commonwealth nations woke up to a new monarch today, for the first time in most of their lives. moments ago, king charles' first audience with prime minister liz truss. he referred to his mother's death as a moment i'd been dreading. a short time before that, just as his mother did in 1952, king charles iii pledged himself to the people of england, in his first speech since ascending to the throne yesterday. >> queen elizabeth was a life well lived, a promise with destiny kept, and she is mourned most deeply in her passing.

that promise of lifelong service i renew to you all today. i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love, as i have throughout my life. >> gun salutes boomed across london and the uk military sites today. 96 rounds were fired to mark queen elizabeth's incredible 96 years of life. the new monarch returned to london and was greeted by a sea of people gathered outside of buckingham palace. some of those who shook hands with and smiled, others were tears. despite knowing the inevitable was approaching, queen elizabeth's death arrived nevertheless as a national

shock. and many britons are understandably still grappling with the loss of a woman who has been a constant for most, if not all of their lives. >> i'm not quite ready to sing "god save the king," that's for sure. seems a bit funny coming out of my mouth, to be honest. it's always been "god save the queen." that will be interesting with the impending coronation. >> sad, sad, sad, shocked. just didn't think this woman was ever going to die. and you know, she's been that figurehead for longer than i've been alive. and we've all grown up with her and that family. so it's like a family member's gone. >> so what happens now, given the late announcement of her majesty's death, today is considered d-day, or d-plus zero in operation london bridge. it is the start of a meticulously orchestrated process of mourning and constitutional transition that

has been planned out for decades. and given the queen's passing in scotland, not london, it involves an extra, but already prepared layer, which is where we begin. joining me now from buckingham palace is nbc news senior international correspondent, keir simmons. keir, operation london bridge -- >> yeah. >> -- has been in the making since the '60s. >> yeah. >> meticulously prepared and updated over the years. queen elizabeth herself took part in planning some of this. >> yes. >> just lay out what we're going to start to see in the coming days. >> well, i think it's the continuity that london bridge is about. it's about saying, the queen is dead, long live the king. the monarch can never die. this is the end, of course, of king charles' first full day as king, there in buckingham palace behind me. so what we're going to see is more of that continuity, but i think also, and what we saw that in the king's speech today, elements of change. just gentle elements of change. so tomorrow, for example, his

ascension service at st. james' palace just a short distance from here. now, that is steeped in history. but at the same time, we are going to have william and kate there, who have just been made prince and princess of wales. princess of wales, a title that hasn't been held since diana, which of course will mean so much to william. the point being about that ceremony with william and kate there, i think what you'll see is a slimmed down monarchy. and i think we've seen those kind of indications of modernity. today, king charles allowed the cameras to film his first meeting with the prime minister. we've just been shown that video. so there are small ways in which the king is saying, yep, my dedication to duty is the same as my mother's and yes, things will carry on as normal, but they won't. >> and that ascendency tomorrow, that ceremony, will be televised live by the bbc. the first time that's ever happened. >> another piece of change. >> acknowledging that in order

to maintain the monarchy, you've got to let more people in and show them how it works. >> but also acknowledging something that the queen knew very, very well. which is that you have to give the impression of everything staying the same, while you slowly change. it's actually modern branding, right? you just -- you keep people comfortable, but you don't want them to feel like you're falling behind in terms of modernity. >> she was ahead of so much of the change. the first documentary about the royals was made at, i believe, buckingham palace, right? >> her coronation filmed. >> prince philip spearheading that documentary. not necessarily going over so well, but they did it. the fact that she was queen because her uncle refused to not marry a divorcier. and then she as queen experienced the dissolution of three of her children's marriages. >> very tough times. and she got through it all. and good for her. and i think people are remembering her in those terms. just to finish, katy.

something that we should touch on is the humor that she had and how much people are reflecting on that. just for a moment, from the former prime minister, boris johnson in the house of commons today, where he told the commons how much pleasure the queen got from a story he told her, where he told her that a leader that he had spoken to had actually believed, back at the olympics, that she had jumped out of the helicopter -- >> i was there and for a second -- >> i thought, did the queen just jump out? >> clearly, you have that in common with leaders of some nations. >> the point is, the queen loved that. she was fun! offered in private. and that's -- when you lose someone, it's about mourning them, but also about celebrating them. and that's one of the ways that the queen is being celebrated. >> there were so many moments at parliament, we just played another one with former prime minister theresa may about how she dropped some cheese on the ground and had to make a split-second decision about whether she would pick it up at

