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queen's coffin will be transferred to a hearst and driven to windsor, st. george's chapel, where she will be incurred about 20 miles from the wellington arch. this is west of heathrow airport, fights been suspended so they are not making noise during this ceremony. it is your turn to react. we will be returning wednesday queen's coffin arrives at st. george's chapel in the meantime, we want to get your use. see the numbers on the screen. host: --(202) 748-8000 for those of you in the eastern time zone

and central time zone. (202) 748-8001 if you live in mountain or pacific times on. you can also send in a text on social media when it comes to text messages, the number is (202) 748-8003. please include your city and durham first name. we will begin taking calls in a minute. the washington post has an article on her "fascinating allure." it says she was the queen by the grace of god, imam, defender of the faith with racehorses, queen of this realm and many others who loved big hats and her porky's and who stood aside they century of cataclysmic history and a family notorious for its

tabloid dysfunction. the world has been fascinated by queen elizabeth ii. her funeral is expected to draw 500 foreign dignitaries and hundreds of thousands of people lining the street, many millions watching on television. what accounts for an outpouring of affection that has extended even the most devoted? no one is enthralled by the king of the belgians, the sultan of brunei, the emperor of japan, the hereditary prince of baden can steam or the -- lichtenstein or the wiles of northern europe. the bbc and royal biographers, alongside world leaders, british rappers, and the public has hit the repeat button in praise of elizabeth's duty and service, but that alone cannot explain her appeal.

the washington post goes on to write that perhaps it is because her long life allows people to pick up which memories they want to embrace -- the young queen in black-and-white movie star head shots, the matronly queen struggling with her children's scandals, for the dear granny era, suggested by millennial princesses eugenia and beatrice in a statement saturday where she offered comfort, t and he -- tea or maybe it's this, he never quit. no ballplayer could best record. she survived the longest reign in britain and the second longest in the history of monarchs. that is the washington post this morning. frank, what is your take

on the queens legacy? caller: who was the guy who kept trying to do color commentary during the procession? you couldn't hear what he was saying. it was a complete distraction and i thought it was quite rude. host: philip is calling from centerville, florida. caller: the youngest son of fitzpan and i thought the queen was a great queen. her casket shut the greatness -- showed the greatness of her. i thought that was tremendous that they showed the symbols on her casket. host: what do you think her

impact was over 70 years? caller: i think she had great influence and a great influence on all people of the earth. i think she was one of the greatest monarchs of all time. i think equal to victoria in some ways and i think she was one of the greatest people that ever lived. host: thank you for calling in. charity in tennessee what is your take on queen elizabeth ii's legacy? caller: i think she is someone we can all learn from. her dedication is like nothing we see in the states. i like to see the pomp and the tradition and how they hold onto their culture there. we can learn a lot from the queen. host: norwalk, connecticut, good

morning morning, russell. caller:yes, it really goes a long way to say for having a supporting hand through a to mulch us meeting and a to mulch was world. far exceeded the victorian age and a unifier. there is not enough that can get said. or felt for her life and those she touched. host: thank you sir for calling in. if you want to comment on queen elizabeth ii's legacy. (202) 748-8000 eastern and central time zone. (202) 748-8001 for those of you

in the mountain and pacific time zones. you can see live coverage. her coffin is being transferred to a state her which will be driven to the chapel in windsor about 20 miles from where they are right now. once that occurs, we will go back live but we wanted to take this opportunity to hear your voice so you can comment this morning as well on the queens legacy. richard, newtown, connecticut. you are on the air, what do you think? caller: i grew up in australia. i think all the outpouring was great. these are all things to

admire. one of the things and especially americans, the constitutional world, she is a mainstay in their constitutions and very important for the way our politics function. that will not pass to the king --now pass to the king. it was the preservation of democracy, the best authority. we always admire the royal authority in the presence of the queen herself.

it is very sad that we have lost our and i think charles will continue her legacy. host: if you are australian what do you think about the fact that australia voted a couple of times to basically secede from england? caller: we already separated from the emperor -- empire. we are no longer a colony. they wanted a referendum in 1999. it wasn't a rejection of the queen but rather the felt to have a homegrown head of state. it is difficult to replace a monarch. it may seem strange to people.

the president doesn't really have that same authority because the queen embodies the state. she was completely separate from politics and her sole interest was to preserve the interests of the state and the democracy. not a lot of people realize that. it is possibly inevitable but a lot of countries will become republics. it is going to be very difficult to do, to replace someone with that sort of disinterest that the monarch had. it simply worked for we body the people. host: richard in newtown, connecticut. thank you for your insight.

all it in tampa, florida. caller: i have been watching this for the last three to four hours. i really enjoyed the procession this morning. it made me feel like i was there and if my mother was alive she would have been watching with me. it made me a part of it and my mother never became an american citizen because she said you know, the queen of england at the time she was born under the king, under king george but i was seven years old when the queen took the throne and i remember it, going to the movies. i am 77 now so it's like i lived my whole life with her when she became an adult. but, you know, it's sad to see her go.

