from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with us, our coverage of the death of the queen, of queen elizabeth, continues now with this summit cast of our sister network, sky news. network, sky news. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, good morning. this is sky news, live from balmoral. her majesty the queen has died after the longest reign in british history. king charles iii is now the monarch. ♪ ♪ ♪ the queen passed away peacefully yesterday at the age of 96, after seven decades on

the throne. the nation wakes up to a period of mourning thousands. have gathered outside buckingham palace to pay their respects to a monarch who dedicated her life to duty. king charles iii will return to london from balmoral as the new monarch. a states woman of unmatched dignity, the world's leaders pay tribute. and we take a look at how the morning newspapers have paid tribute to her majesty, the queen. hello, good morning. the nation has begun a period of mourning after the death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. the queen passed away

peacefully at balmoral just two days after welcoming the new prime minister there. her son, king charles iii, will make his way to london this morning as the new monarch. thousands of people already gathering outside buckingham palace last night to pay their respects, where we will hear tributes to her majesty and reflect on a life of duty and of service. our first report this morning from our correspondent alex rossi on the end of an era and the start of a new chapter for britain. for britain. >> as the rain fell like missed, they came to pay their respects. but adjusting to the queen's death after seven decades on the throne will not be easy. >> it's just heartbreaking, really, isn't it? >> i feel like it's the end of an era. she was our one kind of staple in the country. >> has it sunk in? >> no.

>> no. >> don't think so. >> it is all harder to observe when you consider, only a few days ago, her majesty was performing a royal duties. her infectious smile present, as it had always been, during her long life of service. and within hours of the announcement, no one wanted to hear, flowers were laid as people gravitated towards her main residents, to be part of history. despite the weather and the late hour -- it is the middle of the night -- people are still arriving here at buckingham palace. and it is difficult to describe the atmosphere. there is a sense of shock and sadness, this belief as well at the death of a revered monarch, the only one most people alive today can remember. but within these crowds there is also something else. and that is a desire to celebrate a queen who has been a stabilizing force for many decades. for many, the queen's extraordinary longevity have

made her such a permanent feature in so many lives. she was an anchor throughout certain times, as britain transition through the modern age after the second world war. but now across the nation, uncertainty as new constitutional questions will be asked. >> she was a force for good in our country. and now that she is gone, i want to where we will go. >> it doesn't really feel real yet. >> -- women. and held the country together. >> but in the midst of all this, there is a family dealing with tremendous loss. prince charles, who is now king was the first to arrive by her side. prince william soon followed, driving his uncles. they looked tired and worried. a few hours later, and the worst fears were confirmed. the queen was dead. >> the death of her majesty the

queen is a huge shock to the nation and to the world. queen elizabeth ii was the rock on which modern britain was built. >> for the coming days, flags will remain lowered, as a carefully choreographed transition of power begins. the new king making his way back to london this morning -- and what all this will eventually mean for the monarchy and the country is very much unknown. but for now, there is still a rawness at the loss of such an enduring figure. alex rossi, sky news, central london. , sky news, centra lond>> our scotland correspondet james matthews is here with me. and the family still inside, adjusting, to this news, which must have come as a shock to them, as it did to the nation. what happens now for king charles? because he has certainly paid hartin deep and heartfelt tribute to his mother, hasn't

he? >> yes. shock is the right word, i think. and certainly grief. you can see the impact, i think, on the family, when they arrived yesterday. prince william driving his uncle, the duke of york, in the passenger seat -- arriving to be with the wider family at balmoral. yes, prince charles, and now king charles iii will fly to london -- the queen consort -- expected to meet the prime minister and to begin the process of grief, to discuss arrangements for the funeral. we have had a statement from king charles iii that we -- he speaks about his mother. he says, the death of my beloved mother or her majesty the queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. we mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much loved monarch.