balmoral and she did and put it back on her plate and turned around and found out that the queen was watching her every move and she said all the queen did was smile. we're talking about someone who devoted her life to service, devoted her life to this country, she was not without humor >> you know something about devoing your life to service, you have to have some humor. >> joining me now, katty kay, an msnbc contributor. also andrew roberts, msnbc royal contributor and a british historian. jack royston, chief royal correspondent for "newsweek," and john quellch, who was appointed commander of the british oil empire in 2011. thank you, everybody. katty, we'll begin with you. we have the ten days, we understand that's probably how long this mourning process will be. we have not gotten the date yet for the funeral. we also have not got the date yet for any future coronation ceremony for king charles. it's going to be about pomp and

circumstance and showing the continuity, as keir was saying. but there's also going to be a few moments scattered within there that are going to be really highly scrutinized, including the interaction between prince charles -- or king charles, excuse me, prince william and prince harry, who very notably prince charles made a point of mentioning alongside prince william and kate, mentioning harry and meghan today in his first speech to the nation. >> it would have been very peculiar if king charles, having mentioned his wife, having mentioned his oldest son, had not mentioned prince harry. and he did so in a nice gesture, saying that he hoped, you know, his heart was with them as they settled into their new life abroad. we know that there are tensions within the royal family. and prince harry has a book coming out that is causing consternation in the royal family. what is he going to say. what criticisms might be leveled at the royal family. and there was a lot of angst and

really anger and disappointment at the interview that harry and meghan gave to oprah winfrey, and the allegations of racism in the royal family, which william responded to and said were, you know, there was -- this was not a racist family. so the tensions are there, particularly between the brothers. let's hope that at a moment like this, when they've lost their grandmother, those two brothers can come together. because william will need his brother. this is a slimmed down monarchy now, and it really is all about king charles and the prince of wales, prince william. and they will need all the support that they can, because the monarchy is going to change. king charles is not queen elizabeth. he will have to forge the monarchy in his own image and his son will have to do the same after him. and they will need the support of those around them. i had a conversation with somebody who had known the queen earlier today and was asking, well, did she ever express frustration to all of those

duties. did she ever get fed up? what did she say in private? and he said, you can't underestimate the power of prince philip to queen elizabeth. and it's those personal relationships that king charles paid a lot of tribute today to his wife, camilla, who he has a very close relationship with, and he will need camilla. william will need kate, and they will need each other as a family. they're not grieving the loss of their grandmother and mother, this is a new moment for the british monarchy and they'll need all the support they can get. >> speaking of a new moment, as keir just mentioned a moment ago, we have a new prince of wales and a new princess of wales, andrew. the first princess of wales that this country has known since princess diana. what did that mean to you? >> well, i think it very much under lines what we have already heard, that it really does mean that king charles is going to need the waleses, as we're going to be calling them, kate and

william, to pick up the slack and to work incredibly hard, and to take on some of -- he actually made it very clear, take on some of his own territories and his work, pioneering work, and whilst he concentrates on being king and therefore not indulging or interfering in anything that could be considered to be political, he made that quite clear. it's quite an important statement for him to have made, really, because they're both worried about this in politics. so he's bringing on prince -- the prince and princess of wales now to sort of do the job that he was doing when he was prince of wales. >> jack, we've been talking about harry and meghan and the drama surrounding them. it's been a faculty tumultuous

past few years for queen elizabeth and the scandal surrounding prince andrew. king charles himself went through a period of time where he really did not have the support of the british public. his support has gone up in recent years. it's not quite yet approaching what the queen's was, but we will see. how will he need to approach trying to unify the royal family and trying to show that these scandals are in the past, not the future? >> you're absolutely write that unifying the family is the big task ahead of him. i think that king charles will have a honeymoon period where the public will be very much in favor of him. they'll be mourning the king, and so they'll see him as a sort of leadership at a time when the country really needs leadership. because it's a big moment for britain.

and the big test for charles will be that something always winds up going wrong with the royal family at some stage, you know? there will be a crisis, there will be a big test of his leadership somewhere down the line. and it will be how he handles that. in other words, he will have an initial boost to his popularity, which he then can either hold on to or lose hold of. and so i think this olive branch, they seem to have genuine warmth towards harry and meghan is a big part of their attempt to unify, but it's also very consistent with the way that charles had been for quite some months now. he's extended several olive branches to harry and meghan, including an essay he wrote for "newsweek" in january, in which he praised harry's work on climate change. he -- you know, it was also made known to us that he had greatly enjoyed meeting meghan back in april when harry and meghan were over for the invictus games. so from charles' point of view, there have been multiple olive

