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queen elizabeth ii. we'll be right back.

these are live pictures now, a six-hour trip from her balmoral estate and those services will be set for september 19th, eight days from now. again, we're all taking this journey, final journey with the queen and we're carrying it live. making their way through several cities, giving the scottish people a chance really, a moment, to see their queen sadly for the final time.

isa? >> reporter: what we have seen the last hour, don, it really is the beginning of what king charles iii called his mother's last great journey, she left her beloved balmoral, a beautiful but simple white wreath draping the coffin. we know the coffin was transported to an awaiting hearse and those who served the queen for so many years as she spent her summers in balmoral to pay their final respect. the small village, where people saw her not only as the queen but also as a neighbor. i have a contact and i've just messaged her to ask her what the mood was like.

what she told me was somber, i think they are private, very hard working and honest. i think the queen was all those things, too. yes, she loved the landscape but she loved the local people and the language, which i think is soft and gentle and like a warm blanket. i can imagine having been greeted by her local staff and by the local dialect and feeling safe and happy and secure. this is one of my contacts in the cortege. in 20, 30 minutes' time making its way to a bigger city. passing me where the crowds are starting to gather here on this beautiful sunny day, passing st. charles and ending up where you are at the royal residence where

she will lie in the throne room. and then what we'll see on monday, don, is the coffin being moved in a procession led by king charles iii and the royal family from the palace to st. charles cathedral where she will lie in rest for 24 hours, really an opportunity for scots to pay their final respects and say their final good-byes to a queen they love so much. important to point out that the queen had a soft spot for scotland and a lifelong connection but there's deep love and deep affection here and i think that's what we'll see today, don. >> isa, thank you very much. we appreciate that. i want to bring in cnn anchor and correspondent richard qwest who is with me here, max foster and christiane amanpour.

the assignment is what isa is doing. this is not about politics today. the queen shied away from politics. what has been really warming is even in the small crossroads, the farmhouses, people who are coming out and standing there for hours just waiting to get a glimpse of the queen as she passes by. >> and you're going to see considerably more of that in the hours ahead. these are remote parts of scotland where not many people live, but as this cortege moves ever closer to aberdeen, it's been so designed where people will be able to come out and pay their respects and from aberdeen to dundee and then edinburgh.

there's moments designed specifically so people can pay their respects. what will be interesting is how many people come out. this will be a very good indication of the days ahead where the concern is in london there will be too many people in london. >> the reverse of this route is what the queen would do many, many times. she would fly into aberdeen and take this road to balmoral. everyone wants to be here. >> everyone wants to be here. we've heard the clap, clap, clap of horses earlier in preparation. they're putting up barriers now and moving into other small villages. >> small villages but people have come out on a sunday morning. they're not in large numbers but they are there. and that is just going to swell

as this cortege slows down when it goes into cities, particularly aberdeen. >> i was trying to get this question to max foster earlier. i'm not sure if you heard when i said this is exactly what the queen wanted, the wreath of the coffin of queen elizabeth was made up of flowers from balmoral castle, sweet peas, white heather and pine fur is what it's made of. can you talk about that? >> every detail was found over the decades and regular meetings that were held. just look at this part of the process. it involves an undertaking.

it involves the palace, princess anne is there and you've got the metropolitan police in that cortege and they're about to drive through aberdeen and dundee and you have the lord and tenant of those cities saluting them as they pass. there's so much involved here. ultimately all of that comes together and the queen signs it off and she decided what is in that bouquet and it there and the king decided to leave those plans in place. it's what they both agreed before the queen's death. tomorrow will be a very interesting day of politics because in the morning the king will go to the palace of westminster, the seat of the u.k. parliament and he will then travel to scotland and there will be a vigil held at st. john's cathedral but he'll also

go to the scottish parliament and receive condolences and the nicholas sturgeon, who is campaigning for scotland to leave the united kingdom, though she wants the monarch to remain monarch of scotland but will be known as the king of scotland. that will be an interesting conversation i think because of course the king wouldn't want scotland to separate from the united kingdom. but, you know, all the optics there being in the u.k. and on the same day being in the scott mccle scottish parliament. >> what respect is there for the queen's final journey? >> massively, john.

this is about this woman who spent 70 years alive. she was a mechanic in world war ii. she endeared herself to the people and talked to the people of this country since she was 14 years old. her first ever broadcast was that now famous high-pitched teen-age voice who spoke to the children suffering in world war ii and were being sent out of the bombed capitol and bombed buckingham palace behind us, children sent out to safety. that's when she was first heard around the world in any major way. then of course on her 21st birthday when she said and i'm probably paraphrasing, "i devote my life entirely to your service, whether it be a long life or a short one." and so importantly she said "god bless all of you who will join me on this journey as i fulfill my promise." again, i'm paraphrasing. that was her compact with the

people and now the people are out and saying thank you to her. we're seeing them come out in terms of the little villages and things. there are stretches where the cortege travels at higher speeds and it quiet and dignified and mournful and also a sense of continuity as commentators in the united states said, she was the one constant in our inconstant world. she was the rock on which so much instability swirled around her. she was the rock. and the president of france saying to the people of this country to you she was your queen, to us she was the queen and will remain in our hearts forever. in the united states flags are at half staff at all official buildings and around the world. so this again is beyond the british monarchy.