she really enjoyed the ponies, but i really appreciate c-span for showing it today because i hadn't picked up c-span for so many years because i moved to tampa so i really, it was like a miracle that i was able to pick you up on my found and cast it to my tv. so i've really want to think c-span. the sun has finally set on the queen and my mother and the lord keep them in his arms and may they rest in peace. i am not really a religious person but it is just the way that i felt. i felt very emotional about this because my mother was born, you know, as a subject under the english territory or english empire. she never became one because she said she gave america 11

children. she had of oven children. and that is all that america was going to get from her and she was going to remain a subject of the united kingdom. that is my tale. host: paulette in tampa, florida. mike in baltimore texted a brilliant lady. i had the pleasure of meeting the queen at a baseball game. back in 1991, a once-in-a-lifetime memory i will never forget. bill is in brian, ohio. why so much focus on her here in the states? caller: that's why i'm calling. i don't have the reference everybody else does. i want to know why we do watch this. do we want to have a monarchy like that here? is that will be bought?

maybe she should have spent a little more time being a mother then whatever she was and then to be a subject, really? to call yourself a subject? i don't know about that. why are you covering this? i want to know, what are we infatuated with the stuff? host: thank you, bill, for calling in. caller: good morning. happy morning to you. my mother was 100 years old, november 29 and she has been gone quite a while now but queen elizabeth took it upon herself to be the lady that she was and she sent a letter to my mother saying kathy, you are not in our well --realm but i wish you the

happiness of your 100th birthday. the letter is framed, i had five brothers i have three left. i have three sisters and we all cherish that letter from the queen and to be a clean is to be honored the way she is being honored today. every station should have her on because she was a lady, a good lady, a good mother. host: your neighbor in brian, ohio wondered why we are celebrating this and honoring her do you think maybe the whole royal thing is outdated? caller: no, i don't.

i think americans are not doing it the way they should be doing, living the way they should be living. and loving and caring for one another the way they should be carrying. and i think that is what is going wrong with our world right now. we are trying to stay united. to stay united is to be like what our queen of england did. host: color -- caller from florida. caller: actually i am in france. i am -- host: are you traveling or do you live there? caller: i live here. but i want to say first of all,

thank you for broadcasting this service. i was in london just a few weeks ago to visit my daughter and it is so funny because the possible -- the hospital she was in is the same hospital the royal family visits as well. while she was there, the queen was on another floor. it is a very fancy hospital, very fancy. when i watched the procession, it was my first visit to london and we visited that area. and, you know, a lot of people wonder why as americans do we celebrate or have any type of

affection for the situation will if you look at the good and you look at the bad, and it just like any other family whether royal or not, everybody has discrepancies and dysfunction in their families. they are just more highlighted. i hear a lot of my friends asking the question will some of these construed -- countries will they be set free will reparations be given to some of the countries if they push for reparations will think it reparations? if they push for, you know, perhaps we don't know what king charles is planning. thirdly, i would like to say seeing harry participate with the family was a good thing and

i hope that maybe harry will come back to the family and get into the swing of things once again. and not be swayed, you know, by insecurities of his wife. and may be encouraged to say come on let's go back to your land. again, i just want to thank you for broadcasting. i enjoyed watching i stopped what i was doing and set down and watched c-span. host: how are you watching in france? are you watching on your phone? caller: actually, i have it on my phone but it is broadcasting on my television. i am looking at it on the screen from my telephone. host: thank you for spending a few minutes with us from france. catherine is in jamaica. good morning to you.

caller: good morning to you, sir. i am watching via the internet. actually, i have to say having grown up and my great-grandparents and grandparents, my parents who have gone to england when i saw the queen come to my own land it indicated to me a sense of prejudice in some aspects. i don't think over the years, i have been watching different things, i don't think the royal family have done anything to

really heal the wounds of the people. one thing though, i think king charles could do going forward is healing is to be more level and get away from the spirit of arrogance he that he displays sometimes. people will support him in some aspects and some people will not. you just have to be balanced and one of the things is that a lot of persons will say our forefathers have done this.

what they could do is offer more scholarships or these persons could maybe continue their masters and phd and return to their homeland. let me say, london school of political science and maybe other universities in and a round event in area. but the cost that is there is driving them and their potential may be not accomplished. host: there is a large jamaican population in london. have you visited there? caller: yes, i know. there are a lot of caribbean

people in and around london. all. -- caribbean people. you are hearing one side but not the other side because one of the things. i was alarmed. these people, they really don't like black people. you can't force people to like some things they don't like. you know? what we can do is get out of their way. host: catherine calling in from jamaica. elana is in siena -- seattle. caller: it is very early morning and i really appreciate being able to watch the presentation

and to be there in that way. we live --sorry? host: what is the legacy of queen elizabeth near you? caller: queen elizabeth shines forth as a human person who was very courageous and looked at life as it was and just tried to go with that. she kept her promise, she kept her promise and i think that's why people are fond of her. through it all, even though her family had all kinds of problems in the world is full of problems she was a champion for dignity with people. it is said she treated everyone the same no matter what station in life they were. she connected with the humane part of people. we need that right now.

