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king charles begins his reign. the official ten days of national mourning throughout the united kingdom for queen elizabeth began earlier today with a tribute in parliament and separate gun salutes at hyde park and edinburgh castle. 96 rounds fired for her 96 years of life. >> fire! >> then you have an enduring image from an emotional day here on thursday. this double rainbow over buckingham palace as crowds gathered to pay their respects. the burdens of ruling this nation now fall on king charles. the 73-year-old monarch arriving in london just a few hours ago and exiting his car at buckingham palace to shake hands

with the people gathered there. then meeting with prime minister liz truss and members of her cabinet ahead of the most pivotal speech of his life. a prerecorded address that is expected to air next hour. back home, president biden says he will attend the queen's funeral. one of 14 u.s. presidents the queen met during her time on the thrown. joining me now, nbc senior international correspondent kir simmons. katty kay and we will be joined by richard engel who is outside of balmoral castle. let's begin with everything we have seen today. people have been pouring up. the skies opened up. >> it's the british weather. sorry. >> people just keep coming. there is this sense that people want to really just be here and pay their respects.

>> yeah. it's not very much to give, is it? a couple of hours in the rain to pay respects to a queen who gave her life for this country. it has been a day in which ordinary folks, you and me, anyone can come and pay homage to a queen who gave so much and at the same time a day of enormous constitutional change. the flag above buckingham palace is the royal standard. it's flying at full staff because the monarch is in the palace. but it's a king, not a cream. in courtrooms they refer to the king today. in parliament, they talk about the king. the changes are happening everywhere. at the same time, we don't -- we can't talk about a split screen. i don't know what the word is. multi-screen or something. so many aspects to this and dynamics because of the private aspect, too, of a king who is mourning his mother and at the same time doing his duty as she would have wanted. he is preparing -- we are an

hour away from the televised address. we think he has already recorded it. it won't be live. my goodness, as it important. >> yeah. the enormous pressure that he must be feeling in addition to the emotion. i want to play for all of us what we heard just a little earlier from boris johnson. he met with the queen just a couple of days ago as part of his resignation. take a listen. >> one final quality which was her humility. her single electric fire tupperware refusal to be grand. unlike us politicians, with our armor-plated convoys, i can tell you as a direct eyewitness that she drove herself in her own car with no detectives and no bodyguard, bouncing at alarming speed over the scottish landscape to the amazement of

the ramblers and tourists we encountered. it is that spirit with which she created the modern constitutional monarchy. >> he used that word several times during his remarks. you can tell from that story just how much of an impresent she left on everyone who spent time with her. >> there are a couple of things in the stories i like. one was the fact that she used her tupperware and had her heater. she was a war baby. they went through the second world war in britain. they grew up with rationing. i think there's something about that, the pride with which she refused to spend too much money or overindulge in creature comforts that endears her to her generation of brits who went through that same period with her. there's that story of her driving around balmoral.

she loved to drive. there's a story about how the then crown prince of saudi arabia was visiting balmoral. she insisted on taking him for a drive. little did he know she was going to be driving, he from a kingdom where women were not allowed to drive. she was going to drive at high speed around those lanes in scotland. i don't know if it was a feminist dig at the crown prince saying, a woman can drive just as well as a man can. but it's a story that's done the rounds in the last few days. there are lots of them, those stories. the tributes that were paid in parliament from boris johnson and from theresa may, the former minister, were very touching. also kind of, they were fun. may tells a story, it's worth everybody watching the video. i didn't know she had good comic timing. about being at a picnic in balmoral and her relationship with the queen. we hear those stories. this is a moment of people are in mourning, grieving. but the queen had a fun sense of

humor. it's nice to think that over these days those little stories about her sense of mischief are coming out. >> she never had to take a driving test. she never had a driver's license. she did love her cars. let's talk about the royal family right now. so much of the attention today, keir was talking about this, will be on king charles. what can you tell us? what do we know about how this must be affecting william, harry and so many family members. i think of the interviews they have done about her and just said she was the center of their family. >> that is the word here, isn't it? family. for charles, king charles now, it's duty before self. he has had a brief period of private mourning.

