ah charles philip, also george mount patton windsor, was born in 1948, the 1st son of princess elizabeth. he was who he is old at his mother's coronation. queen elizabeth the 2nd, the passes from the abbey, 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 at 30 to the wells most eligible bachelor announced his engagement to lady diana spencer 13 years his junior is delighted in the habit. i know that she is in burglars, took me on that home. married in july 1981.

it was the wedding of the century and captured the wells imagination. thousands came out to cheer and around the globe. hundreds of millions watched the ceremony on their t. v screens and again the couple had 2 sons, william and harry gave me a chance, but the fairy tale wasn't to last. to me for charles and his wife seemed increasingly unhappy. notwithstanding the tress published leaked phone conversations that showed charles was having an affair with a former girlfriend, camilla parker bowles, 5 minutes in 1992, they made their split official. it is announced from buckingham palace that with regret, the prince and princess of wales have decided to separate a year after the couple divorced diana was killed in a car crash and paris after being founded by paparazzi. ah,

charles accompanied her body back to britain. there was an outpouring of public 3 for diana's death and with this scandal surrounding their marriage, not yet forgotten. public opinion of prince charles and the royal family had never been so love. charles continued to dedicate himself to his royal duties and his charitable causes. most notably the prince's trust, the charity, he set up to help improve the lives of disadvantaged young people. 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 cop $26.00 climate summit in las go. he urge global leaders to do more to limit global warming the close to linux, she is far greater than the coast to prevention. climb has quite literally run out this will it, as 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 role that he has been preparing for his entire life. and alex forest wadding is still with me. alex once the period of morning is over a king charles,

the 3rd will have some very big shoes to fill. do brooklyn's thank he's up to the task. it's a very good question. i mean, he has got huge shoes to fill. the queen was so incredibly popular and it's, it's fair to say the king charles his popularity has never reached his mother's. and it has certainly um, apt and weighed over the years and we talked about it before. but particularly over his relationship with his previous wife, diana, he lost huge amount of popularity. and indeed, i could think i would say credibility. so he's had to build it up over the past decades, really. and i think he is a much more popular now certainly than he was then in the 19 ninety's. but he knows he's got a lot to do. he has always been known as a bit of an activist prince, particularly over issues of a lot such as we heard there about the environment and um, and saving the planet. and so i imagined that he will continue on, you know,

with that certainly a steering him in a, in a, in that direction. but he won't be able to be so vocal because the british monarch is not allowed really to have views. and that he not political views, and sometimes he has been accused of saying a little bit too much. but i think we will see that and we will see him certainly. or we've already seen him streamlining the monarchy itself and making sure that there aren't too many people in the front line and on camera. so i'm sure we will see more of that as he tries, as much as possible to protect the monarchy for the generations ahead. charles is character of course will be, will be tested, but he will also be tested to the degree that he is able to continue to preserve the monarchy, which has been under strain for decades. that must be served or the royal family does have its critics urban, a numerous scandals along the way. charles is brother andrew and the events surrounding harry and megan, for example. how much of a challenge will it be for charles to preserve the mark?

i think it is a huge challenge for him. i don't think anything is going to change in the near future. i think that he has been very clever in positioning his son, prince william, and prince william's wife kate. we see so much more of them. and we see prince william taking on more duties. he of course, is the next in line behind at king charles. so he's done very well there. but i think as you say, other issues such as prince harry and his own brother will make it difficult for him going forward. alex, thanks so much. alex forest whiting from the w. now, in those 7 decades on the throne as britain, head of state, queen elizabeth 2nd met countless world leaders, now tributes are pouring in from across the globe, lowering the flag in honor of queen elizabeth a mark of respect from president biden by the opportunity to meet her before she passed in, susan, incredibly gracious and decent woman, the thoughts and prayers,