the lady before me was talking about the reparations and the historical pain that we have, who knows was going to happen from this day forward but i think in our hearts we will always remember elizabeth as the woman who kept a promise and was steady and a steady force. host: thank you figure time this morning. the video you are seeing is from earlier. the queen's coffin is currently being driven out to windsor it is about 20 miles from london central, west of heathrow airport. once the casket arrives we will be back live we just wanted to show you some of the video from a little bit earlier today while we hear your voices. steve in california what do you think of the queen's 70 year reign?

caller: i think she will go down in history as one of the best monarchs that ever walked this earth. i look at it from ava historical viewpoint that england has built so many positive things to the world over the years. of course there are negative but that is the world we live in. i believe that the queen did her duty above and beyond what most people could do or want to do. she did not choose her position, she was born into that position. and she handled it magnificently . i also believe that she made a turning point in the royal family history after the death of princess diana. i think at some point she

realized that the humanity and the royal family had to change and can i say make a different direction as far as being more in contact with the people and the changes that have occurred in this world. i will say that, in my opinion, she was one classy lady and i don't believe we will ever see anyone like that again. host: would you have stood in the queue for 14-20 hours to view the casket? caller: i have been to england many times, my best friend of 60 something years is english born.

i am 76 years old and if my house -- health would allow me to do that, absolutely without question. we need more respect in this world and i don't see that happening in so many different places including the united states. our society has gone down the wrong road. i don't know if there are any exits, signs, or no u-turns because there are things in this world. host: thank you, sir peered we believe it there we will talk to tony in maryland. what do you think the legacy of the queen is? caller: good morning.

it is hard to say without being, you know, 50 years in the future but for me the queen didn't touch my life. however, for persons to spend their whole life dedicated to an idea of people throughout the world because various, you want to call it her reign it is amazing. i would ask all to look at family, look at others in this world who could be an example of the life she lived. for me, it is great, deep respect and the previous caller spoke about standing in line how can people not honor that? they look within their own family i think the only one that would come close to that would be whether to reset. but that is a different approach to it because hers is based on

religion but i definitely honor and respect someone who has done what she did for seven decades. those that feel they have to try to find something, love to be offended, my heart goes out to them and i hope they have a different life. i think she is going to go down, as the previous caller said there will be no one like that. host: have you find yourself watching bbc world news or watching the news and following the process of the queue and all the ceremonies going on around her? caller: i watch clips. it is hard to avoid not seeing something about her passing and her reign. i am listening on the radio right now. i have it tuned in to television this morning but to answer your question, i think it is pretty hard. host: thank you, sir, for your

time. becky, what do you think the impact of queen elizabeth ii's 70 years on the english throne is? caller: she was a magnificent lady and example of a beautiful lady. but i am just disappointed in the way they have treated harry. i think with his dedication to duty and he gave it up for love i think it is said the way they have treated him. i think charles should be ashamed of his affair with the witch he married and i think they were the cause of princess diana's death. i think it is sad and i just cannot wait for prince william to be king. but the beauty of this process right now is just, i think it is magnificent and beautiful.

i had just been excited about watching yells coverage it's been a beautiful process and i really appreciate your covering this. host: thomas in tennessee. he texted in rest in peace to the queen. she had such an impact not just in the u.k. but the world. we should all be mourning the queen today. if you cannot get through on the phone lines and would like to comment you can send a text message please leave your first name and your city to (202) 748-8003. steve in oregon. it to you. caller: tried to send a text but i have a smart front i don't how to use so i ended up calling. i have never been on before. i have to tell you, i am disappointed in c-span i have

been trying to avoid all of this royalty stuff and it comes through comfortably on everything i thought maybe you guys would be different. but at least you can call in. i am a vietnam vet and i have a hard time believing this country could be enamored with realty. it should have ended 100 years ago. to me it's amazing that we would just do this stuff. a week of constant royalty stuff is nothing but a damn soap opera. host: sue is in branson,

missouri. good morning. caller: good morning. host: what do you think of queen elizabeth ii? caller: i think she did a marvelous job. she is going to go down in history as a humble spirited person. i have always liked her demeanor. a humble spirit. she was a loving person. she loved her family and she loved everyone in the world. every person in the world should have the experience -- take this in their hearts and show love for everybody.

love one another. because the world right now is in turmoil. the love she had for our world, and shared that love with everybody. host: you heard the previous caller from oregon wondering why there is so much coverage of the world -- of the royal family from a distant country. what is our connection here in america to the british royal family? why do we have this fascination? caller: because queen elizabeth ii was an outstanding lady. that role model, as a leader. that is what our country needs to have with every country to

take care of the way she took things in the world today. we need to take the leadership that she had in her life and take that in the world today. she is one of the best women in the world today. we need to take her leadership, the way she handled it in the world and apply that in our life today and apply that in our democracy, all across the country. host: we got your point. thank you for calling into wall street journal. this article, queens funeral plans to decades to set. a few years ago, they save buckingham palace rented an air tank -- the queen lying in state

at westminster hall where they paraded a coffin that will be witnessed by millions. it was just one piece in vast jigsaw puzzle of preparations for the plan known as operation london -- that has been seen 10 days of choreographed pageantry organized by aristocrats, military advisors, palisades and civil servants. -- palace aids and civil service. it goes on to say in this article that london's metropolitan police has been preparing its biggest yet single deployment of police officers. eclipsing even the 2012 london

