ah, everyone who loves books has to go insane with d. w. literature list. 100 german must reads ah ah, this is debbie news live from berlin, queen elizabeth, the 2nd is dead at 96. united kingdom's longest reigning monarch passed away on thursday at are scottish home ball moral. one of our final official acts was appointing her 15th prime minister just a few days early. and london,

buckingham palace becomes the center of national morning. queens eldest son takes over as king charles bird. he says, family takes comfort and all the affection that was shown to the queen. ah, my blue crept 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 her son, charles succeeds her immediately at the age of 73. taking the name, king charles the 3rd, he called his mother's death, the moment of greatest 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. those in london, the seat of the royal family gathered to pay their respects. oh, they gathered in my thousands to pay tribute to their queen. it's the last the country knew 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 pledge to like 3 and she lives in this country with great reverence and duty and respect and honor. and i just don't know if that be another like from multiple wireless, but i think she was a mother. she was nice one asian

being here today. i'm on to so for the specter she just was leading 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 to thomas king in london, he was london corresponding for the german newspaper developed and a queen biographer. 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 it to be able to, to do rain over her 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 the 40th successor since the conquest of the normans in tensing physics, said, continued instability 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? well i, i had took very good question. i think she 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 and rest assured that when the magazines printed the front page with either the queen or sister, they. 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 going in international figure. don't forget, the english monarchy is also head of states in 15 other countries said it's a global player. and so the queen actually quota grew pretty 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 want to show that 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 and that was

a promise she ended up keeping. earlier this week, she appointed list trust as the u. k. newest prime minister, the queen's 15th, and the country's 3rd in 6 years. her 70 years on the throne received the 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 reign earlier in the day, members of the royal family had rushed to be by the queen side, several members flying into aberdeen airport before making their way to queen elizabeth some a home in scotland. bout 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 flood in 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. queen elizabeth the 2nd met countless world leaders. now many r hang tributes coming in from 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 susan, 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 on it in the united kingdom and beyond. the he knows that advice. she

witnessed history side kasey and wrote it herself. once had good shifting his freedom here in germany and thought she was admired and venerated out on for it. will yonah daughter of millions of germans are united in sorrow and sympathy and turn on with the people of the united king dynastee and chronic eyes. for bon little bolcom salon, just my steve sat in as 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 union 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 as far. un secretary general antonia gutierrez said the 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 on your sha

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 40, in other countries around the world. and they, of course, of all have been paying their respect. 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 caught her stall 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 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. not can 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 you know, why she plunged is thrown in at the deep end as 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 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 money, keep 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 this run an interesting transition period that we will all be watching on a shot. thanks very much. that is all for us and for

me, for now. but we have more on the deaf and the life of queen elizabeth the 2nd up next is the documentary queen elizabeth and britain's leader. so stay tuned for that and will leave you with some images of the life and times and reign of queen elizabeth the 2nd of the united kingdom. ah oh i

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