i know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the realms and the commonwealth and by countless people all 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. you get a sense of that grief expressed by the -- flowers laid in tribute at the gates of balmoral, members of the public -- last night, members of the wider public will be able to express their grief, their thoughts, around the country -- the -- of bells. there will be gun salutes throughout the country, flags flying at half mast. -- big screens in towns around the united kingdom, condolences -- town halls around the country. so, the country at large will

be allowed to express in due course. the queen, in terms of what happens now, her body will be transported in due course denver edinburgh -- pay their respects and her body will be transported -- lie in state for a period at westminster hall and then -- >> james, thank you. certainly that sign of a deep and lasting affection, those words of prince charles quite clear also outside buckingham palace. let's go to cnn's dominic why calm. -- how does london come into play? nto pl ay >> the crowds have melted away. but only a couple of hours ago, did they start doing so leaving here and they started streaming here in the thousands and as

soon as the news was announced. there were large crowds waiting for news anxiously, because of the concerns that had been expressed by the queens doctors. a lot of people were saying that they were deeply worried and waiting outside the gates for news about the queens health. and then as the news broke, a lot more people came. and if you talk to them, they all said that they heard the news and they felt that this was the place to be. they didn't quite know what to do what they felt they had to be with others. so i think there was a sense of wanting to join others at the time which is deeply disorientated-ing, confusing, bewildering, i think for many of us. many of us would have woken up with that sense of disorientation this morning, that's something that has been part of our identity throughout our lives is now gone. and that is going to be something, of course, that is going to take a long while to sink in. but the way it expressed itself last night, i think, initially, there was a sense of, as i was walking through the crowds behind, me along the mall and outside the office behind me, of people not knowing what to do -- there is a sense of stunned

disbelief. there was a small crowd of people singing god save the queen a number of times. a number of times people shouted cheers for the new king and that rippled through the crowd. some people were standing, simply crying, a grown man in his 60s, just sitting there looking completely lost and grief stricken tears streaming down his face. so, extraordinary scenes here. but most people, i think, for the hours the news broke, many of them, anyway, staring into space, looking shocked, bringing flowers. -- there is a lone police officer and she was pleading with people to not throw the flowers over the heads of over others, because it was such a tight crush people getting over near the gates, and -- unable to lay the flowers, they would actually throw them over the heads of others. and the police officers officer were saying so show some decorum. just get through the crowd and laid flowers down. please, don't throw them. so, extraordinary scene yesterday evening and then as

the crowds thinned a bit, people were able to get through to lay their flowers down. there was kind of a candlelight vigil, fairly spontaneous, i think. for an event that has been anticipated, obviously, for years, there was not a sense of a huge amount of organization. it was fairly spontaneous, i think, people came here to lay flowers -- they brought pictures of the queen. and they adorned what has sort of beginning as a mural of mourning for the queen. that went on, as i say, until about three this morning. the crowds will return obviously, at first light. and they begins and i think, will repeat that sense of wanting to be somewhere, to join others, to feel they have a sort of sense of belonging with each other to try and work out how to deal with the emotions of this extraordinary, momentous event -- in terms of what happens, in london, i think we are waiting here, obviously, for what will play out in terms of the ceremonial consequences of the queen's death.

the coffin of the queen will be making its way here. the details -- been announced. it will be taken through edinburgh, possibly lying there for some time, being brought down here, where we're lie in state. but in terms of what happens today, king charles iii and his consort, of course, making their way here for the -- the kind of choreographed event that has been -- for so long following the monarch's death. a meeting with the prime minister and the other events that have been planned, the details of which are not fully published yet, but will become clearer as the day goes on. >> and we will certainly look. out dominic, for those details. dominic waghorn, thank you very much indeed. -- certainly, there is activity today at the house of parliament. let's get more from our correspondent in westminster, maria. what can we anticipate there, maria? >> we know today that parliamentary business is going

to be suspended. we know that parliament is north going to be sitting in the usual sense, so, instead we are going to be -- and from 2 pm tomorrow until 2 pm tomorrow as well. and that is also that mps and ministers can pay tribute to her majesty and her, obviously, really quite tragic passing. we have had so much reaction in westminster as parliament has kind of digested this sad, sad news. so, we have had the current, very new prime minister, liz truss, talking about how the queen was the rock on which modern britain was built and you had -- keir starmer -- talked about how she had embodied the unity and continuity of the uk. and obviously, tributes from all over both sides of the house as well, even for premises like john major, like tony blair.

