ah, ah ah, this is dw news, live from berlin. the queen of the united kingdom is dead at $96.00. 19 of longest rainy monarch passed away on thursday at her scottish home ball. moral one of 4 final official acts was appointing the 15th prime minister just a few days earlier. and london, a buckingham palace becomes the center of national morning. the queen's 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, i mind book rep, welcome to the program. a day the united kingdom long new would come as 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 her son charles, succeed sir immediately at the age of 73. taking the name king charles with 30 called his mother's death, a moment of the quote, greatest sadness for himself. and the royal family condolences of come in from leaders around the world, german, chad, so of shelter says she was a role model and an inspiration for millions of people that was in london. the seat of the royal family gathered to pay their respects. oh, they gathered in their thousands to pay tribute to their queen.

it's the last 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 kinda past, there was always look to some oh, the saw this very, very sad pledge to light country in this country with great reverend duty and respect and honor. and i just don't know like from multiple wireless, but i think she was a mother. she was nice, one age sure. being here today i'm on good to. so for specter, she just was leading 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 talked to thomas kidding or in london he was london corresponded for the german newspaper, developed and a queen biographer would. i think the legacy can be summarized into was his continuity and stupidity. she has had the good fortune of having reaching a high age so that 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 of 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 $1066.00 said 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 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 for years when i took very good question. i think she secure an 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 get the rest assured that when the magazines printed the front page with either the queen or sister, they. ready the circulation would go up to unfold, 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 in international figure. don't forget, the english monarchy is also head of states and 15 other countries said she is a global player. and so the queen actually gota grew 40 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 would 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 when a child with leading aspirations. and he's going to be a very and liked figure and, and respected figure in this regard. and so i think the transition from the queen to her 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. 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, the queen appointed lives truss as the you case newest prime minister. it was 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 were already 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 new job addressed the nation. we are all devastated by the news that we have just heard from bow moral. the death of her majesty the queen is a huge shock to the nation and to the wealth. queen elizabeth the 2nd was the rock on which mountain britain was built. our country has grown and flourished

under her rain 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 some a 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 flooding 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

in those 7 decades on the throne, queen elizabeth the 2nd met countless world leaders and how many of them are giving their tributes. i'm around 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 is 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 other well leaders echoed those sentiments as tributes flooded in clinic in elizabeth line of all, queen elizabeth was a woman who defined a century varnish in the united kingdom and beyond liver. he knows very advice. she witnessed history side cassie and wrote it herself. once had kissed digger sweden here in germany and daughter she was admired and venerated at on for it will yawn. hundreds of millions of germans are united in sorrow and sympathy and tyna with the

people of the united came dining in chronic eyes. for bon little bolcom swarmed his knife deep, sadness, i have learned of the death of her majesty. queen elizabeth the 2nd, watched. after all, it is a heavy loss for the whole of europe and the world. you mean you sure from all ukrainians. i express sincere condolences to the royal family, the whole of the u. k. i and the commonwealth in our thoughts and prayers are with you. he does well un secretary general, antonia good terrors said that elizabeth would be remembered for 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, sean and north here in the studio. so we just heard from 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, that the jamaica joined its brothers and sisters in the commonwealth. and morning, the queen's passing and and to be to 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 store ward 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 wasn't 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. not can charles of course. and to express his condolences to the royal family and to the british people. so now we're going are making this transitional are 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 in a way that's also an advantage of course, because in a while she was from plunge to spurn in at the deep and a 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 flashed all over the tabloids in the 1990 s the breakdown of his marriage, princess diana, and then her dad's death. and the reaction of the royal family really marked a 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 time has passed. he's 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 them on a kid with 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. and yeah, it should 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 off. thanks. so much that's all for our coverage right now of the death of queen elizabeth, the 2nd there is coming up next. a longer documentary on the life of the queen,

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