the rest of the family are able to do that. it's straight to the business of being king for charles. actually, as i watched him outside buckingham palace, i thought he looked uplifted by the people turned out. they were cheering for him. one wonders if he knew what kind of a reception he was going to get. no one knew how the crowds were going to react. no one really knows how the family is mourning. what we know is that it is behind closed doors. the duke of sussex left balmoral early this morning at 8:30, which suggests it was a short period of time with his immediate family. we're not sure of the placement of everyone, whether they are at balmoral. for the other members of the family, other than king charles and queen consort camilla, they are having time to mourn privately. >> no one has had more time to prepare for being a monarch than he has. and yet, you never really know how you are going to step up until the moment comes.

what is the expectation? can king charles act as a unifying force for his family and for his larger family, which is his kingdom? >> well, he is going to step up. he was the longest reigning prince of wales. the most experienced heir apparent we had. i think there's no doubt he is absolutely ready for this task. i think he is going to be buoyed by the support we saw earlier outside buckingham palace. in terms of what he is going to say at 6:00 this evening, simply, it will be the most important speech of his life. it will be a tribute to his mother. it will be his manifesto. it will give us some idea, some insight into king charles iii and what we can expect. there's the wider issue of family behind all of this. much is being made of the slimmed down monarchy that we know king charles is going to have. what will the family look like under charles' reign? these are things we will watch

in the coming months and years. most importantly, that tribute to his late mother, the queen, i think will be the centerpiece of his manifesto this evening. >> so many tributes have been pouring in from around the world. richard engel joins us now from balmoral. of course, that is where the queen spent her final days. it was by most accounts the place that she loved the most. what is happening there today? what do we expect in the next couple of days? >> what is happening here and what is happening -- has been happening all morning is people are coming here. some have been traveling from other parts of scotland or other parts of the united kingdom. many are people who lived in the area. they are coming to lay cards, to lay flowers at the gates of balmoral. the gate is just behind me, over a bridge here. there's not a lot of tears.

mostly people are leaving notes that say thank you. thank you for your service. thank you for your dedication. thank you for being a rock of stability during uncertain times. thank you for being there and connecting us to the past. a lot of families have come. people are walking their dogs. i wouldn't say it's a joyous moment. it's very sad. but it's a moment of reflection, i think, that people have come here and are continuing to do throughout the day. it has not let up. we came here this morning. throughout the entire day, there have been a steady stream of people coming and leaving flowers and cards. what is expected next is the coffin will leave here. it will be taken and a series of

events begin. we are seeing this two track approach with the ceremonies underway to honor the late queen, to remember her, to remember her legacy. then also the parallel procedures to begin the work for king charles iii. he will be traveling the four nations that make up the united kingdom, scotland where i am right now, northern ireland, wales and england. although he is king, there will be several procedures in each location where he is more formally acknowledged as the sovereign of the united kingdom. i think the speech he is about to give, for which he may have records,ed, but which will be broadcast soon, will set the tone. this is his first official day at work, so to speak, for the job you were just saying that he had been preparing decades for. >> katty kay, when there's a

loss like this, there's the mourning, but there's also the celebration of a life. it's an extraordinary life, unlike any other, that queen elizabeth ii lived. i wonder if there will be some measure of good will toward charles because of that. it's clear that the queen wanted the support of the british people for both charles and camilla. >> yes. she is overwhelmingly popular among the british public, pretty much for all of her reign. she dipped a little bit after the death of princess diana. basically, she has been the most popular member of the royal family. he not so much. he was ranking at one point i think in seventh in popularity. there's a difference in the way that the british public feels about him. he will get some benefit, i imagine, over the next few weeks

at least from taking over from his mother and from the flawless way this transition from queen to king has taken place. there's a longer term question, i think, about the relevance of the royal family. during queen elizabeth's reign, republicanism was a pretty negligible feature in british political life. there were some republicans, but not really very much. will we see a spike now that it is king charles and not queen elizabeth? we will have to see. we will see how he manages that transition. >> thank you all so much. we appreciate it. more than a monarch. up next, president biden's plans to attend the queen's funeral and celebrate the long relationship between the white house and buckingham palace. our special coverage continues after this. >> she was an incredibly gracious and decent woman. the thoughts and prayers of the american people with the people