we know, because parliamentary businesses actually suspended until after the 21st of september, things will look slightly different in westminster for the next couple of weeks. the other question we still don't know about is whether king charles iii we'll be meeting with liz truss, the current prime minister, today. we know they are potentially going to be returning to london today. will that meeting be today or perhaps another day? we don't know the details of that yet. but at some point, we do expect liz truss, the new prime minister, to meet the new king, king charles iii as well. the real thing to remember here is, the queen embodies such as stoic, sound, exemplary measure when it came to her dealings and the way she -- the heavyweight of the crown. she has really created a bit of a huge shoes to fill their, for king charles iii, and for all future monex. i think she set the benchmark

extremely, extremely high. >> she did indeed. mhari aurora, live there, from westminster. thank you. leaders from around the world have offer their condolences after the queen's death. joe biden, barack obama and canada's justin trudeau have been among the globe leaders paying their respects. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said, her majesty's death is a heavy loss for europe and the whole world. our u.s. correspondent mark stone reports now as the world mourns. orld >> she was, he had said, more than a monarch, she defined an era. and with that reaction, the u.s. president was the first to sign the book of condolence at britain's embassy in washington. she led within during strength and dignity, he wrote. >> -- so delighted we got to meet her. >> at the white house, the

lowering of the stars and stripes was a salute to the closest of friendships. america, the colony which split from british rule, and yet became so fondly entwined from afar. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this is cnn breaking news. >> i want to go straight to london -- >> and so was that the news of her death dominated -- and will do so for days. >> queen elizabeth ii, britain's longest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 96. >> for the woman who had met 13 of the last 14 presidents -- from truman, eisenhower and kennedy, to obama, trump and biden, she knew them all and she charmed them all. the so-called special relationship was one she fostered three so many american presidencies. over the border, canada, a commonwealth nation, and a prime minister with a deeply personal reflection -- >> in a complicated world, her steady grace and resolve

brought comfort and strength to us all. canada is in mourning. she was one of my favorite people in the world. and i will miss her so. >> she was head of state and nations far beyond britain. where the institution was increasingly questioned, but fondness for her was never in doubt. >> this time of mourning will pass. but the deep respect and warmer garden which australians have always held for her majesty will never fade. >> last summer's g7 meeting in cornwall was, it would turn out, the last time many of today's leaders saw her in person. different people are also in mourning, president macron said -- the one who rubbed shoulders with the giants of the 20th center on the path of history has gone to join them. she was above the turbulent

geopolitics of the decades she reigned threw. and yet, so often, her duty was to navigate at all. the tributes from around the world suggest a duty well done. mark stone, sky news, in washington. washington >> let's speak now to someone who has followed the queen over her lifetime. joining me now is royal photographer and author ian lloyd. good to speak to you, in, and certainly the queen was the mainstay, the backbone of this nation, as we heard from liz truss. -- there is a sense of shock, don't you think? >> oh, absolutely. it's obviously not a surprise, because the queens health has deteriorated since last october. but it is a shock. you are so used to her bouncing back, i suppose, and like the queen mother and prince philip before her there is a period of

ill health and then recovery. so, when i heard the announcement, i was on the motorway and i heard that the palace had said that. and first i thought, well, she could still get better. within when they announced that the family was gathering, obviously, that was an indication that something very serious was amiss, really. >> and your latest book, the queen, 70 chapters in the life of elizabeth, how have you broken down 70 thoughts about how she lived her life? the duty, the service, the happy time, for difficult years, the family traumas, occasionally? what have you had to pick out? one or two of the great things that you have alluded to, what would they be? >> i think one was, obviously, her longevity. the first vip she met was charles lindbergh, who -- just after she was one in 1927.

and he went to buckingham palace. and she was a little baby in the arms of her nanny. and she met him. and that's the first of a huge loss of very significant people that she has met in her life, going down to the moderate leaders like macron and so on, and pierre trudeau, and justin trudeau -- beg your pardon -- but that kind of enormous, expansive history that she has witnessed -- that thing that i find fascinating is that when she became queen in 1952, stalin was still leader of russia. and chan kai-shek in russia and china. -- on her first america -- 1957, she had lunch with herbert hoover, president of the united states when the wall street crash happened in 1929. so, she knew three of queen victoria children.

she went to the funeral of princess beatrice, queen victoria's youngest child. so, a huge expense of history. you know, the fascinating thing is that the queen was the last head of state who hadn't involvement in world war ii. she served with the atf's ats at the end of world war ii. we are not just mourning the queen but the passing that world war ii generation. and i find that very emotional, i have to say. ation. an>>d i fi yes, and you picked t there two of the great autocrats of the 20th century in russia and china. and yet she was forward-looking, was she not? she helped with reconciliation, visiting both russia and china. a great photograph of her and prince philip on the wall and china -- how much did she see that is part of her job, as you like? to bring about friendship between nations? >> yes, she was the most traveled monarch in british history. in fact, i covered the visit to russia in 1994. and one of the funny things was

