for start september 30th on d, w. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is dw news live from berlin, queen elizabeth, the 2nd is dead at 96. the united kingdom's longest reigning monarch passed away on thursday at her scottish home ball morrow. one uh, for final official acts was appointing the, you case, 15th prime minister, just a few days earlier. and london's buckingham palace becomes

a centre of national morning. queens eldest son takes over as king charles the 3rd . he says the family takes comfort in all the affection that was shown to the queen . ah, my book, rob, welcome to the program. a day the united kingdom long new would come has arrived. queen elizabeth, the 2nd is dead at the age of $96.00. she was one of the world's longest reigning monarchs, and heads of state are deaf means that her son charles succeeds her immediately at the age of 73. taking the name of charles the 3rd, he called her mother, his mother's death, a moment of the greatest sadness for himself and the royal family. condolences have come in from leaders all around the world. german chancellor, olaf shalt said she was

a role model and an inspiration for millions of people and people in london. the seat of the royal family are gathering to pay their respects they gathered him a thousands to pay tribute to their queen. it's a lost the country knew would come. yet the sense of shock and softness is palpable and profound. and withal known to swarm queen is here she's, she's a pastor, we've always looked up to some, oh is this i do this for everybody that did pledged her life country. and she lived in this country with great reverence and duty and respect and honor. and i just don't know of another like from multiple wireless. so i think she was

a mother and she was nice one age. sure. and being here today i'm on to. so for specter, she just was leading as an inspiration for women. you know, the bedrock of british public life was for the last 7 decades to know the country and the commonwealth have a new king and a new history to be made most his governments priority. but today is a time to reflect to mourn the death of her majesty. queen elizabeth the 2nd oh, joy now by thomas keeping her in london, he was london corresponding for the german newspaper developed and is a queen biographer. let's 1st look at the impact of the queen on the u. k. and elsewhere in the world. tell us more about her legacy. i think the legacy can be summarized into was his continuity and stability. she has had the good

fortune of having reaching a high age so that it to be able to, to do rain over have folks for certain decades that has created a sense of stability in the midst of some very turbulent times. the britain has gone through. and continuity is part and parcel of the whole institution of the monarchy. it's last of a 1000 years. and he is actually only 240th successor since the conquest of the normans in 10 think the 6. so continue doing stupidity are the 2 words that you must and always will future remember by so maybe against a 1000 years doesn't sound like much, but 70 years is is nothing to sneeze at. she ascended the date she has tended the throne as a very young woman at a time dominated by older men. can you tell us more about how she was able to secure herself place lawyers? well i, i, that's a very good question. i think we secure that image at 1st,

not so much amongst global leaders, but amongst global popular media. she was a beautiful princess and a queen and a sister. margaret was equally beautiful and you can always go in and rest assured that when the magazines printed the front page with either the queen or sister, they would. ready the circulation would go up tenfold, and so she learned over the years under the tutelage of whoever advised us by minister to grow into her role as a, as a given in international figure. don't forget, the english monarchy is also head of states in 15 other countries said she is the global player. and so the queen actually quota grew 40 into this responsibility for a global institute. and as a result, she did went a lot of respect from a lot of people, even people who don't necessarily support the royal family without her. now, what challenges does the royal family face?

well, that's always important to keep in mind to monica's which is a big blue support to monica, and the republicans, which are the number of people who would rather do without the monarchy over the 1000 years. never have the republicans scored more than about 3036 percent. rest of the country was always in favor of it. and i think it to continue under child to 3rd because he is already an established authority in many of the things that we care about deep you nowadays the, the, the green and sustainable environment, for example, is one of charles is leading aspirations. and he's going to be a very liked figure and, and respected figure in this regard. and so i think the transition from the queen to son is rather less problematic. and some people like to prophesied to, to foretell a major transition on the less thomas feeling there for us with some of those views

. thanks very much. it's in a speech. on her 21st birthday, the queen promised to dedicate her life to public service. it was a promise she kept to the end. earlier this week she appointed bliss trusts as the you case newest prime minister, the queen's 15th, and the country's 3rd in 6 years or 70 years on the throne received a national platinum jubilee celebration. just a few months ago, a simple letter posted at the gates of buckingham palace informing the public that the queen had passed peacefully at a scottish estate. and the country now has a king away. as the news broke people roll ready, gathering outside the palace grounds. many had been waiting for updates on the queen's condition. then flags fell to half mast. also at

10 downing street flags were lowered. prime minister lids truss just days into her new job addressed the nation. we are all devastated by the news that we have just heard from balmoral. the death of her majesty the queen is a huge shot to the nation and to the wild. queen elizabeth the 2nd was the rock on which mountain britain was built. our country has grown and flourished under her reign earlier in the day, members of the royal family had rushed to be by the queen's side. several members flying into aberdeen airport before making their way to queen elizabeth's summer home in scotland. about moral o. 4 of the queen's children were there, including the air to the throne, prince charles, now known as king charles. in an official statement, charles said that the family was mourning profoundly, the passing of a cherished sovereign and

a much locality through 7 decades. and as we heard in that report, queen elizabeth's death means that her eldest son and heir charles automatically succeeds her to become the king. charles philip arthur george ma button windsor was born in 1948 and he's been waiting all that time to become king. he spent some of those years chased by controversy. his marriage to princess diana fell heart with the disclosure of an affair, was having with camilla parker bowles, a former girlfriend. charles finally married camilla in 2005, 8 years after diana was killed in a car crash. the drama dog, the royal family. but charles began taking on more official duties as his mother, aged. now he is king and buckingham palace released this statement from him. 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 mom profoundly the passing of a cherish sovereign and much love mother. i know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the realms and the commonwealth, and by countless people around the world. during this period of mourning 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. les, look now at charles as long wait to be kink. ah, he was dumped the perpetual prince waiting to became longer than any other air to the throne before him. charles philip on the george mount patton windsor, was born in 1948,

the 1st son of princess elizabeth. he was 4 years old at his mother's coronation, queen elizabeth the 2nd, the bosses when the abbe, consecrated, and dedicated to her life work. after attending boarding school and graduating from cambridge university, charles continued toil tradition by serving in the royal air force and royal navy. his relationship with camilla parker bowles continued to develop and in 2005 the couple were married in a civil ceremony. together they've carried on child's work and sustainability. he has always been passionate about the environment, promoting organic farming and biodiversity on his estate. but also on a global stage, at the top $26.00 climate summit in las go,

he urged global leaders to do more to limit global warming. the close to the knack, she is far greater than the coast to prevention. climb has quite literally run out . this will impact his mother stepped back from some of her responsibilities in recent years, and especially after the death of his father, prince philip. charles took a more significant and active part in discharging royal duties from king in waiting to king and training. now, charles will take on the well that he has been preparing for his entire life. of next is our longer documentary, the queen statement for that. and i'll leave you here with some images that looks back. queen elizabeth the seconds long rain

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