ah ah ah, this is, do you have any news of life from berlin? queen elizabeth, the 2nd is dead at 96, the united kingdoms longest reigning monarch passed away on thursday at her scottish home balmore. one of her final official act was appointing her 15th prime minister just a few days earlier. and london, buckingham palace becomes the center of national morning. the queens eldest son takes over as king charles the 3rd. he says to the family,

takes comfort to all the affection that was shown to the queen. ah. when good craft, 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. her death means that her son charles, succeed sir, immediately at the age of 73. taking the name king charles the 3rd. he called her mother's his mother's death, a moment of great sadness for himself and the royal family. condolences have come in from leaders around the world. german chancellor, olaf shalt said she was a role model and an inspiration for millions of people. many in london, the seat of the royal family gathered to pay their respects. oh,

they gathered it may thousands to pay tribute to their queen. it's a lost the country new would come. yet the sense of shock and sadness is palpable and profound. with oh, none, da swan queen is here. she's in the past. there was always look to some, oh is this i do this very, very sad day fledged her life country in she lives in this country with great reverence and duty respect and honor. and i just don't know like from multiple wireless, but i think she was a mother and she was amazed. one age sure. 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 for the last 7 decades, a lot, the country and the commonwealth have a new king and a new history to be made up. his government's priority. but to day is a time to reflect to mourn. the death of her majesty, queen elizabeth the 2nd ah. earlier i spoke with thomas king in london, he was london, correspond for the german newspaper, devout and a queen biographer. i think the legacy can be summarized into was, is 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 folks for 7 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's actually only 240 years successor since the conquest of the normans in 10 think physics. so continue doing stupidity are the 2 was 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 lead. 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 among lawyers? well i, i asked very good question. i think we secure that image at 1st, not so much amongst global leaders, but among the 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, all the stuff they. ready the circulation will go up 10 fold, and so she learned over the years under the tutelage of whoever advised to us by minister to grow into her role as a, as a 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 got older, grew fully into this responsibility for a. ready 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 on to child to 3rd, because he is already in the stablish authority in many of the things that we care about deep nowadays the, the green and sustainable environment, for example, is want to show that leading aspirations. and he's going to be a very like figure and respected figure in this regard. and so i think the transition from the queen to a son is rather less problematic. and some people like to prophesied to, to foretell a major transition on the last thomas feeling there for us with some of those views . thanks very much. and in a speech on her 21st birthday, the queen promised to dedicate her life to public service. that was a promise she kept to the very end. earlier this week she appointed list truss as the u. k. newest prime minister. that's the queen's 15th. and the countries 3rd in

6 years or 70 years on the throne received a national platinum jubilee celebration. just a few months ago, 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 coming 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 loved mother. tributes to the queen have already begun to, flooded from around the world. britain has lost its longest ever serving monarch

alida who was with so many a cornerstone of stability through 7 decades. and across those 7 decades on the throne. as the united kingdom's head of state, queen elizabeth the 2nd met countless other world leaders. that means now tributes are pouring in for round the world. lowering the flag in honor of queen elizabeth a mark of respect from president biden. i the opportunity to meet her before she passed and she was an incredibly gracious and decent woman, the thoughts and prayers, the american people. or were the people who united kingdom and the commonwealth and their grief of the world. leaders echoed those sentiments as tributes flooded in clinic in elizabeth line of hall. queen elizabeth was a woman who defined a century on it in the united kingdom and beyond liver. he knows the advice she witnessed history side kasey and wrote it herself. once had good shift to proceed

here in germany and art she was admired and venerated at on for it will yonah dogs of millions of germans are united in sorrow and sympathy and turned on with the people of the united came dining in chronic irish for bon little bolcom salon, just my steep sadness i have learned of the death of her majesty, queen elizabeth the 2nd, watched after it is a heavy loss for the whole of europe and the world human usual from all ukrainians . i express sincere condolences to the royal family. the whole of the u. k. lane and the commonwealth in our thoughts and prayers are with you. he does vol un secretary general. antonia gutierrez said that elizabeth would be remembered for her unwavering life. long dedication schools of other leaders have rushed to pay their respects to the woman who was the face of a nation for so many years. you get more on this now with my colleague, anya sha north here in the studio. so we just heard for some of the more traditional british allies around the world,

what are other leaders around the world saying? well, it's important to remember that the queen wasn't just the head of state, britain, of course, but in 14 other countries around the world. and they of course, of also been paying their respects and jamaica's prime minister, for example, said that jamaica joined its brothers and sisters in the commonwealth. and morning the queen's passing and and tribute have also been pouring in from other former british colonies and commonwealth countries across africa and asia. as the indian prime minister and ramadi called her a stalwart of our times and said she personified dignity and decency, and religious leaders to pope francis, sent his condolences and spoke about her role as a woman of faith. because of course, the queen was in just the british monarch, she was also the head of the church of england. so you know, a spiritual lead as well. and, and even russian president vladimir putin sent a telegram to prince charles. now king charles of course, and to express his condolences to the royal family and to the british people. so

now we're going, we're making this transition of our from queen elizabeth to king charles the 3rd. what do we see here? well, they will be very big shoes. to fill for king charles if he wants to serve, achieve the same respect and, and fondness that, that his mother was held in. and i mean, the rich people grew up with queen elizabeth, you know, she said that the, through the age of 25, he is already 73. he's not a spring chicken. and but anyway, that's also an advantage of course, because in a while she was plunged, vernon at the deepened young age. he has trained for this all his life. and but, you know, let's not forget that in that time there was also a fair share of scandal. i mean, in his affair with camilla parker bowles that was splashed all over the tabloids in the 1990 s. the breakdown of his marriage to princess diana and then her dad's death and the reaction of the royal family really marked low point to public

opinion of the royal family and of him in particular. but because he is, he's recovered from that, you know, a lot of times past is married kimler, she will become queen consort. he's dedicated himself to a lot of sort of charitable causes above all the environment rich. and you know, i think that's and him a lot of respect. but the monarchy in many ways is an anachronism. and our age isn't it? and we're going through some quite turbulent times. and britain's role in the world is changing them in barbados, became a republic last year cut ties with the monarchy, but the british monarchy. so with the out queen elizabeth as this kind of constant figure. and it's who brings that sort of stability to the role. it yeah, it would be interesting to see how the institution of the monarchy fez with king charles the 3rd on the throne in interesting transition period that we will all be watching on the on off. thanks very much. and that is all now

for this episode of d w. news, we're going to have more on the death of queen elizabeth the 2nd, including our documentary, the queen coming up next. but for now, let's leave you with some images that looks back at the life rain and legacy of queen elizabeth the 2nd. ah, [000:00:00;00]

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