that i saw, coming down the czars step, at the kremlin, the big press protocol coming down with yeltsin and interpreters, and the foreign secretary's insulin -- but in fact, she had actually gotten up early in the morning. and she had gone around herself with her camera and taken photographs, because one of the funny things about being queen is, you are taken these to these places but you cannot see them as the rest of us see them. so, she is the most experienced traveler in british -- as a monarch, in british history. but you never really sees it like the rest of us do. -- the great wall of china, as you mentioned, she took her cameron took photographs of philip on there. so, he has seen some remarkable things in her time. some remarkablof course, the adn flights and so on -- in the beginning, when she went to wash really, she had to go by ship. she was away for nearly six months.

there were massive tours at the beginning. but france is an air transport member -- when she opened sydney opera house, in 1973, i think it was, she could practically go for a weekend. things got a bit better, i think, as she got older. i >> and just one final thought here -- and i know you are staying with us this morning. >> yes -- >> she had such access, as you talked about. do you get the impression that she just loved her job? >> i think she did, i think she liked being queen. one of the things she was extremely good at is the paperwork. she once said -- i think she told j.k. rowley, the author, that she could skim read, which made life aloft lot easier. she never hung on to documents. he could quickly go through her boxes of government papers. and don't forget, she didn't just get papers from this government, but the other 14 countries that she was head of state, she saw those.

and she was very quick at making decisions and acting on them. so, i think she found that element quite easy, in a way. and she enjoyed meeting people and carrying out the role of queen. i think she did enjoy the job, i have to say. i think she did enjoy >> and why job it was. certainly, ian lloyd, for the moment, thank you very much, indeed. with the death of queen elizabeth ii, the united kingdom has a new monarch. the prime minister, liz truss, with the first person to use his official title, king charles iii. he remains in balmoral yesterday evening and today -- he will return to london later. paul castle reports now on the challenges facing facing the new king. >> it is a job he spent his whole life preparing for. when he could only inherit through the death of his mother. >> for princess elizabeth, --

a son had been born. >> it's been a long apprenticeship. and unlike the queen, he takes on the duty at a time in his life when most people would be tired. >> i believe no one has ever been better prepared for the role of head of state then the new king. he has been -- for the throne for so long. but it's not just that. he's been a very assiduous, hardworking air heir to the throne -- >> leash man of life and limb. >> -- borden to do it. and no one says work, work 16 hours a day, sir. he does it because he wants to. >> -- >> oh, no! >> giving a less deferential age has had challenges. but as heir, he has brought attention to some of the most pressing global issues. >> the combination of --

overconsumption of natural resources. the urgency, i think, is even greater to try to do something about the challenges. >> i would ask, how these people are going to face their grandchildren. >> speaking out about the environment for more than 50 years, gaining a reputation as one of the world's most respected and pioneering campaigners. >> sometimes, you think that, do we really have to face catastrophes in chaos before we understand that reelection need to be taken? the difficulty with all that is, try to take the action -- it's already too late. >> some people might have found his interventions inconvenient to the running of their particular versions of business or, often -- in the end, i think the world will look back at his career as an environmentalist and say it was an incredibly important contribution at a critical time. >> through his princes trust,

he connected with millions of young people. he's approach liberal and inclusive, especially when it came to race and religion -- >> he has given very important speeches about the contribution of islamic to world civilization, both in britain and in the middle east. at salazar al azar university -- and in israel -- it's been my privilege to see him engage with the elderly in -- instantly became is groupies. >> -- outspoken, but an elected charles as heir blurred the lines between public service and political interference. he's outspoken va -- architecture and alternative medicine where times controversial. he so-called black spider memos, brought directly to government ministers, your level of intervention not expected from

a royal. >> i think he enjoyed the controversy. i think on some equations occasions -- i think he -- ahead of his time. the point -- what he would do is, he would criticize people that couldn't stand being criticized himself. he would create controversy but didn't want to listen to people answering back. >> how my feeling? older. >> around his 78th birthday, he set straight how he sees his future role. >> clearly, i won't be able to do the same things i have done as heir. so, of course, you operate within the constitutional parameters. >> people have expressed worries about whether this involvement we'll continue in the same way. >> no, it won't. [laughs] i'm not that stupid. i do realize that it is a separate exercise, being sovereign.