olympics. and to avoid diplomatic faux pas, u.k. had stationed -- known as the handler to work on getting -- inside. on monday, they will suspend flights to eliminate air flight -- aircraft noise. during a two minute silence at the end of the funeral and turn their engines off. person in charge of coordinating funeral arrangements to mark the end of the second elizabethan age is the third marshall who is the 18th duke of norfolk. it is a position held by the howard family since 1672. the earl marshal is tasked with

overseeing state funeral coordination. an annual meeting in the throne room at buckingham palace -- it started off with 20 people. in april it had reached 280, he recently told the times newspaper. that is in the wall street journal this morning. what do you think the queens leg -- the queens legacy is? caller: the queen has a legacy which is envious throughout the world. she has been the queen who has seen the dissolution of the british empire from the beginning to the end of decolonization. she has governed over a wonderful commonwealth of nations with difficult times,

difficult political and socio-economical times with grace, distinguish political savvy. host: in stockton, ohio, good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for opening the phone lines. as a child i found the queen fascinating. now as an adult, and the world has changed, i believe her inherence to her family and her compassion and understanding of the world in which we live in today. i believe we will never see another rain or legacy that we have been privileged not only as

the united states, but as the world as a whole. that is disappointing. host: next call is to cilia in richmond, virginia. cecilia, you are on c-span, go ahead. caller: good morning. in 1976 when we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the united states of america, i was the supervisor that delivered to the pavilion and stood inside the post -- stood inside the pavilion with other staff and dignitaries when the queen came to help celebrate and recognize the 200th anniversary of the united states of america. she came to visit the liberty bell and it was a great part of our nations history.

the liberty bell came from england and as a part of that celebration, the queen donated a second bill -- second bell. she was a very exemplary world leader and she said a high standard for world leaders and we will miss her greatly. host: did you get the chance to meet the queen or greet the queen when she came through? caller: she was with our pennsylvania state governors and other national leaders. we stood in our class a uniforms .

as a staff number, it was limited to united states dignitaries and states dignitaries and other national park service leaders to greet and talk with her. host: thank you for sharing that memory with us. bertha, rochester, new york. caller: hi. i am an american citizen. one thing about the queen, i don't care for them that much. and the reason why is because i think that she was shown too much this week. the television over did it, it was overdone. it was just too much.

she knew charles was cheating with another woman. but that woman could not produce him heirs. it is like he used diana to produce him heirs and then it really heard her what charles did. she was cheated on. she left and she was separated from the family. she wasn't treated well. when she died, it took the queen over a week to come down and say something about the loss of diana. i don't think she is the best woman in the world. i feel like my mama is the best mama in the world. and the love, that was jesus

christ. that is their problem. in america, we do democracy better than taking care of a family. host: bertha, we are going to leave it there. thank you for sharing your thoughts. it rose is in silver spring, maryland. caller: i want to take this on an aerial view. it was hard for me to get my degree in english from maryland. shakespeare was not easy. we need to remember, english is

like the be language for the world. if you don't know english, especially -- certainly in the united states, you are at a deficit. your handicap. let us not forget the immense influence of the english language. this radiates and contributes to the respect of queen elizabeth dying. host: you think the royal family of england is going to change now that she has passed? caller: i am not even commenting on that. i just want to say the reason we are also awestruck in all the major networks been all this time, to the point of really boredom at times, in my opinion, i wasn't like a real maniac about queen elizabeth's death,

there is a lot about her i do respect. she intentionally did to maintain a certain dignity, that was good. she could have spoken out more about women, she could have spoken out more about -- a lot of people want to live in england. i heard names more popular than charles, anthony, and in is because of the great influence of english. that is because they were ruthless when they were conquering certain parts of the world. look at india, and country so much bigger than them. remember, you are paying respect to the english language when you pay respect to queen elizabeth. host: that is rose in maryland. ronald, have you been watching the proceedings this week?

caller: yes i have been. a cousin of mine, distant family -- i have been watching it. host: what do you think the legacy is or impact? caller: i may be biased. the grandkids get criticized how they dress. i could not imagine taking on that job. host: deborah, dayton, ohio, good morning. caller: good morning. the queen, i do respect her for the position she had, publicly. i don't respect her for her

family. they are saying harry should not have listened to his wife. but i believe in my heart if someone said they were wondering what color that child would be when it was born. if you look i can history, you might learn something. y'all have a good day. host: christine is next. christine, you are on c-span. please go ahead and make your comment about queen elizabeth ii . caller: the thing i remember about her the most was when she first heard that she was going to be queen. she was very, i believe she was in africa. i believe she heard it in front of the cameras. her poise and how she took it was just amazing. it just blew my mind that she just smiled, she knew at such a

young age, she was so young, and she did it. that is what i remember. host: darlene is next in washington state. caller: good morning. i think the queen's legacy will live on forever. i think she was wonderful. however, being in the united states, this is my personal opinion, it has been inundated. if i had any doubt about what white privilege is, it has been shelved all over the airways for the last 11 days. i have looked for people of color in this whole mess.