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the queen is being memorialized in many ways today. on the covers of newspapers. it says, our hearts are broken. an observation. thousands of people who have been pouring into buckingham palace to pay their respects, it's almost eerily quiet. there's a reverence around coming here today. we are seeing this everywhere, these memorials in a sense. two commemorative covers from "people." president biden is planning to attend the funeral, along with many other heads of state. yesterday, he visited the british embassy in washington to pay his respects saying the queen defined an era and was instrumental in making the u.s./uk relationship special. joining me now, chief white house correspondent kristin welker. what can you tell us about the

president's visit and tributes from other u.s. leaders? >> reporter: as you say, the president is planning to attend the queen's funeral. he had met her twice. once as president, once when he was a senator. her passing is being felt across the u.s. overnight, president biden saying the queen helped make our relationship special. thisforged with 13 sitting presidents and this american audience who adored her. we are hearing praise not only from this president but from former presidents. president trump, former president trump saying, what a grand and beautiful lady she was. there was nobody like her. former president obama saying, we were struck by her warmth. the way she put people at ease and how she brought her considerable humor and charm to moments of great pomp and circumstance. again, chris, as you know, the american public just felt a

strong connection with her as well. we are hearing from some of the mourners here. take a listen. >> a lot of people like to try to underplay the role a monarchy has. she has been this very unifying figure that has been able to allow people to point to that is who the united kingdom is more than any prime minister since churchill. she has been the symbol of her country and has been a source of unity. >> reporter: part of that bond is formed because, think about it, the queen has reigned for nearly a third of this country's history. so many people have only known the queen. this is a moment of great change. it's incredibly somber for people here in the united states. when president biden met the queen last year, he actually compared her to his mother. he said her grace really reminded him of his mother. that personal connection, just

one of the reasons why we are expecting him to attend her funeral. it's entirely appropriate, chris, as you say, he will be one of a number of world leaders who will be mourning the queen and there for her services. >> perhaps in higher praise than she reminds me of my mother. kristin welker, thank you. appreciate it. the world is in mourning. the british empire spanned more than a quarter of the globe when queen elizabeth was born. her death is being felt far beyond that reach. her worldwide impact and legacy next on our special coverage on msnbc. >> it's just one of those iconic eras. everyone where you go, it's elizabeth ii. it's part -- it's baked into this country, this culture. this is the moment. for a treatment for moderate-to-severe eczema. cibinqo — fda approved.

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we are back. the heart of where queen elizabeth left a legacy unmatched in recent history. putting the new king in a challenging position that he has been preparing to accept for decades. wilford frost joins me now. king charles has known that this

would some day be a reality. i was thinking about the contrast to a young elizabeth, thrust into this enormous role at just 25. yet both taking them on at a time of change and at a time of great consequence. >> i think it's impossible to understate how incredible she was at stepping up to a role at a very young, precocious age in a way that perhaps meant she didn't have the same level of example, the same amount of preparation that prince charles now of course king charles iii has had. that example she said of delivering on her duty to the very last is an amazing one for king charles to have learned from. >> what are the ways in which he has prepared for this?

>> first and foremost, by being his mother's son and see her up close. of course, he wants to do things his own way as well. no doubt has been thinking about those changes and those differences for many years -- many decades, been preparing for this moment for his entire life. in terms of those official duties, he has been stepping up into them, including things like the state opening of parliament this past year, which included, of course, delivering the government's agenda of the day. he will be giving his first speech as king shortly this evening. i think the main point of this is understanding what his role is. that is as a ceremonial figurehead, as our head of state, that he saw his mother do so well. i thought we got a glimpse of that earlier when he came here to buckingham palace. >> when he was shaking hands and waving. we saw the duty -- that sense of duty. compare that to a few days

before she died, the queen making sure she was there for the new prime minister. we should note that your uncle has been presiding over the plans for the services we will see, for years, as did his father before him. i'm sure you have seen up close how massive that responsibility is. talk a little bit about the importance and the goal of these coming days in remembering the queen but also welcoming a new king. >> all those minute details of the operation have been closely guarded secrets for a long time. every little minute detail has been poured over from where the coffin -- the route it will take to the hymns that will be sung. and security preparations to welcome world leaders from president biden and beyond to westminster abbey for the funeral.

those details have been discussed with her majesty the queen over recent years and decades. they will be approved by the new king before they are put into action in the days ahead. the role of it is to try and give her majesty a fitting sendoff, something very hard to do, and the nation a sufficient chance to mourn, again will be very hard to do. but that finite ten-day period will, i think, allow the nation to pause and when she's laid in rest in ten days, then to move on and start a new chapter. >> always great having you on the program. thank you for that. coming up, the pop culture queen. her incredible influence spanning decades with seemingly endless references, tv spoofs, movie homages and artist tributes, including this one from musician harry styles.