it's about one person who has been in everybody's lives for 70 years. so saying good-bye is remarkably profound. and i don't know how you all feel but, you know, that car, she just looks alone right now going in that coffin, in that hearse along that long journey but she's not because there are many people who are supporting from the sides and cheering her on. >> it is reminiscent of her sitting in the chapel during covid when she was alone. this is the end of an era, the beginning of another. this pomp and ceremony, how does this help in the transition of all of that? >> hugely because this, if you like, i mean besides the natural sympathy of the moment, of the death, this brings an end, it

brings a complete -- we're seeing now crowds really starting to gather as it goes through the town. this is a very strong indication. >> let's listen in. let's pause. >> i think this is aberdeen. it says aberdeenshire.

and it is mostly silence. a few applause but mostly silence. >> absolutely. and a tear being wiped. the significance is that this draws a line of the elizabethan era. it's the start of the charles iii era and that is the nature of what we're seeing today and the whole of this week and the process is important. because it is absolutely crucial that we wrap up one as we start the next. otherwise there can be confusion between the two. this is i think the meaning of doing today, saying good-bye. >> saying good-bye is what they're doing. >> christiane amanpour, we're

not seeing extreme emotion here, the crying. i think it was the manor in which it happened. we had a conversation yesterday and the day before about it's been a long life of service but it wasn't a sudden, unexpected thing. >> exactly, don. this is how it should be. this is the natural order of things. the queen was 96 years old. i mean, outlived so many others. as we've said many times before, she was not on the longest serving monarch of her country but practically the longest serving monarch in history. that is something. that is something. she also transcended the idea of the personal cult but she was much more about public service, about devoting herself to people. it wasn't just about power or

glory or attention accruing to herself. again, that's very unusual in today's me, me, me society. and i think that's what people are reacting to as well. again, this is a very different kind of outpouring but it is an outpouring nonetheless of grief, of mourning, of gratitude, of thanksgiving for what she has a person has brought to this country and the world. it is not the uncontrolled grief and shock that this country saw with the accidental and tragic death of princess diana in 1997. tons and tons of flowers are coming to the royal residences. the park stewards are having to move this many. i've soon them packed around various trees and things like that. they p it not that people aren't coming out in a sense of deep grief. it's just a different kind of grief for a person who devoted

herself and was personally above reproach. and all the historians and people that i'm reading can only point to really two major political stumbles. one was during the death of princess diana when she stayed up in balmoral to comfort the two young children, princess harry and william and she had to be persuaded to come to london and she gave that televised eulogy, and she went out unattended and unencumbered by many guards and on the day of the funeral to bow her head as the cortege and diana's body went by her. that was one stumble and she quickly redirected herself and what she was doing in public. the last one was 30 years earlier when there was a

terrible, terrible mine disaster in wales and she stayed away for a long time. there was a lot of grumbling about that and eventually she went and tried to console that small village. the cole industry was huge here in this country, and she went eventually. those are pretty much two of the only kind of public stumbles that anybody really relates to or can remember in 70 years of rule. that's pretty extraordinary. >> yeah. and even in that she managed to transition and move the monarchy forward, even with that, those two incidences, as you mentioned. this is the queen's final journey making her way t o

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here. >> so we've got peter coulter and colton all heading towards aberdeen, which is the first major city. >> the river that you're seein g is river is the river and if

bancouri is any indication, there will be large crowds. >> listen, it's been heart warming to watch the folks who have gathered when it's even the small are towns with the farmhouses and the crossroads, standing there for hours just to get a glimpse here. as you and i have been watching these images as we were saying in the break, you don't get to see the scottish countryside from this angle very often and it is stunning. you can see why the queen and her family loved it so much. >> yes. and we're seeing it on a beautiful day. you try seeing it when the rain is falling in sheets against you and the wind is howling. and here's the point -- the royal family loved that as well. they were not fair weather

people. >> they still do love it. >> yes. >> but they're not fair weather people. they love the countryside life. it's where they feel safe. >> i want to bring in royal commentary hillary fordwich. it is a beautiful journey, final journey. couldn't have asked for better weather. how do you think this will be remembered? >> well, you're absolutely right and by the way, with regard to the weather, you do know that washington, d.c. has 42 inches of precipitation every year. there's only 27.3 in london.

here it tends to be torrential rainfall. this will be something that will be remembered as something we only see once in our lifetime. there will be nothing else like this. there will be heads of state from across the world. we will never see something like this because she touched so many people and particularly across the commonwealth. let us not forget in 1961 when she danced with the then president of ghana, she was advised not to. there was violence in the streets. she insisted still on going because everyone throughout the commonwealth has always felt that special sense of connection because she really did care.