maybe one, maybe two, but otherwise, it is white privilege and conceit, and stuffiness. i wouldn't want -- i didn't want any part of it for 11 days. i cannot believe we were inundated as an error -- inundated as american people. i am so sorry to all of those who are a race -- my white skin. this white privilege, sorry, and i am woke. host: melanie is next in maryland. what do you think the impact of queen elizabeth ii legacy will be? caller: i am half canadian and half american. for me, personally, i have

always appreciated the dignity in which she served her people. that was her goal. her family messed up, yeah, they did, but she always held herself in dignity and pride. all the charities that she served and fought for, yes, she was privileged, yes, she comes from a privileged family. but she did that, she provided services from that privilege. that is the legacy we all really need to remember. it's a big deal in america, because most of us came from english roots. not most of us, but -- not all of us, but most of us. and we were given -- by the british rule in how to govern our country. it is one of great dignity, reverence. personally, i think she was a

wonderful woman. host: give us your half canadian -- of perspective of the crown. caller: she believed in the common law of it. she believed in the pride of country, pride of unity. host: next, in philadelphia, debra, please go ahead and make your comment. caller: hi, i am calling because i have been listening to a lot of people. i agree with a woman that just spoke.

queen elizabeth ii modeled the bible. because of her belief in god, the god of the jews, --. host: deborah, thank you very much for calling in. video you're are seeing is of

the car, live pictures. once the hers arrives in windsor, there will be a chapel ceremony. we will be live with that ceremony, then there's the private family ceremony after that. in the meantime, we are taking your calls, hearing your voice is on the legacy, the impact of queen elizabeth ii. julia, middletown, ohio, you're on the air. caller: i was six years old when queen elizabeth married philip. we didn't have television then. our family was very much involved with reading the newspaper and i was sending in pictures of the queen, the

princess at that time. it was like a cinderella story. i have always been impressed with queen elizabeth. and to listen to what has been aired on the air -- for look, he was a photographer at that time. and that was impressive to me too. i didn't know at the time that she -- that he has served in the military in world war ii. to think she went through the depression era, she was guided to winston churchill, who was a great friend of america. it was wonderful that she did not take sides with the left or

the right, she was there for 70 years to properly negotiate. she was able to hold the kingdom together and they didn't have the ups, downs in england that we had at -- that we had in the united states at that time. princess diana, i thought she was beautiful. i feel for prince charles the second. people are upset with him because of his indiscretions

while he and diana were married. i don't believe he was permitted to marry carmella. even though he loved her. she was a diverse -- she was a divorce. diana fell into that picture. host: we are going to leave it there. we appreciate you sharing some of your thoughts about the queen. you mentioned when she met the love and married him, the queen was born in 1926. that was a part of movies having sound and charles lindbergh, over the atlantic ocean. caller: i wanted to honor her majesty. she was so kind to honor me with an award in 2020 to protect horses. she loved them dearly.

my friend is over at the funeral today. she was the conscious to our civilization. there has not been anyone in the past century that has done more, see more. she was our high ideal. she was what we should all be striving for and i hope that everyone will honor her out there and know that she truly is elizabeth the great. host: marty, what is your connection with horses? caller: i have been a lifelong equestrian. in washington dc, we came together over the course of 70 years, she read my life story. i lost everything in the world, file for bankruptcy, got divorced. she read my life story. the queen of england read my life story. that is so much to me,

invalidated decades of work i have been trying to accomplish. host: who is monte? caller: he is the man who listens to horses and was invited to be over there. in 1959, -- you make the horse want to do something, you don't force the horse to do something. monte trained ronald reagan's horses. and she heard about this. president reagan rode horses with her over there. she came over to see what he was doing. 35 years, he called her unannounced. a little over 200 times and not once did she ever -- to not come

on the line. there she was on the line. she never missed his call. i don't know anyone in the world that can say that. host: thanks for sharing a bit of your life story with us this morning. richard in scranton, pa. good morning. caller: hi, thanks for taking my call. i always enjoy c-span, listening to the diverse callers. some i agree with, some i don't, and some i find just preposterous. i think the most important thing you can say about queen elizabeth was her importance to the realm. i don't know if enough people understand exactly what the realm was or is and the part that queen elizabeth played. other countries other side --

other countries outside great britain didn't always agree with the politics of great britain, but they always had the kindest -- the kindness of the royal family, queen elizabeth that they could count on. what is going to happen now that she is gone after her 70 year reign and charles is now the king? it is debatable. a lot of countries are nervously waiting to see what his position is going to be like. that is why the queen is going to be missed tremendously by so many people in the world. i think one of your callers had to be hallucinating. queen elizabeth was the queen. she was the royal family. they paid attention to her for that reason. when -- died in africa, there were not a lot of white people. that is serious.