branchs extended and there's been a bit of a charm offense i have in relation to his son's daughter-in-law, his youngest son. but the question is really how harry and meghan feel about it. do they feel that they have resolved the difficult feelings that they had in march of 2021? if they still feel that way, they may find it difficult not to express those feelings in public. and if they start to express those feelings in public, then charles may be in a position where he winds up having to do or say something or somehow manage this situation and that is where we could start to get a real test of his leadership. the queen was an exceptional leader and incredibly experienced. and she's very good at showing the public that she is compassionate or sensitive or caring. so that is what charles is going to have to try to replicate. >> and does the book still come out? we've been talking about how charles is going to change the monarchy in a slimmed down royal family or a slimmed down

presence. what does that look like? we've seen harry and meghan voluntarily step back as senior royals. what more changes might we see, jack? >> the conversations about settling down with the royal family has been going on -- this has been charles' campaign since the mid-90s. and back then, there were discussions about slimming down the yorks, slimming down prince andrew. prince andrew managed to keep his place as a working royal, but his daughters did not. they at one point lost their police protection and they are not working royals. the big question of slimming down is the one that we heard meghan discussing with oprah, that there were conversations about whether or not archie and lily would have titles, about whether they would have police protection, about whether they would be working royals. and so slimming down is a very, very -- it's always been a controversial subject. and it is a very controversial subject in 2021 and probably in

2022 as well. the fact that harry and meghan have quit does kind of mean that some of that conversation has been made afate acompy. but we know that william and kate, the prince and princess of wales, but we still don't know what position will be taken on archie and lily, and that is another point of which there could become a new conflict or a new fault line. so there are still positions here to take from charl. and they are decisions that could really affect the whole course of his reign from here on in. because there is a big public, it comes down to which side the public take. >> prince harry clearly had great affection for his grandmother, naming his daughter lilibet, as you just alluded to, queen elizabeth's nickname since she was just a small child,

given to her by her grandfather. john, turning to something less controversial, you wrote about your experiences with the queen, the times you met her. just relay them to us. >> thank you very much, katy. i had the pleasure of engaging with queen elizabeth on three occasions and every time that i engaged with her, i was impressed by number one, she was totally briefed as to who i was. number two, she asked excellent, succinct questions. number three, she listened very attentively. and number four, she gave you the confidence to be able to answer easily and without being pressed or being in any way mortified by the presence of this incredible woman. so she had that lightness of

touch, that approachability at the same time as she was so formidable on the world stage. and in many ways, a lady who perhaps alongside the pope was the single most apolitical leader on the global stage. and these are, of course, big shoes for king charles to fill. but i'm very optimistic [ inaudible ] nationally as well as domestically. he's passionate on many issues that are important. he has expressed today his desire to continue and reflect that lifetime of service that the queen provided. the watch words throughout the speech were service, respect, loyalty, duty, and he assured

the nation and the commonwealth of nations that our values will remain constant. the queen's values will be continued through her son. at the same time, saying that the queen balanced love of tradition with an embrace of progress. and as the other commentators have said, it's going to be his role to redefine the monarchy of the united kingdom for a new generation. and i'm optimistic that he with the support of the british people who i'm sure, whatever the opinion polls one week ago may have said, the opinion polls today are going to give him and camilla a fair shot to do an outstanding job for the nation and for the commonwealth. >> much has changed in this past week. thank you, everyone. and coming up what the loss

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>> she's an iconic woman. >> we just love her. she was a wonderful woman. >> we're never going to see the like of her again. >> everyone is going to miss her quite greatly. >> joining us now sky news anchor and msnbc contributor wilfried frost. thanks for being with us. i'm going to lean on your expertise as somebody who formally worked for cnbc as well. and just talk about this moment that we're in here in the uk. you have an economic crisis, energy prices are going up because of the war in ukraine. people are feeling the squeeze. there's a new prime minister and now there's a new king. it's a lot of change in a very short period of time. a lot of turmoil. >> reporter: enormous amount of change and the economy is looking terrible. the latest goldman sachs inflation forecast said it could peak at 20% early next year. and just on wednesday, as her first day as prime minister, liz truss was announcing her plans to try to curb the energy

crisis, try to get the economy back on surer footing. and during that very debate in parliament is when the news started to spread that the queen was not feeling well. in that already, you get a feeling for quite how much has happened all at once. of course, the important point is that those tough issues, whether it's war in ukraine, the energy crisis, the economic crisis are down to the head of government, down to the prime minister. and it's a remarkable sign of the head of state, the queen's duty that she made sure that there have a new prime minister in place and all the other cabinet ministers. she has to officially appoint them too, including the new finance minister before she left us. impossible to know whether that was a calculated decision or not, but i think there was something subconscious going on, at least in queen elizabeth's mind to make sure that she got that done and the government is in place. >> and liz truss met with her on tuesday. she has now met with king