>> charles as king, now assumes a number of key roles that will demand strong leadership. he's head of state, defender of the faith. whereas he'd rather defend the fate more generally, he's also head of the armed forces, who has pledged to serve king and country. his -- military service, he served in the navy. and he knows, therefore, what to do when you are in the boston have to make decisions. he can look commanders in the eye and -- now as king he will obviously receive defense briefings all the time. he is an excellent figurehead for the armed forces. >> there was a time when the thought of the prince of wales as king went against the public mood. a failed marriage, followed by tragedy and charles's popularity plummeted.

>> it will be eight years before he married camilla parker balls the true love of his life. -- close working team taking on her new role as princess consort, camilla would support her husband just as the duke of edinburgh supported the queen. >> camilla turned charles from this morose, serious, and happy man, it is someone who lightened up. , who -- after years of -- >> it's yours, now. >> and as a result, he became a much better prince of wales. >> a sense of humor and desire to connect softened in recent years. as we have seen him, more as a family man, appointed husband, father and grandfather.

and he, like the rest of the country, mrs. loved ones during the covid-19 pandemic. >> it's terribly sad, let alone one's friends. but unfortunately, -- telephones and occasionally do this sort of thing. but it isn't the same, is it? you really want to give people a hug. [laughs] >> three resounding cheers for her majesty the queen. hip hip -- >> hurray -- >> the line of succession is secure. the size of the transition became clear. -- tours on the queen's behalf, -- the nation in moments of reflection. with the support of his family, he embarked on his new role. after decades of watching, learning, supporting and

developing a deep sense of service. he now takes his place as king. >> and it is expected that king charles iii will address the nation on television on friday evening. joining me now is the royal commentator and biographer claudia joseph. -- stay with king charles -- he is known to be sensitive, he is known to be emotional. no doubt he would have been deeply affected by the passing of his mother. and now at the age of 73, nearly 74, he has this massive role, hasn't he? >> he has been waiting whole life for it. he has been prepared for it. it's obviously not a surprise to him that this is what he has

to do and he has to step up. i think he will be a good king. obviously, he is going to be different from his mother, but he has been learning the ropes his whole life from her and he has watched how she has behaved and i'm sure he will follow very steadily in her footsteps. >> -- the royal family in the -- behind us, balmoral castle, the gates of which are still murky in the gloom of this morning. and how important will it be for them, do you think, to be there, the place that they will all know well from summer and other holidays? a place they know that her majesty the queen absolutely adored? away from prying eyes, if you like? will they be there, bonding, digesting, and getting together as a family? >> of course. all families have their problems, as we know, the royal family is no different. but i think at a time like this they are obviously going to be shell-shocked.

we saw the queen carrying out her duties on tuesday. i think the whole nation was very shocked and very surprised. that it came so quickly. i'm sure will be a comforter family that she was not ill for a long period of time and that she went so suddenly. but of course, when someone dies that quickly, you are just in shock for a very long period of time. and it will take time for them to reflect and i don't suppose they'll have got much sleep, because they'll have been talking late into the night about memories, as we all do. >> and as you say, we saw her only on tuesday. appointing a new prime minister, saying farewell to another one, with that radiant, sunshine smile she bestows upon people. do you think that has contributed to the sense of shock, the fact that she was working, almost until the very last day? and also, i suppose, that prince philip went to very nearly 100.

her mother, the queen mother, was 101 when she died. there was sort of a sense of invincibility about, her majesty the queen. >> i think so. i think we have all -- go on forever, which of course isn't realistic. again, we saw the queen mother live so long, and prince philip. and i think, yes people expected her to go on for quite some time. obviously, over the last year or so, we have seen her step back from a lot of duties with her mobility issues. so, i suppose there has been some preparation. and again, yesterday, when her doctors said, they were monitoring her closely, i think we all realized that that was a code that something was serious was going on. but yes -- we saw it in liz truss's face yesterday, in the comments, how shocked she was, something that none of us expected, really.

