so many people were somehow met the queen in some capacity. i'm shaken a hand and so she, she is such herb. so you, she's been just always there when i'm, when it was 30 there, diamonds. you believe i spoke to a few ladies that were just preparing for a party in our honor and, and what they admired in how was that she has such a strong work ethic that she shoes. she's almost never taken any time off. even most recently, one, her health was not fantastic anymore, and she had cove it earlier in the year that she's been, she's been carrying out duties via zoom. so she's really, she's always been there. and there's been this, this sense i thing in the country that she's been and she's just always been around and she's been this role model of, of, from just carrying on and, and doing what needs to get done. and this is, i think, what are what people are will be missing in burger. it's certainly been

a long and difficult day are. can you tell us a little bit about how the media and british institutions have been preparing for this? i mean, a lot of the protocol was meant to be secret. yes, but it has a, it has been, it has been reported. so this is going to be an intense 10 days when the queens and we don't, we don't know it for sure. but we are expecting that her the queen will be because she has died and scotland, she will be late to rest in edinburgh. and people will be expected for the next days to come there and pay the respects. and then it's expected that the board you will be, will be carried to london, where she will lay to rest of the funeral is expected to be in 10 days. and how exactly that will unfold with travel from scotland to, to london. i think we will know more about that soon. i better get mass reporting

for us from london. thank you so much for that. if you're just running us now, queen elizabeth, the 2nd has passed away. at the age of $96.00, you're watching a special edition of d. w. news with this breaking news update. she was the longest, raining monarch and head of state in the world and her death means her son charles immediately succeeds her. he is expected to be officially proclaimed king to morrow and embark on a tour of the united kingdom in the coming days. as we've heard, britons are going to observe a period of morning ahead of the royal funeral. and we'll be bringing you updates on that as it comes now. the queen has been gradually stepping back from public duties in recent years due to failing health, as she performed her last official duties on tuesday, appointing list trust. as the u. k. senior prime minister o no british monarch reigned for as long as queen elizabeth the 2nd.

ah, she was a constant in time of dramatic change. ah, all was disciplined. always dutiful. a life of public service. right? until the end. in 1926, elizabeth came into the world. she was not born to be queen, but when her uncle king edward the 8th advocated after less than a year on the throne, elizabeth father was crowned king. his daughter suddenly became the crown princess . she accepted the task and took it seriously. even in her youth, i did have before you all the high weather, if the normal shore shall be debated, the old service and the service or grace imperial family to which we all belong during world war 2, elizabeth did her military service as

a mechanic after the war. she married naval officer, philip mount patton, her great love. ah, one year later, prince charles was born. the 1st of 4 children. ah, in february in 1950 to her father, king george the 6th died. elizabeth replaced him while on a trip to africa. the tragic news reached princess elizabeth and her husband, while in kenya and the new queen left immediately for london. elizabeth the 2nd was only 25 years of age. her carnation ceremony did not take place until the following year. in june, 1953. the ceremony itself was one of the 1st world events to be broadcast on television. an estimated 300000000 people who watched around the

globe. the queen took the throne at a time when the british empire was losing its importance. many former colonies gained their independence while at the same time, a new global conflict began with the cold war. as queen elizabeth was not allowed to perceive her own political agenda, but she was the most important representative over the country and head of the commonwealth. in that role, she tirelessly travelled the world in the decades that followed the ah ah, at home elizabeth was intent on boosting the royal family as popularity also with

the help of the media. the spectacular wedding of her son charles to diana spencer in the summer of 981 was the most watch tv broadcast the whole time when what appeared to be a perfect royal family life began to unravel. the tabloid press was merciless. in the 1900 ninety's, the newspapers feasted on the royal affairs and divorces. charles and diana's marriage failed. and in 1997, diana died in a traffic accident. the worldwide outpouring of sympathy was overwhelming, but the royal family struggled to find sympathetic words. she was an exceptional and gifted human being in good times and bad. she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh when others with her warmth and kindness. ah,

this was when the royal's popularity hidden all time low diana's son's princes william and harry did not talk about the trauma of their mother's death until years later. ah, when harry's marriage to us televisions to megan markov has repeatedly exploited by the tabloids the couple made a radical exit. they officially turned their backs on the royal family. ultimately moving to the united states. there they complained in interviews about racism in the media. and also in the palace compared to the other members of the royal family, the queen let a quiet marriage. she was married to her childhood sweetheart, prince philip for 73 years. he was an important pillar of support for her, which made the moment of parting all the more difficult. ah,