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from here. perhaps they are heading back there. again, less than 100 feet away from where i'm standing, the new king went by. it made quite an impact on the crowd, as you can imagine. almost stunned. more of a murmur than shouting. in the meantime, in toronto last night, elton john, who you might remember was knighted by queen elizabeth ii, paid tribute to her with his song, "don't let the sun go down on me" and saying she led britain through some dark moments with grace. >> she's been with me all my life. i feel very sad that she won't be with me anymore. but i'm glad she's at peace. i'm glad she's at rest. she deserves this. she's worked bloody hard. >> through her life, the queen made an impact across the pop culture spectrum. molly hunter with more on that. >> reporter: the queen's image was recognizable around the world. [ applause ] the pop cultural icon.

>> the queen has been depicted in popular culture more than any other person, really, because she's a global icon. she's immediately recognizable anywhere and everywhere in the world. because she's been around for such a long time. >> reporter: at a glance, queen elizabeth was known for her handbags, pearls, bright colors. some say her outfits reflected her belief that she had to be seen to be believed. artists took inspiration from her likeness. while shows and movies about the royals took off -- >> i don't awful get into a fight. when i do, i want to win. >> reporter: millions of fan were hooked. >> you don't think what affection people once had for this institution has been diminished? >> no. not at all. >> reporter: hoping to learn more about the queen, whether real or fictional. >> we're going out incognito. >> does the tiara give it away? >> yes. thanks.

>> reporter: the queen may have been a beloved on scene character, but she wasn't necessarily a loyal fan of the dramatizations herself. >> we know some members of the royal family watched "the crown " and other dramatizations of the monarchy. there's never been any suggestion the queen herself watched it. you know if you are born into the royal family, hundreds of thousands of pages of script and drama will be written about you, whether you like it or not. >> reporter: she did embrace her pop culture notoriety on occasion. >> good evening, mr. bond. >> reporter: appearing alongside james bond during the london olympics. she acted with britain's beloved paddington bear. >> perhaps you would like a sandwich. i always keep one for emergencies. >> so do i. i keep mine in here. >> reporter: to those who knew her best, she had a different

side, less formal perhaps than the reserved leader we saw. >> i always wonder whether anyone captured her sense of humor. >> there's a knife. >> i know there is. >> reporter: england's longest serving monarch, her dedication to service defined the royal family, adored at home and admired by fans around the world. >> joining me now from london is nbc news correspondent molly hunter and "washington post" columnist and former london bureau chief eugene robinson. molly, what other well-known names are we hearing from? you have been getting reaction on the streets of london today. >> you have had an exciting 15 minutes. that sounds extraordinary to watch the crowd react that way. we have been getting reaction from elsewhere in london. i'm across the river from you in front of the houses of parliament. i want to share, every celebrity, every world leader

has reacted. i want to share, mick jagger put out a statement. for my whole life, she has been there. i remember as a beautiful young lady to the much beloved grandmother of the nation. paul mccartney, god bless queen elizabeth ii, may she rest in peace. we went out to talk to people. i wanted to talk to young brits who for many, of course, the queen was the only monarch they have known. they may not love the monarchy, the royal family. but they all loved and respected the queen. now it's feeling like a period of anxiousness, uncertainty. take a listen to one woman. >> looking at the king right now, we are going to have so many changes. passport, money, over and over. we don't know what to expect from him and what to expect from the prime minister herself, because there's quite a lot of change. we don't know her that well. we just have to wait.