charles as of today. i know it's hard to guess what was said in those meetings, but because of the moment that we are in, i would imagine that the economy might have come up today. >> i would as well. we would never get to know and the head of state is not there to tell the head of government what to do, but many prime ministers over the last decades have reflected how her majesty, the queen, would give them wise counsel. she had been through it all. she had seen good times and bad on foreign policy, on domestic policy, and seen prime ministers of different political persuasions and how they deal with it. the counsel she could have given the new prime minister would have been significant and that is missing. there's no doubt about that. prince charles is new to that role himself. perhaps he has great wisdom on these areas to give to liz truss, but there's no doubt about that, that we are missing that extra level of counsel that

would queen would have been able to give the prime minister. as i said, at least there is a stable government in place. >> in her 70s years, she would have known that troubles pass and times they aren't as bad as they might seem in the moment. wilfred, thank you very much. and the carelean period, also the end of the elizabethan age. a turning point in history for the united kingdom, but just how different will it look. nbc's keir simmons has more. >> reporter: he's the longest-serving heir to the throne in british history. at the age of 73, charles, the eldest son of queen elizabeth, is now king charles iii. the country's first look at king charles, traveling to london this morning to resume his duties. in a statement, calling his mother's death a moment of the greatest sadness for me and for all the members of my family. in popularity, charles still

trails his mothers and his sons and their wives with only 11% choosing him as their favorite royal. but arguably, no one is more ready to be king. charles, groomed from the age of 4, when his mother was crowned queen. as a boy, she was shy, lonely, an average student and in sportsman, calling his school in scotland pure hell. >> hi, charles, prince of wales, do become your legion man of life and limb. at 20, he became prince of wales and began to blossom, hunting, playing polo, a pilot in the air force. five years in the royal navy, where he commanded a ship. >> i thee wed. >> i thee wed. >> charles may be best known as the man who married princess diana, a fairy tale wedding, seemingly doomed from the beginning. >> and i suppose in love? >> of course. >> whatever in love means. >> yes.

>> public opinion of him plummeting after their acrimonious divorce and diana's tragic death. ever since, he's tried to improve his image, ultimately marrying camilla, who will now take the title of queen consort. he became the hardest working member of the royal family, founding charities, like the prince's trust, helping nearly a million disadvantaged young people, and championing causes, like environmental protection, long before they were fashionable. >> do we want to go down in history as the people who did nothing to bring the world back from the brink? >> reporter: now, king charles has vowed to avoid controversial campaigns as monarch, just as his mother did. over the last months, as her health weakened, he's assumed more of her duties. one of his first, expected plans to slim down the size of the monarchy and reduce its financial drain on the public. still, his biggest challenge may be healing the rift with his son, harry, after his royal

departure. >> i will always love him. but there's a lot of hurt that's happened. >> reporter: now, as his family gathers around charles, the eyes of the world are on him, like never before. >> reporter: andrew roberts and john quellch are back with us. andrew, in talking about what kind of king king charles is going to be, i think there were questions about how involved he would be in british politics, as prince charles, he was certainly very vocal about the climate, for instance. he had said to a bbc documentary filmmaker that, no, he wasn't stupid. he was going to be less outspoken as king. and he alluded it to that same sentiment in his speech today, not with those same words, saying that because he will be monarch, he won't be as able to participate in charities and on issues that he holds dear. what do you expect out of him?

>> i think he's going to do what he says. there was a fear, he refused to attend a dinner for the leaders because of their human rights abuses. he would write letters to ministers, the memoranda that he was then ministered with, and he recognized that the duty of a constitutional monarch is to advise and to warn and to do those things in private. and so he has made quite explicit in his speech, with his statements about the constitution and parliamentary governments and so on, that he is going to take the same route now as his mother did. and he's obviously hoping, of course, that prince william, as prince of wales, will pick up many of his causes and go with them in the way that he had when he himself was a wales. so it's a natural profession.