>> as you said, once in a life time. i'm not sure this applies but the pressure is on because of who she was and what she means to the world, the pressure is on to get this perfect. this has to be perfect for the royal family and for everyone involved here. >> absolutely. you're totally right. and remember this, everything that you watch, everything that we all see, thee plans, it was called operation london bridge -- by the way, the segment right now is referred to as operation unicorn because it started and it's the last time she'll ever leave balmoral. she was half scottish because the queen mother was a scot aristocrat. this is special to the scottish people. you're right, everything will be perfect. she had an input into everything because operation london bridge, these plans were in place for

basically her entire life. unfortunately there are plans for all of them something bridge. why? for everything we see, we know some of those that will always be there but we have not seen a state funeral since back to winston churchill. princess diana's funeral was a special funeral for a special person, at that point it was not named. everything she touched, what she watched, she will have touched because she will have approved it herself. >> every single detail she will have approved. i was speaking moments ago to richard and max about that as well, about the flowers on the coffin, the coffin itself, the procession. you said it was operation london bridge, but this part is operation unicorn because it is

balmoral. would it be something else if it was another city where she had passed? >> yes. don't forget, no one knew if she would be at windsor castle. it could have been anywhere in the world. remember when she was in kenya, she was in a tree house when the news came that her father, george vi had passed. the world learned something very drastic. she wasn't prepared for that. they did not all have black to where, every single member. royal family carries black of where they go and so there are plans for every single -- of single contingency. don't forget during covid she was in what was known then as

the windsor bubble. why? because of lockdown, it was taken far more seriously. only those that immediately respond to her and her husband who she lived there with at the time. >> i don't know if there a's any real comparison when you think of 70 years as the queen, i don't know if there's a real comparison. this is, as you said, once in a lifetime and i don't know if we'll ever see that again. >> we won't. we can't. don't forget the only people in. i've been in numerous studios, including your studio

here in washington, d.c. -- sorry. and when i was coming out from pennsylvania avenue, every lamp post had a union jump on it. this is uniting the world and the flags are at half mast. unless you are over 80, you don't remember anybody else. interestingly my daddy is 93. he doesn't quite remember this but i know one of his friends who is 95 remembers seeing five monarchs. only if you're 95, five. george v passed. anybody 70 and under have known only this. so across the board, as i mentioned but london is going to be swamped. i will say i've been but i would

say this, remember while everything is shutting down, it is going to be such app outpouring of people across the world so the economy will have people visiting. the hotels are booked, transportation is booked. as you probably all know as a team, difficult to even get flights. >> well, you're speaking to someone who is experiencing that now has we try -- because we don't know how long we were going to be and trying to get a hotel room and even a flight into downi really appreciate your perspective that you've had on this. you really made a fine point about never seeing this again in history. richard, as we go to break here, i mean, 70 years. i would venture it will be a century or more before we actually see a queen. >> i was working this out.

if you think about it, we've got to go through charles, we've got to go through william and we've got to go through george. please, god, it will be some time because that means they'll all have good lives. it will be many years before there is the possibility, please god, of a queen. >> hillary, thank you very much. max foster, stand by. christiane amanpour is standing by the buckingham palace. this is cnn's special coverage. ? i'm in the metetaverse, bundling my home anand auto insurance. save up to 25% when you bundle home and auto with allstate.

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pictures of the beautiful countryside. i want to bring in now cnn's nada bashir. tell us what you're seeing as the queen takes her final journey. >> we are just across from buckingham palace. this is where they are directing mourners. people have gathered here. they come to leave their flowers, letters and notes to the queen. there are hundreds and hundreds of people that have come out once again. it is remarkable to see just how many people have gathered in these parks. this is a moment to mark the passing of the queen but is also

a moment of history to mark the ascension of king charles. we've spoken to people not on from london but from lots of people who have gathered from across the country. one lady to traveled down about three and a half hours, they're spending the night in london because they want to be part of this moment. we were able to speak to a few people a little earlier today. take a listen. >> it does feel very, very strange. i guess you always know it's going to come but you don't know when that's going to come. so it's a shame. i was actually driving my car just a few months ago so to be here now doing this feels quite unreal. >> this is a moment of change for the family.