>> this country has gone through kind of extraordinary changes this week. there's a new prime minister. there's a new head of state in king charles iii. this country, like others across europe, is dealing with a cost of living crisis, a looming energy crisis, heading into a cold winter. inflation, which is making life hard. you have two new leaders. there was a lot of anxiety. people want to hear from king charles. they want to hear him reach out to young people. they want to hear him talk about issues like climate change, which is something he has championed, that they care about. also, the people i spoke with today, universally, wanted to see the royal family and monarchy itself slightly slimmed down and streamlined. they want to see prince william involved more. >> eugene, in your piece for "the washington post," you wrote the queen was the last of her kind and it's impossible to imagine any successor having the same impact. you heard that in the young women that molly spoke to, that there is a bit of a nervousness about this change.

to say that there are big shoes to fill is a gross understatement. >> absolutely. there's always going to be nervousness when you have known nothing else than what you just lost. right? the vast majority of britain have known no other monarch than queen elizabeth. there's the structural uncertainty. the other thing that is uncertain is that, did queen elizabeth like elton john's music? we have no idea. did she like mick jagger's music? we don't know. she perfected this ability to be kind of a blank slate on to which you could project whatever you wanted. you could imagine that she rocked out to the rolling stones or whatever. because she allowed you to do

that. prince charles is associated with opinions. he has strong opinions on climate change. he has strong opinions about modern architecture. he has strong opinions about sustainable agriculture and other things. will he now emulate elizabeth in becoming more of a blank slate? or will he continue to express those opinions as monarch? will some people believe it's to the exclusion of them and their opinions? that's one question about the new king. >> yeah. i wonder what your observations were when you were here. as you say, there's so little we know. boris johnson said today when he was making his tribute in the halls of parliament that the queen was delighted when he said to her that her appearance with paddington bear had been so

overwhelmingly received. the thought that comes to you is she's human, she wants people to like her. >> yes. i'm sure she did. she certainly wanted people to respect the monarchy and the tradition of the monarchy. i believe the royal family is acutely aware of the fact that they really are there by the british people. there are not many monarchies of that scale left in the world. it's something really to try to hold on to for charles. >> what is on his shoulders right now? this speech, critically important. he is going to set a tone, what he does. even just driving through the crowd and seeing the reaction, knowing that will be played over and over and over again on the news across the country says something. right? >> absolutely. you get one chance to make a first impression.

this is his first impression as king. this speech will be listened to intensely in britain and around the world and every word will be parsed. it will be fascinating to hear what he says. >> molly, let me give you a closing thought here, you looked so much into sort of the social impact she had, social media, something she watched come to life. right? she was around long before "saturday night life" was. she was around long before the london olympics. they had her jumping out of a plane, landing into the middle of the stadium. her cultural impact is extraordinary. >> it is. that moment in the 2012 olympics with daniel craig's james bond

and the paddington sandwich was great. moments like that, we are still remembering. we are still kind of laughing about. those will endure. she had knew that she needed to be present, she needed to reach out to younger brits. one of the things they most want king charles to emulate from his mother is to be present, to go travel, to go spend time in some of these neighborhoods, to really show up and show his face. of course, while he is a familiar face that everyone knows who he is, they want to see him in this new capacity. that's why so many people here tell me they felt so close to the queen. >> molly hunter, eugene robinson, thank you both so much. appreciate it. the king's speech. in a few minutes, we will hear directly from the new monarch, charles iii, as he pays attribute to his mother and gives a glimpse of the prince as

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recognized the queen, which is fine. the american gentleman was telling the queen where he came from, where they were going to next and where they had been to. i could see it coming. sure enough, he said, where do you live? she said, i live in london. i have a holiday home the other side of the hills. he said, how often have you been coming up here? she said, i've been coming up here ever since i was a little girl. over 80 years. >> he said, if you come up here 80 years, you must have met the queen. as quick as a flash, i haven't, but dick here meets her regularly. he said, you met the queen, what's she like? because i was with her a long time and i knew i could pull her leg, i said she can be con tankerous but she's got a lovely sense of humor. the next thing i knew, this guy comes around, puts his arm around my shoulder. before i could see what was happening, gets his camera and says, you can take the picture of the two of us to the queen.