the american people, or the people who united kingdom and the commonwealth and the roof of the world. leaders echoed those sentiments as tributes flooded in green. again, elizabeth line of how queen elizabeth was a woman who defined a century and in the united kingdom and beyond. the he knows the advice she witnessed history side cassie and wrote it herself. once had could she see how you're in germany? and she was admired and venerated out on for it will yonah daughter of millions of germans are united in sorrow and sympathy and toner with the people of the united king dynastee, chronic eyes for bon bolcom salon. just my steep sadness. i have learned of the death of her majesty, queen elizabeth the 2nd much 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. m. 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, scores of other leaders have rushed to pay their respects to the woman who was the face of a nation for so many years. joined out by our political correspond, nina hossa, nina, we heard the german president there saying queen elizabeth was admired and venerated. here in germany, tell us about some of the other reactions in germany to the queen's passing. well, terry, if you needed any proof of just how much germans loved the queen, the newspapers front pages are full today. and here is just one example built newspaper. germany's biggest daily, they've got 12 special pages on her life today. and people also started flocking to the british embassy here in berlin. as soon as the news broke, even many people who are not fans of the monarchy here in germany as such, have been saying that they'll miss her as a person. and as

a role model who dedicated her life role that germany, of course, doesn't have a monarchy and she was somehow considered our own adopted queen by many. but politicians here. i've also been stressing just how thankful they aren't the late queen for reaching out to the former enemy, germany after the 2nd what, what we had president stein mar, but also chancellor will have choice said on twitter that she was a role model and an inspiration for millions of people, so here in germany, her commitment to german british reconciliation after the horrors of world war 2 will remain unforgotten. she will be missed, not least, wonderful humour. britton's royal family has a very special connection to germany, doesn't it? it does indeed the queen's own great, great grandmother was married to a german and of course a queen elizabeth's late husband, prince philip, also at german routes. but then her own personal relationship with germany as a country was special to the queen helped her troops in the 2nd world war. as

a young woman when nazi germany was bombing her country britain. but after the war, she was adamant in her message that britain needed to give germany support in building up a new country. a democracy. over all the queen came to germany many times. so 5 times on official state visits roughly once every decade. and when she was last here in berlin in 2015, then chance langley mackerel showed her where she grown up beyond the iron curtain . but the queen, in 2015, also visited the former nancy concentration camp and begging bells in the one that british forces at liberated and that have been her own personal wish. because of course, to her, the nazi past of this country, germany was of course, part of her own life. then i do have to say during the breaks that debate, many people here in germany were disappointed when she stayed out of the debate. but then she did stay true to her role. she didn't interfere, you know, thank you so much. our political correspond near hauser well,

for the reactions across europe. my colleague jack parrot joins me now from brussels. jack, how or european leaders responding to the queen's death? good morning. well, as you can see behind me, the institutions of the european union flying their flags at half mast today to mount the passing of queen elizabeth. the 2nd we heard from the european commission president us live on the lion. she called the queen, a beacon of continuity, an anchor of stability in the hardest times. also saying that she herself personally took inspiration from the queen throughout her own life. the you council president shaw michelle called the queen, a remarkable woman who shouldered an immense responsibility. i think it's fair to say is nina was just saying that the queen is seen as this constancy in the united kingdom. the relationship between london and the other european capitals has been politically wrought in the last decade, specifically because of brakes. it. but the queen has always been

a symbol of the country all over the world. and here in europe, it was interesting what nina was saying, that sort of an adopted queen many, many people all over the world feel the queen is, is their queen and they feel some ownership over her presence the, the european union institutions as i say of. but that lives at half mast and whole world is sort of watching now as, as britain moons it's, it's, it's lost, lost monarch, has just died. the british monarchy is perhaps best known world wide, but there are still other european royal families. briefly, jack, how are they reacting to the queens passing? yeah. where i am in belgium, the king felipe, her treated to say that she was an extraordinary extraordinary personality. and that he will have fond memories with her. the ducks. royals tweeted to say they feel a strong bond with the u. k. and they share in the countries sorrows. it's quite interesting when this,

that the death of queen elizabeth my raises this question about monarchies, specifically constitutional monarchies, which are broadly considered in, in this part of europe, to be seen as, as a sort of stabilizing factor. and i know the other ro, families will be watching the, the succession closely. nice to see what happens. jack. thank you very much. are correspond jack park there in brussels. and you have been watching our special coverage of the death of britons. queen elizabeth, i'm terry martin. for me and all of us here at dw nurse, thanks for watching. is the end of the pandemic in site. we show what it could look like. will return to normal. and we visit those who are finding it difficult.

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