something tha >> yes. and obviously, so soon into the term of this new prime minister, it really is quite a thing to take on, isn't it? -- we will hear no doubt, in the commons and the lords today paying tribute today, and tomorrow we understand. king charles iii is expected to travel to london, and the evening address, we understand. we don't do you think he will need to set, do you think? and what does he need to do? because this is a really important part of the accession, isn't it? >> it's interesting looking at charles now. because obviously, he is 73. and he's very elderly himself. and i personally think he is much more looking like a grandfather. he is a grandfather. but i think a lot of the nations heart will go out to him. he's a very sensitive man. he is obviously going to be terribly upset. and i think that he will have planned the speech and the will

have talked about what he is going to say. and i don't think it matters too much. i think that part of the nation's with him. everybody adored his mother. and i think people will be looking at him, thinking, this is so sad. thinking, this is s>> and he has camilla, now queen consort, by his side, does he? not claudia joseph, thank you for your time. >> -- >> indeed, it was her majesty the queen who expressed that it was her most sincere which wish that camilla would be known as queen consort and said that, back in february, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of her reign. the world has changed immeasurably since queen elizabeth ascended to the throne. and even more since her birth 96 years ago. ahead of her passing, some of those who knew her best, including her family, of spoken about what made her so unique. our royal correspondent, rhiana

males, looks back now at the second delay to beat an era. second del>> all those years of, compassion, we have been so, so lucky. >> her work, her strong faith, her leadership. there wasn't -- >> a courtesy and a humanity and a kindness that i will remember forever. >> or the 1926, princess elizabeth was not expected to be queen. her destiny changed with the death of her grandfather, and the abdication of her uncle. her father was now king and elizabeth was heir. a role for life was set. and her approach to it, shaped by the second world war.

>> i sort of keep calm, carry on philosophy was absolutely embedded in her, i think. >> the princess became a member of the ats. -- >> what i'm also sparking with the porn relationship over life. her marriage to prince philip with celebrated across the country. >> soon prince charles was born, followed by princess and. >> -- king and queen who would have gone but for his majesty's illness. >> but duty called. her father was ill and they had to take his place on a tour of the commonwealth. >> to the heart of london, and the whole commonwealth came the tragedies from sandringham, -- king george the sixth.

>> in a remote lodge in kenya prince philip told her the news. she was now queen. the following year came her coronation. years later, she described how it felt. in a way, i didn't have an apprenticeship. my father died much too young. it was all a very sudden kind of taking on. and making the best job you can. >> from the very start, she felt she had to get out and connect with the public. >> the queen and duke now took their places -- >> to thousands of engagements, and inventing the walk about. >> -- lady or, you were a president

or prime minister of the nation, people become nervous. and it was wonderful to see how her majesty would put them at these. >> with constitutional responsibilities, a weekly audiences with her prime ministers -- >> virtually alone, of all the people that you knew, you knew anything that you said with her stayed within the room. >> -- it's about. >> she was a wonderful boss. we used to put up a red box every evening, and we knew that she would have been through them and it would be back on our desk the next morning at 8:00. >> the principle of listening to what she thought churchill might have done in similar conditions or circumstances, i found myself in, it's those sorts of conversations i learned a huge amount from an will treasure forever. >> as head of the commonwealth and queen of other realms, she

traveled more than any other head of state, always conducting her own powerful form of soft diplomacy. >> she can have a personal conversation which helps to move on some really quite difficult and tricky political moments. >> [speaking non-english] >> the first british monarch to visit the republic of ireland and 100 years, she was a figurehead of unity and stability. >> she never wavered from duty or service. and in uncertain times, people need anchors. we have lost one of our most important anchors. >> i'm very glad to be able to join you today. >> often, she adapted the way that she worked, such as during the coronavirus pandemic, to

reach out, set an example, and rally the nation with messages of resilience. >> we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. we will meet again. >> her majesty is the warrior queen, she has done it, she has been there. her majesty addressed the nation, it's the -- we are all in this together, but it's going to be okay. >> behind the formality was an utterly devoted wife and mother. >> family is very close together and we do enjoy spending time. she has always made time, always through her life, and yes, there have been those particular moments in the year when that very much comes first. >> whenever we had the family moments and letup -- she was very keen on what she had been up to. i think there were moments where she loved the noise, around the house it brought us life and really brought the family -- >> is it strong enough? >> --

>> while she was head of state, philip was head of the family and a huge support. >> come around the side. >> they were a coupled that a different relationship than many people had. but he learned to live with that. and difficult to be a monarch with a degree of responsibility that you have, without a very good partnership to back you up. >> in 2021, she said, goodbye, to her beloved husband and dedicated consort. dicated consort. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> what you see is courage, but also a complete lack of self pity. she feels grief. but as she said on one occasion, it is not about me.