host: ernest is next in harrisburg, pennsylvania. impact with the queen question mark caller: the grandeur of england, it keeps people at awe. i would like to offer condolences. you want to see more, and more. just wanted to offer the family condolences. and may she rest in peace. host: ernest in harrisburg. nancy is in ponchatoula louisiana. nancy, you're on c-span. go ahead. caller: i hope everyone in this country understands that england was our nation from the

beginning. it was between the french, the spanish and england. being in louisiana, my family originally came from england. so when you have philadelphia and pennsylvania, in the constitution for the united states, you have to understand that queen elizabeth, england and the sovereignty of this country would not happen if it wasn't for the queen and her family. this type of procession is respect. it is decent. it it is what every nation should want to become.

with my family on mom's side, when they traveled from england and settled in louisiana, their ability to be kind, generous, and also to help others that could not help themselves. so i have lived that part. mother respected the queen and the family. my father was pennsylvania dutch. the respect and decency when his sovereign nation was harland, and they moved to pennsylvania. when you look at this thing with the queen, the respect of her and her family and her family prior, they may not be perfect, none of us are. host: thank you for calling in. a reminder to all viewers, if you get through on the phone line, please turn down the

volume on your tv because you will get feedback and you will be able to hear everything on the phone. if you still want to make a comment, send a test -- send a text message. (202) 748-8003, is the text line. send your first name. caller: good morning, c-span family. i would like to give mike and golan -- give my condolences. you guys had it on so i turned back to call in. i believe the people in the palace are like that because they are in the limelight. regardless of their race. too much power, i think it is ridiculous.

everybody has people that died. i am not going to love her more greater. i'm not going to call her queen. i am not going to cherish her. nobody is better. it is too much media. the only reason i turned to you guys this morning is because you were talking about it. when i get off this phone, i will come back to you at 7:00 in the morning because people die every day. i don't believe in cherishing people like that, putting people on a pedestal. host: do you think the whole royalty concept is outdated and time for it to go away? caller: absolutely, absolutely, absolutely. i don't care if you are an entertainer, you don't put people on a pedestal. i am not even going to give her the name queen. that is too much power, too much

authority. host: maria, and atlanta. marjorie is in stockton, california. go ahead margie. caller: i watch the news all the time. rest in peace to elizabeth. all of that king and queen, we had a bad experience january 6. it reminds me of samadhi that want to be a king. i am not with that either. enough is enough. enough of this. this is the united states of america. i cannot even find out what is going on in the united states, because of this. everybody know that the queen is not all pure. the queen knew that he was

cheating on diana, but she let it go, just to have these kids. enough is enough. we don't want no king in the united states of america, and i'm not going to honor them over there. host: thanks for calling in. lori, ohio. hi. caller: it sounded like most of the callers this morning acting like the queen is just cream of the crop i guess, is that is how you would say it in colonial terms. the damage that this crown has caused throughout the whole entire mixed up planet is disgraced. i can't believe they have gotten away with what they have gotten away with.

they don't work. none of the royalty works. and they are profiting off colonialism. they are not the big bad wolf, the united states is not the big, bad wolf. they are a lapdog to the united states now, the u.k. is. i cannot believe people are allowing these guys to get away with this. just like we have allowed the oligarchs to get away with -- and it is just unreal to me. people have allowed these people to live like that for centuries and they don't even work. we are supposed to celebrate.

no, no, what is wrong with people? host: thank you for calling in. it is about a little over 20 minutes that we hope to rejoin the bbc's live coverage of the queen at westminster chapel. in central london, flights have been suspended so that the noise , windsor flies right under the flight patterns, so the noise doesn't affect the ceremony as it goes. we are getting your views on the legacy, the impact of queen elizabeth the second. michael, oxford, michigan, you are on the air. please go ahead. that is live coverage of the queen's casket in the hers. caller: condolences to the family. i would also reiterate that i am

75 and i was in england when she was coordinated. i was on top of my father's shoulders so i could see the procession going down the road. for me, it is a warm feeling. in the united states now, we migrated here in 19 57, my family was, -- my family, my mother was welch. i don't believe america is a racist country. england was a melting pot of people from all over the world. if the queen was racist, she was like that many years ago. host: what do you think her impact has been, what do you think her legacy is going to be? caller: wonderful, she worked

all of her life for the people. she kept a strong country and did a lot for charities. the legacy of the queen is also reflected back a thousand years of her family. i look at it as a part of history. they have to realize what they did a thousand years ago, 500 years ago, is nothing like it is being done today. there were explorers that went around the world, such as the spaniards, the french, the english, there would be no country here today. host: annie is in fairfax, california. please go ahead and make your comment. caller: good morning. i was listening to, i think it was diana and angie who say they

don't want any queens and kings, so that is giving me something to think about. but at the moment, i am basically a fan of queen elizabeth --queen elizabeth ii. my father was related to mary queen of scott. i appreciate her poise and how she handled things. how she handled the situation with diana when diana was tragically killed. according to the film, i am not sure whether to believe all of it, she walked a fine line between being able to comfort her grandchildren and then

coming back to seeing all of the public and flowers for diana. host: a lot of callers have brought up princess diana who passed away in 1997. dorothy, richmond, virginia, go ahead. caller: hi, my condolences to the family. thank you so much for having me. queen elizabeth ii, she was an amazing queen and ruled with dignity and respect. she was a queen for every nation. she represented peace and love and unity. she was fair but yet loving and she served with pride and made great decisions during her reign. she brings unity all over the nations and serves with pride.