in the spring of 2021, philip died, age 909. owing to the corona virus pandemic, the funeral took place with a very small circle of mourners. elizabeth was alone. it was an image that touched many but only a few days later, she was again representing the country, receiving ambassadors by a video conference, and participating in zoom meetings with scientists. and it's wonderful work you are all doing. so is great to see all. but you say you must remember. i pay your majesty ah, in a world that has changed radically. elizabeth was a constant mainstay ah. committed to tradition, but not closed to the new and most of the critics of the british

royal family paid tribute to the queen. for her long life in service to her country and to the commonwealth. so we now know that velez trust, the new prime minister has begun speaking. let's see if we can cross over to what she has to say. well, bull, she championed the development of the commonwealth from a small group of 7 countries to a family of $56.00 nations spotting every continent of the world. we are now a modern, thriving dynamic nation. 3 2nd thing, queen elizabeth, the 2nd provided else with the stability and the strength that we needed. she was the very spirit of great britain, and that spirit will endure. she has been our longest, ever raining monarch. it's an extraordinary achievement to have presided with such dignity and grace for 70 years. her law, her life of service,

stretch beyond most of all living memories. in return, she was loved and admired by the people in the united kingdom and all around the world. she has been a personal inspiration to me and to many britons. her devotion to duty is an example to us all. earlier this week, at 96, she remained determined to carry out her duties, as she appointed me as her 15th prime minister. throughout her life, she is visited more than a 100 countries, and she has touched the lives of millions around the world. in the difficult days ahead, we will come together with our friends across the united kingdom, the commonwealth on the world. to celebrate her extraordinary life, time of service. it is a day of great loss. but queen elizabeth the 2nd leaves

a great legacy. to day, the crown pauses, as it has done for more than a 1000 years to our new monarch on you head of state. his majesty king charles the 3rd with the king's family, we mourn the loss of his mother. and as we bold, we must come together as a people to support him. to help him by the awesome responsibility that he now carries for us all. we offer him all loyalty and devotion just as his mother devoted so much to so many, for so long and with the passing of the 2nd elizabethan age. we asha in a new era in the magnificent history of our great country. exactly as her majesty would have wished by saying the words, god save the king. we've

just been seeing lazar trust the new u. k. prime minister, speaking after queen elizabeth the seconds death. just a shortly ago. i'm gonna try and get some reaction from one to and from our correspondent berrigan mosse. i also have alex forrest whiting here with me in the studio burger. starting with you, what did you make of that speech from las, trus? it was of cause sombre, according to to the moment i think it was, it was, it was a good speech because also list truss must have had this in fresh and she obviously as the foreign secretary has met the queen before but only 2 days ago she was

basically welcomed by the queen and both moral and she, she has appointed her as a new prime minister only 2 days ago. so fully trust to be personnel and to say that she felt had always felt inspired um by the queen. i think that that people will, will be able to relate to that. and then of course, she closed with the words, god save the king. and, and i think that is, is quite something for the british people that this is something new. it was always god save the queen for all these decades. and now it's her, it's a new era. so i think will is trans saying that and and also stressing how the queen has always had this dignified or was it was, was this dignified pass. and then in the british public life i, i think of them for a lot of people they, they,

there will be able to relate to that well and what a momentous challenge for less trust in her 1st days as prime minister to have queen elizabeth the 2nd pass away and we heard her say to day, the crown passes to his majesty king charles the 3rd. and alex, i want to come back to you in the studio and get your reaction. have we had heard anything from him yet? yes. so king charles has released a statement, we are also told to expect to actually hear from him a later this evening as well. but so far, he has a released a statement and on behalf of the royal family has released a statement on behalf of him, and he writes the death of my beloved mother. her majesty the queen is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. we more profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and much love to mother. i know her last will be deeply felt throughout the country. the realms and the commonwealth,

and by countless people around the world during this period of morning and change my family and i will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the queen was so widely held. and as we know, she was so widely held as big it has been talking, as we've just heard, liz trust, the new british prime minister saying, saying that she was a personal inspiration. and i think that's fair to say that the queen inspired generations, and particularly from her sense of duty, prince charles releasing a statement like this. it must be a very difficult time for him that the queen was his mother if forget the fact that he is now king. the queen was his mother. he knew that this moment would always come. but she reached such.