we swapped places and i took a picture of them with the queen. we never let on. we waved good-bye. she said, i would love to be a flyhe wall when he shows the photographs and somebody tells them who i am. >> that's what we and hopefully tells him who i am. >> that's what we're seeing in the days following the death of the queen, the humor. you're looking at a live picture inside st. paul's cathedral. on the death of her image industry, queen elizabeth ii, there will be a service of prayer and reflection starting just a few minutes from now. we will keep our eyes on st. paul's. i want to bring in the authors of "the oral history of queen elizabeth ii," which issues more than 100 interviews from private staff at buckingham palace, from family, friends, all of it providing an inside look into the inner workings of the royal family. so good to have you both here. debra, i imagine there are a lot of stories like the one we just

heard showing how funny she could be. i wonder what surprised you most about the queen after all of those interviews. >> her spontaneity. you know, we heard she had a great sense of humor. i'll give you one example of, you know, she always had to receive foreign dignitaries. and putin came but she was not happy about that. but she couldn't refuse because that was the directive of the office. so, she's standing there with putin and lord -- one of the officials, and he was blind and had a seeing eye dog. so, his seeing eye dog began snarling at putin. and so the queen got down and petted the dog over and over

again as if to say, good dog, good dog. she was signaling her displeasure with putin. >> and gerald, you spoke to bishop michaelman who recounted the deep interest the deep had in the people around her. i'm quoting, she is immensely interested in all those who serve her. i was expected to keep her informed on whether the cow man's wife had her baby or whether the man who ran the dairy came out of the hospital. she wanted to know and be informed of everyone around her. we hear about her being a great listener, being very attentive. what are some of the ever common threads you heard from these interviews? >> well, her courtesy, her concern for others, as the bishop stated, and her dedication to duty. imagine what it must be like to get up each morning and know

that you face an endless round of lunches, dinners, openings of schools and high schools and cultural institutions and having to meet ambassadors and governors general. and all of that, you have to be the queen to each and every one of those people. what an emotional task and what a great dedication to the duty that that entails. >> so much of that is in your wonderful book. again, it is "queen elizabeth ii: an oral history." i want to thank you both for being with us. stay with us because just moments from now, we are expecting to hear from the new king for the first time since assuming the monarchy. we'll bring you his comments live. we'll have this as britain begins ten days of national mourning. you're watching special coverage of the world remembering queen elizabeth ii from london here on msnbc.

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♪♪ good day. i'm chris jansing live at buckingham palace, and you are watching msnbc special coverage of the death of queen elizabeth. it is 6:00 p.m., coming up on 6:00 p.m. here in london, and we are coming to the end of this country's first official day of mourning. the feeling here, somber, reflective. people have been coming laying flowers, some saying prayers, leaving cards, taking time to honor a woman who has been a part of their lives as long as they can remember. but the british mantra, keep calm and carry on, still holds true. and just as thursday marked the end of an era, today marks the start of a new one. earlier we saw those extraordinary pictures of the new monarch, king charles iii

and his queen greeting crowds outside the palace, going down the line, shaking hands, getting a kiss on the cheek at one point. some people smiling, others literally in tears, offering flowers. there you see some there. any minute now we will hear from king charles, as he delivers his first public remarks to the nation and the world following the death of his mother. it is happening on a day that has been filled with moments of remembrance, honoring the queen's life of duty and service. we watched gun salutes at the tower of london in hyde park and the bells tolling at st. paul's cathedral and westminster abbey. as we speak, we are watching a service of prayer and reflection that is just beginning at st. paul's cathedral. prime minister liz truss and the mayor of london are there. earlier the prime minister met with the new king at buckingham palace for about 30 minutes, that meeting coming just three days after prime minister truss met with the queen, the

96-year-old on her feet, all smiles, doing the work of the nation, as she always had. amazing to think now that these are the last photos of the queen before she passed. i want to bring in nbc's molly hunter, who was here with me in london. andrew roberts is an msnbc royal contributor and a british historian who has written a number of books. and simon perry, chief foreign correspondent for "people" magazine. andrew, the crowds here at pups have been large all day long. i watched them grow all day long. even the rain didn't send people away. then you have those amazing pictures of -- let's go to king charles. >> my beloved mother was an inspiration, an example to me and to all my family. and we owe her the most heart felt debt any family could owe to their mother for her love,