she took her responsibility as queen of very seriously and she did whatever she could to be fair and impartial. she cap her promise as serving her country as queen, all the way up to the end. host: just to play devils advocate for a minute, why should we care about that over here in the states? caller: she was supportive to us and she brought unity to our country. she came to williamsburg, a couple of years back. to show her support for when we were the first, i cannot even get it right. host: we hear you. caller: but i just loved her, i

really did. host: dorothy enrichment, thank you again. darold in new york, go ahead and make your comments. caller: it is interesting to hear about williamsburg and how the queen visited williamsburg. i am in plattsburgh and i am sure that some people know the badham of plattsburgh was a thing. just down the road from where i live is the camp to lord's house and that is where the british officers were housed. that is an active museum here. they didn't celebrate a win or a loss. it is acknowledged in history that it all happened. we have our parade. we have people from the commonwealth coming down here. we have one group with a scottish style highlander, bagpipes and all from ontario

that came up. they all came and celebrated with us. the other side didn't win the war and we are all celebrating it together. i don't like when americans tell americans they are less patriotic for honoring a monarchs dance from another area. -- a monarchs death from another area. they sound silly saying i don't know why we spend so much time on this. the last caller was from williamsburg. i am in plattsburgh, two major sites of colonial america. we need to honor our common americans and history. and not try to be cold with each other. and make fools of ourselves while criticizing the other. i don't need an old vietnam vet telling me i am an 80 it for watching this. host: darryl and platteville,

new york. what is the legacy of queen -- what is the legacy of queen elizabeth ii and 70 years on the throne? caller: good morning and thank you for having me. condolences to the family. i am 78 years old so i watched queen elizabeth throughout her life. and yes, she was a monarch, but she was also a wife, a mother, a grandmother. no one can take away the fact that she balanced those roles beautifully. and she did it in the public view. we all have family problems, we all have issues to deal with, but she carried herself with such grace, and such dignity. i can hardly believe people could criticize this woman, or

the monarchy at all. i am going to miss her terribly. god bless king charles iii, he has big shoes to feel -- to feel -- to fill. host: what do you think is the important question mark caller: -- what do you think is the importance? caller: she is everybody's queen. i know people calling in don't have a concept of what this woman is. but anybody over 60 understands she is our queen too. she will be missed terribly. host: 202 is area code if you want to call in. (202) 748-8000, those of you in east and central time zone. (202) 748-8001, and the mountain

time zone. we are taking your calls about the legacy of queen elizabeth ii . you can also send a text message as well. (202) 748-8003, text messages, please include your first name and your city. the queen is about to arrive at windsor where she will be preserved next to her -- will she will be -- next to her husband philip. when the next part of the ceremony occurs, we will go back lives to the bbc for that part of the ceremony. after that is the private, family ceremony which will not be aired. pat, in plano, texas. caller: i got up to watch it all. host: you got up to watch it

all? caller: yeah. i am 86. so i have known her all my life. and she has been a great woman. and i cried the whole time. she is mr. mandela. host: our next caller in san bernardino, california. nancy, you're on the air. caller: she wasn't dignity.

i am 84 years old. she was a woman of dignity. it is really horrible now that people are defaming her. i am black and i have been watching her. why don't we let the lady lay in peace? i am black and i admired her. i am 84 years old. host: nancy, you say you are in your 80's, have you felt a connection throughout your life to queen elizabeth ii? caller: yes, i have.

i love the way she dressed, the way she carried herself. i think we need to stop all this racism, especially now. the queen is gone. we do the same thing when the president dies. we televise it. i have watched her throughout the times. even though she was a few years older than me, i am enjoying how they already celebrating her. when presidents died, they do the same thing, televise it. if you don't want to watch it, just turn it off. host: nancy, thank you for calling in. andy in greenville, south carolina.

the queens life and legacy, a remarkable service leader and example of how to help a family manage difficulties with grace. many of her ancestors -- she left the commonwealth enter then she found it. caller: i think the queens legacy is more or less, she is the last great african queen as being the daughter of yours the third and queen charlotte. i think that is what we really need to know. host: thank you. next caller is in atlantic city, new jersey. caller: may she rest in peace. this country should look at the way they have respect for those dignities.

we need to have more respect like that. i don't care if it's black, white, green, purple and we need to have the same level of respect that the british out for the queen. host: thank you, sir. daniel, you are on c-span. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you guys for being there. i am a 60-year-old man, born in california. i respect the queen. she tried her best to be a public servant and i am glad she is being honored. we all need to honor each other more.