>> in a less deferential world they did weather more difficult times, especially in the 1990s. as her children got divorced, and a fire wrecked windsor castle -- >> it has turned out to be an annus horribilis -- in 1997, princess diana died in a car crash. >> it was a low point for the royal family, as crowds criticize them for staying in scotland. >> -- continual process of shaping how in touch with a -- she was always doing that. >> in recent years, the queen lead the monarchy through more turmoil. she really showed emotion in public. privately, she was known for her genuine warmth and kindness. >> -- >> -- >> we were up shooting one day

in balmoral. and weather came to the afternoon, that -- gave a mask off in my gloves. and as i walked away, i cheekily took my flat hat off and put it on top of her head scarf. three weeks later, she called me into her office. and she had this photograph developed and put in a beautiful frame for me. and she said, i thought you would like to keep this as a souvenir. >> that's it. >> she was never happier than when she was with her dogs and watching her horses. and just sometimes, we see a glimpse of her sense of humor. >> i always keep one for emergencies. >> so do i. i keep mine in here. >> oh -- >> for later -- >> as the queen grew older, the whole country would come together to celebrate her milestone moments.

she would go on to become britain's longest reigning monarch. >> inevitably, a long life had passed by many milestones. my own is no exception. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and the first to mark a platinum jubilee -- her family increasingly expected to step in to support her. the queen is remarkable reign and instability it brought helping to secure the future of the monarchy, as her family continue to grow. ♪ ♪ ♪ throughout her life, honoring to the end, the pledge she made at just 21.

>> i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong. al belong ♪ ♪ ♪ >> let's take a look, then, how the newspapers are covering this historic moment. the metro has this somber front page but claiming, the queen is dead. we love you ma'am, says the sun. the telegraph quotes the queen's own words -- grief is the price we pay for love. our hearts are broken, declares the mail. the mirror simply says, thank you.

the daily star -- the queen's legacy, saying, you did your duty, ma'am. -- >> calls her majesty are constant in an age of change. the times focuses on comments by now king charles the third king charles iii who has described his mother's passing is the greatest sadness for his family. the guardian has chosen this delegate image of her majesty. the express includes a black and white photograph with the headline, our beloved queen is dead. and the financial times puts its usual economic coverage to one side, indifference in deference to the queen. let's return to in lloyd, photographer and author. it also always is a choice for newspapers, isn't it, for newspapers?

the heart of the queen they want to remember. a bit like postage stamps -- he was said to enjoy the imprint of her as a young woman, and not see her age, as she did, on coins. -- how do you think the newspapers of handled such a momentous occasion? >> it must be a nightmare. because she's the most photographed woman in the world and the most famous women in the world. how do you encapsulate all of that and one photograph? some have gone for the early photographs, particularly the coronation. and that is quite a striking image, because she is sitting there, weighted down with the symbols of monarchy, the crown, et cetera, and orb, and so on, and also the jane ballwin bowen picture taken for her birthday -- a charming photo, black and white -- looking quite relaxed and so

on. so, it's some have gone with an early photograph -- dorothy wilding, from 1952. it's very interesting that the choices they have made -- the financial times, by the way, is patrick litchfield, who was chosen. and it's interesting he has gone with one that he took that one on the way to parliament, opening the parliament. there is an awful lot to choose from. how do you choose it, really? it's quite amazing, something very difficult, i would think. >> someone asked me yesterday, was she the most famous woman in the world? and it is impossible to think of anybody who is more famous. but it wasn't about fame for her and the duke of edinburgh. for them, who is literally just getting on with the job and doing the best they can with integrity, for the good of the people and for duty, wasn't it? >> yeah, the duke said the tension attention that they had

got in the 90s was unbelievable, the adulation, that was his word, that they got, was just phenomenal. and he said they could have played to the gallery. in other words, they could have capitalized on it, become celebrities, if you like, like a kind of frank sinatra -- girl from the 50s, that kind of thing. but they deliberately avoided that. and they just got on with the job. and that's what the queen has always been very successful at doing. i think she is avoiding the pitfalls of celebrity. she never regarded herself as, in any way, a celebrity, or a film star. she regarded herself as a kind of -- miles ahead of the state and sort of avoided that kind of pitfall or trap that it happened, really. >> i guess at back in those days, it was princess margaret who added that touch of -- was it, --

certainly, the queen was that's really fond of her, her sister and keen to see her married properly. and that was no mean feat during those years. >> princess margaret was actually quite impressed by her sister. she said, i get very impressed when she walks into a room. i think it's quite magical. she was totally in awe of her sister, i think. and margaret was a handful of times and they were each other's best friends. they spoke -- the queen mother and the queen mother and margaret spoke to each other every day on the telephone and it was saying, if you upset one, use upset all three. them i think, particularly, in adversity, in the diana years, when things went wrong in the 1990s, i think margaret certainly had the queens back, as they say. and was a great and loyal friend. certainly a handful in the 50s and 60s.

