess diana. they had 2 sons, but it ended in divorce. jones's relationship with camilla parker bowles came in for her scrutiny. in 1997 princess diana died in

a car crash in paris. the british monarchy was thrown into crisis. but charles is obvious, devotion to his grieving son's mark the start of a slow rehabilitation in 2009. he married camilla, the partnership, which is now more widely accepted. charles has always had his interests that he's never been shy about expressing his views on the embodiment on architecture, on the plight of young people for his fans to assign he cares. critics seat danger ahead. right. he's going to be of a different kind of mama, and he's gonna be a political moment. and that breaks the 300 year deal that we've had with the market. and if they break that, they'll them that's going to be the, the unique opportunity to get rid of all institution. he has a tough act to follow his mother's restrained style of monarchy was popular channels as rule will be very different. his challenge will be to thinks his own way without damaging the popular consensus on which the whole institution of

british monarchy depends. po brennan, al jazeera london. ah, and we'll have more reaction to the queen's death throughout the night here on al jazeera in the meantime. let's move on to other world news. the united states has page more military age for ukraine, u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, made the announcement while visiting the ramps in air base in germany ways been meeting defense basis. 4 months after our initial contact group meeting, the war is at another key moment. russian forces continue to cruelly bombard ukrainian cities and civilians with missiles and artillery far. but ukrainian forces are begun their counter offensive in the south of their country. and they are integrating the capabilities it we all have provided to help themselves to fight and reclaim their sovereign territory. algiers. jonah whole has more from the

rom sheen abbeys in germany. this is a format that's been going since april us lead, of course, taking in nato as well. there are 50 plus nations here ukrainians here as well in the form of defense minister alexi resume called. and they've met more or less monthly now to talk about ukraine's immediate needs on the battlefield and how the allies go about trying to meet those needs. and clearly they're doing that again, but lloyd austin, in, in his opening address signaling a quite significant change of focus and direction for this contact group of allies as well. recognizing that there is no immediate end in sight for this was this could be an extremely lengthy campaign that got to gear up the allies own efforts now to be able to continue supplying ukraine's needs in the long term. and that means he said, looking at their own industrial defense bases and if necessary, scaling up those industrial production bases so that they can produce more stuff that ukraine needs over a much, much longer period of time. so

a subtle but significant shift in the focus of this group, he said, the face of the war is changing. and so is the mission of this contact group to work together to meet ukraine's requirements for the long haul. as the fight evolves. so must we. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinking has been on an unscheduled visit, the key where his match, the ukrainian present to me is landscape. it's his 2nd trip to the cranium capital since the war started. lincoln, phase, ukrainian forces are making clear and veil progress in a counter offensive to retake territory from russia. in a northeast and south. the number of people killed during an earthquake in southwest china has now risen to 86. the $6.00 magnitude quake hits ish, one province on monday, causing extensive damage. stephanie decker has war on the rescue efforts of people still missing. and those sa kendrem, alteri us getting to survivors is difficult. a magnitude,

6.8 earthquake shook southwestern china on monday. remote villages are among the worst affected heavy rains of also challenge rescue efforts, treating landslides and floods. jet, your 3 of all are both on the firefighters helped us today. we had 6 people on the boat, one of whom is an old woman. when we got off the firefighter put her on his back and carried her to safety, without them, wouldn't have been able to leave others. there were quite a few aftershocks firemen and the army had been battling the tough to rain for days . there was little of a sudden we evacuated over 30 people in 4 hours. it took us 20 minutes to get the boat from the wharf to the village. every time we evacuated 3 elderly people on the oldest being 90 years old, it's always challenging to get them out. so we use stretchers to carry them down from the village. rescue efforts continue in the more built up areas. 2 people have been buried alive under the rubble for days. whether warnings remain in place. the

earthquake is the strongest to hit such one province in years. strict cove is locked downs and data testing rules are also hampering operations. amid resurgence of the virus rescuer is must undergo daily testing and no one from outside the province can enter. people have also been told to stay at home in the capital chain do where aftershocks are still being felt. o stephanie decker or 0 me, a group of palestinian activists in garza have held a ceremony to honor slain al jazeera joan is sharina block. re. it comes days after these really military admitted for the 1st time that sharon was like he killed by one of its soldiers, but said he won't be pursuing a criminal investigation. you now sigh. it has more from gaza. this group policy and activists and the goal is to strength, hobby established a media account that they have full series legacy lives on this count. they say we have established after the killing a veteran journalist, judy of walk me last me,

which was feel why she was covering a rate in to mean by in ease really, soldier. now these activists say that the main aim and go from this job is to train other policy and ruth, in younger generations of the community to follow the pod office she read a box is delivering, the policy is story to the international world. we want the international community not to talk, not to give us promises or words. we want actions, as you know, with more shooting though was yes and were 1000. and now it's judy and tomorrow it's will be another one. so we really want actions and me as a real time trying to work on a social media. i'm trying to read the palestinian story by using social media sites. these activists reform many performances to day, but one of which was the moments of assassination.