even the regular joe, the guy that picks up the garbage. we need more dignity and more honor. thank you guys for being there. host: robert in auburn, washington. another west coaster, go ahead, robert. caller: i am sad for their personal loss of their queen. but as an american, who has read thomas payne, i believe monarchy is a system that is outdated and unfair. to come to the throne by just means of blood is absolute wrong

and it is what we fought against. partly what we fought against when we became an independent nation from great britain. i agree with thomas payne. it is very common sense, it will put things in perspective. host: thanks for calling in. carolyn, georgia, hi. carolyn, are you there? caller: can you hear me? host: i'm going to put you on hold and try to get a better connection. if they can't, we are going to have to move on. in ohio, hi. caller: i want to bring up the point, i cannot imagine that anyone who is born into a monarchy, especially with the

king -- with the queen being so young when she took over, to be responsible for everything and raise a family and do it and be progressive, i think that is the one thing that she has held onto, a lot of tradition. and i think that is what people are grieving. policies, colonialism, anything negative. she did it with great dignity. you don't really think about her being so young, taking over so much, and responsibility. and responsibility and having a real life outside of that. host: you have been in london during this past week? caller: i have not.

and i cannot imagine. all the people there, it is such a shock. for most of people's lives, 70 years, they have known nothing else. even though it was inevitable, but nobody really likes change. now everybody is questioning, is king charles going to be like her, the progressive? or is it time to bring in someone younger to take over? and be a little more progressive. but nobody likes that loss of change of 70 years. and nobody knows where to go. host: sharon in colorado, where

and colorado are you? go ahead and make your comment. caller: i admired her dignity over the years. she was queen of england since all my life. and i want to remind people in the united states that when the changing of the guard happened that looking ham palace, they played dodds save the queen. right after 9/11 happened and the towers came down, she played our anthem, the star-spangled banner in honor and respect to our country for what just happened. and i think we need to remember that.

it has never been done before and hasn't been done since. i will never forget how she honored our country after that tragedy by playing our anthem. host:kay, in bismarck, north dakota. go ahead. caller: i love the queen. my ancestors came from england and scotland and came to america. they knew how to survive work, work, work. the queen was a very positive,

loving all people, christ was her lord and savior, she was a christian. america, we need to be christians. she has not abused herself or drink, or carry on with other men or other women. she was a lady. a true, true -- host: betty is calling in from texas. where in tip -- where in texas are you, betty? caller: i am in temple, texas. host: well, i admired her and i really wish that our leaders in this country, the president on down, the congressmen, our governors, our state officials,

our city officials, that they would emulate her conduct in putting her country first. and be respectful of people and how they address them instead of being how they are and to get reelected and how they speak about people into people -- and to people. i wish they would emulate the queen. host: thank you, betty. everyone in portland, oregon, what do you think the impact of queen elizabeth ii's 70 years on the throne has been? caller: she was magnificent. nobody could have done it better. she raised the bar. she did so much for the country. during the toughest 70 years that anybody could have faced.

she just was totally regal. the only comment i could say would be she could have been more supportive of diana and maybe looked at her troubled behavior in the differently because she is somebody who should in my opinion not be ascending to the throne. should have passed it over to william and kate. charles should be hiding somewhere in scotland instead of ascending to the throne. queen elizabeth was totally wonderful and took care of the country, like i said, during 70 years of great chaos in the world with everything that she has been through. host: that said, an earlier color from oregon said, why are we spending any time this royal family from england? i will pose the same question to

you. why are we spending anytime on it? caller: we could emulate some of her behavior and what she tried to -- how she reigned over the country and how people respected somebody. dignitaries here should be emulating queen elizabeth. there is chaos in the united states everywhere. there is no respect. there is lawlessness. i don't care if it is across the pond as they say. we should be learning from her and emulating that and having respect. the dignitaries should give us somebody we can respect and not a breakdown of our laws. but actually, yeah. host: thank you for calling in and answering questions. susan in california, please go ahead. caller: [laughter]

that is ok. a lot of people make that mistake. host: thank you. i apologize to you. caller: no problem. no problem. queen elizabeth was the head of state in england. my own family has come, half of them, from england. half of them when british government had colonized much of the country, much of the world. half of my family is from just outside london. the other half is from somewhere else. my father left the country. if they were not the eldest son,

there was nothing there for them. my mother and i were born in the same place. i have been around the world and see many cultures. some of them not so good. but what i like the most about the brits is there culture is different. their behavior is different. they are a different breed of people, just as we are different breed of people who live in china, born and raised in japan. we cannot say we wish we were them. we are not permitted there is a lot of things that we do that they have adopted as well. we are all trying to do the best we can. we may not be with everybody, but we try to get along and i think we are doing a pretty good job. the problem with people when there is a problem, usually it is greed. this one country wants what the other countries have.

speaking of the ukraine. now just for no reason, attack. host: we will have to leave it there. susan in california, we appreciate that. from there to windsor, england, 20 miles west of london, the queen's body and hearse have arrived in windsor. and the next step will be internment at st. george's chapel. this is live coverage of the queen's funeral in windsor. [indiscernible] >> in uniform there, many of

them have chosen on either side of the coffin. those who served the queen, either outbound moral or windsor or buckingham calais -- either at balmoral or windsor or buckingham palace. they stand on either side of the queen. the queen's company, the first battalion of the guards who were the closest regiment to the sovereign, the queen's company, particularly close to her. the guards whose loyalty to burger sovereign has never been questioned -- british sovereign has never been questioned. their loyalty is undoubted. splendid sight now starting to gather. it wil v