>> and apparently, margaret was -- after the war after the application crisis, when she became in line in the throne and she stepped up her lessons in constitutional history, from which margaret was excluded. the training for this job starts very early, does it not? >> and when she was told at the age of ten, -- i'll be good, and indeed, she was. >> completely. apparently she prayed for a brother. that is what the queen mother's mother, the counties of stress more strathmore because her brother would have become king -- 12 or 13 that she would like to have grown up in the country, being a lady with lots of horses and lots of dogs, which he kind of did, in a way, really, but i think she would have -- if she wasn't queen, i think she would have been certainly

responsible in the county, a sort of a magistrate or head of the w i. she would have always had a little roll if you like but i think that would have been her role in life if she had been destined for much higher things, i suppose. >> and yet, she had a twinkle in her eyes and a great sense of humor, and a real love of her animals. the kyrgyz, the doggies, the horses, the racing. these were great passions of hers. th>> yes, i used to photograph or. and certainly you wanted to get a photograph of the queen, then get her going to -- i used to go to a thing called duke slain which is where they got after the cars. they don't drive in a carriage all the way from windsor castle. they get out in the middle of nowhere, really, and get out of the car and get into the carriage. and the queen was always really animated. and so relaxed and happy and you could say, we've got a winner today, oh, yes, she

would talk about the horses -- and she was so animated and so on. so, horses and dogs were her life, really. and she once said -- i think it was in that documentary, you showed earlier, called elizabeth r and she said, sometimes i resent the amount of time i have to spend indoors when it could be outside, meaning out walking or walking the dogs or being with the horses -- i mean, she was very much an outdoor sort of person, really. so she enjoyed the countryside. and that was a hobby. and it was quite nice really, in the end when she was at balmoral because that was one of her favorite places on earth. the queen never holiday the broad. she was the most traveled monarch but she never -- apart from going to kentucky when she used to go to the stud farms in kentucky that was the one exception. but she never went to mystique like margaret, or cluster

cloisters like -- -- quite nice that her life ended there, really. >> in lloyd, lovely to hear those thoughts of yours as you -- either races as well. thank you very much indeed. so the life of the -- here, this was indeed james matthews -- be with those animals that she loved. sit with dogs here on the lawn at balmoral castle. >> yeah, she's very happier. balmoral castle >> she has been coming here ever since she was a child. and watching the family arrived here, with children grandchildren imagine they will take comfort from the comfort that she took from being here. and she was happy, as we saw on tuesday smiling chuckling with a photographer in the room talking about how the skies

have darkened over balmoral. very important she insisted on taking part. and recently, as for the people who came across are, they spoke about -- in her mother's old fishing -- by the river -- and also having lunch, walking the cords, and admit -- has a cottage there, recently adapted to something appropriate to have reduced mobility. so she was a -- who is happier, throughout her life. happy as a child, happy through the years, happy at family gatherings in good times and it bad. i'm certainly happy in her final days. >> somebody i met traveling up yesterday up here, said in his two young sons have been walking along the river here the river the. and somebody pulled up behind them at a land rover and -- majesty the queen and they said, oh, you give out the duke of

edinburgh awards. >> if you think you could just sign it off for us -- everyone has a story like that of -- this moment they have with the queen and the duke of edinburgh. and here as well, this 50,000 acres estate -- accessible, isn't it, by members of the public? >> yes, and people did come across it. and even in -- ballot -- and -- people -- she didn't necessarily share that background. but they certainly shared a sense of community, the royal family has -- the community here. she was wired in to the likes of -- and villages around the balmoral estate. >> james, for the moment, thank you very much indeed. certainly, king charles iii will be leaving balmoral hill to travel to london. we are told he is due to make a national address on television

on friday evening expressing, no doubt once again, his sadness at the passing of her majesty the queen here at balmoral. members of her family by her side. the family still here at this -- in scotland. in scotland. >> but then james, there was. lovely >> -- in the morning. >> good evening this is sky news, from balmoral. the her majesty the queen, has died, after -- king charles the third is now the monarch. >> the queen passed away peacefully yesterday at the age of 96 after seven decades on the throne.