the overwhelming majority of people we have spoken to today just outside of buckingham palace are quite optimistic and there is a lot of hope around this change, this is a moment of history and many people have wanted to be a part of it, despite the sad sucircumstancesf the passing of the queen. >> nada, thank you very much. i appreciate that. >> max, we were speaking to hillary broadrich moments ago and she was speaking about never seeing this ever again. i'm not sure there is even a comparison when you think about 70 years. >> now of course it's the media

age. so when the queen came to the throne, it was pretty much newspapers and radio. tv became a thing, rolling news became a thing. these moments, we've seen these crowds here and i think going to aberdeen and over the bridge into edinburgh, it's going to get big ger and bigger and bigger. there's a debate who can match that. this is something we're never, ever going to see again. certainly not in our lifetime. it's difficult. in terms of living figures now, who is comparable to the queen as a global figure who can command that sort of attention in death. i'm not sure there's anyone

else. we had nelson mandela. other than castro. who would you compare it to? >> i don't think many would compare to castro. definitely nelson mandela because of the morality of his leadership. she practiced it in terms of service and fate and as her duty. king charles paid trip utility to al and i think that's really profound, a promise with destiny kept. think one of the reasons you're seeing that outpouring is not just because of the longevity but but because the queen went everywhere. she was in shops and schools and temples and mosques and opened bridges and launched ships. she talked to everybody all the

time. eyou know it would have been hard to do if you were a young person, much less into your 90s. so now everybody you talk to pretty much has some kind of memory of meeting th e queen. >> there the -- >> isn't that incredible? the day her death was announced, we had as many that could fit themselves into the mall here all lined up filling the mall, which is that huge red tarmac avenue. >> talking about her relationship to melson nelson

mandela and relationship to scottish farmers. >> watching this journey is also about her journey through history. when she came on to the throne, stalin, one of the worst totalitarian leaders of all time was in office in russia. stalin was in office in russia. today we know president putin has sent his condolences and the british people have supported the ukrainian people all throughout this war like people all over the world have. as she makes the final journey, we're seeing a little bit of a turn around. we're hearing from president zelenskyy who reacted sending his deep condolences and deep congratulate feud for in some

areas in northeast ukraine, kohrkivs and we don't just say it because it an pore but it's also something that in this country, the queen at one point came out in yellow and blue at one point since the war. but the prime minister, the governor, like all western goff and i think it doubly important because the very issues that are being fought for on the battlefield of ukraine right now are the re issues that she witnessed be fought for during. >> there was a british correspondent reporting today to show the state funeral and how big it's going to be and how important it is going to be. he is saying there's a big debate about heads of state

because they just won't be rude in the be a oo nm. >> of course when you look at the 14 u.s. presidents, 15 prime ministers, the statue that we're talking about, never seeing this in the future, but when you look at the stature, her presence would choke up the presidents of the united states. barack obama has said that he was at a loss for words when he met the queen. but just her relationship to the people. we'll tell you about the farmers to the heads of country. >> she didn't give an interview in 70 years. not one interview in 70 years.

you weren't allowed to efficiency drop. when you meet the queen, you don't repeat what she said. and i think that was the secret. that -- there's no -- she kept it to herself. it's the exact opposite of what happens today where everybody spills everything in as many different social meetings and she didn't. she controlled the message. >> and everyone thought the secret was in her purse. >> that's the marmalade sandwich. >> there was a wonderful ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ at verizon small business days from the network america relies on.

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coverage in the united kingdom. this morning the nation is pausing to remember the anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks. today marks 21 years since a sunny tuesday morning in which 3,000 lives were lost. >> moments ago an american flag was unfurled at the pentagon and later this morning president biden will attend a wreath laying ceremony there and delivery marks to remember all the victims. later this morning family members of the victims will be reading the names of those lost at the 9/11 memorial in new york. >> we will mark key mopsments o silence beginning with the north trade center was struck. we want to take you to memorial plaza in downtown manhattan. it's been 21 years but obviously this day is no easier for the

families of victims. >> and it remains, boris, a key day of reflection, not just for the families of those nearly 3,000 people but for really the entire nation and today here at memorial plaza in lower manhattan, we will see th those 9/11 families again coming together. they will not only lead the country but the entire world as we mark 21 years since that awful day. things are expected to begin in the next hour. you can expect about six moments of silence acknowledging when the planes hit the tower of the world trade center and it collapsed and also pennsylvania and you can expect many officials to be on hand. vice president kamala harris is expected to be here later this morning to participate in the

event including chuck schumer, new york city mayor adams and the bronze panel were illuminated overnight with the names of each victim. it is still an extremely painful day of the families of the fallen. so many people continue to celebrate the legacy. tonight those powerful beams of light will shine into the sky from dusk till dawn as a reminder of the shining legacy of the people lost. we're going to take you back to memorial plaza later this morning, as well as the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania while we honor the anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks 21 years ago today. more news after the break. stay with us .

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united states and around the world. i'm don lemon here with max foster. let's listen. >> a lifetime of service given by our longest reignin