it's an evolution of the way you do these things in this country and it makes perfect sense. >> and john, what do you think? what's your understanding or what's your anticipation for what he's going to be like? i mean, in the role of king, when you're considering an issue that is as pressing and important as climate change, one that he has been so vocal about, is it wrong to expect him to just be quiet about it entirely from now on? >> katy, i think he's over many decades made himself clear to the world, as to where he stands on sustainability and climate-related issues. and so the fact that he can no longer talk about them publicly, in a sense, it doesn't really matter so much, because as andrew said, there are many other royals and others who will

continue that good work. and he himself has to, as andrew said, under the constitutional principles of governance in the united kingdom, step back from any public statements that may be construed as being political. i want to just tell you one story, if i may, katy. we at the university of miami have a very well-known program in sustainable business. and i wrote to the prince of wales [ inaudible ] a summit that we held [ inaudible ] inviting him to give an introductory five minutes to that group. an introductory video. and i was just very, very thrilled that not only did he do that, but he did it in a fashion

that was very substantiative and very well done, it was a series of very important points that the delegates very much appreciated. he is a hard worker, he is extremely knowledgeable. he's well briefed, he's experienced, he's well networked. that's why i am so optimistic that he will be able to define his own terms for this very important role. he cannot, as we all know, be his mother. but in many ways, he can be the son of his mother, at the same time as defining a new future for the monarchy and for its works. but that will not include, as andrew said, any political statements of a public nature. >> john and andrew, thank you very much. coming up, the new royal

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kate middleton is going to be assuming a role that was the role that was held by princess diana. and it was such an important moment and one that we've been seeing kind of traces of princess diana's presence, an eminence behind this -- everything that we've been seeing in the past calm of days. and so, of course, she's going to come out and she has said, kate middleton, that she's going to create her own role. that she's going to be an independent figure in this position that was occupied by someone who was so loved and is brought up today as princess diana as somebody who was loved and is still remembered as kind of one of the sort of mistakes that the queen had made. when we talk about the queen's legacy, there's so much that's mentioned about diana and about how the queen had maybe misread the public mood when it came to princess diana. so moving into this role for kate middleton is going to be steeped in tradition and symbolism, all of the things

that would always be associated with any title, but now it's the high expectations left by her late mother-in-law. so this is something that i think a lot of people will be paying really close attention to, especially here in britain, especially fans of the late princess diana. and it's something that i think that kate middleton, she's clearly feeling that pressure. and we could hear that in the statement, saying that she wanted to craft an independent role for herself. she wouldn't have said that if she didn't know that there were expectations already around her. >> king charles, he was the prince of wales, learned welsh to give his speech when he accepted that title. what do we expect from prince william and what are the duties with being prince of wales. >> one of the reasons why that was such a controversial moment and one of the reasons why then prince charles went out of his way to learn welsh is because there was a moment of welsh

separatism that was going at that time. an increase in antiantimonarchi feelings. that's sort of died down. all of these titles, the cornwall title, the scottish titles that the king mentioned that he was going to be handing down to his heir, these are important because with the passing of the monarch, queen elizabeth, there are a lot of expectations that this country could start to dismember itself. there's been quite a lot of talk about itself. while you were living in britain, there was a referendum on scottish independence. that's something that's hanging over a lot of the -- what's going on with the royal family as they move past the queen, these titles. they're given in order to try to show these constituent regions of the united kingdom -- remember, this is the united kingdom. there's countries that are part of this. they all need to be included. they all need to be felt as if they're recognized, seen, by the monarchy, as if they're included in the grand traditions of the

head of state, and the british crown. that's one of the things that affording these titles, giving these titles. it means that the monarch and the person who holds that, the dutchy of cornwall and these other positions, they are responsible for trying to keep these countries and these regions within the fold. it's a very, very delicate balance and it's going to be even harder now with this long-serving, the longest-serving queen in the history of britain has now died and republicanism -- and this is something that we're going to be talking about in the coming months, i think -- republicanism, especially in places like australia or canada are going to start to see more and talk about that as these countries with the passing of this monarch, start to examine their role within the british commonwealth, what used to be the british empire. katy? >> and scotland, as you mentioned, there was that referendum back when i was living here, and talks about whether thereby another referendum in the near future. matt bradley, thank you very much. and back with us is andrews

roberts. andrew, i know we've been talking about trying to hold the united kingdom together, but i do want to go back to the protocol, the planning for the next ten days. london bridge is down was the code word that was allegedly, according to this guardian report from a few years ago, what was going to be told to the prime minister the moment that it was revealed, privately, at least, at first, that queen elizabeth died. and there was a moment yesterday in parliament, and we have video of it, where the prime minister was passed a note. and we don't know what that note says, but i do want to play this moment, because, it's very

weighty. >> you're seeing it right there, that's not the prime minister opening the note, but there was certainly a noticeable change, andrew, in body language after that was passed around. might that be what we anticipated? >> yes, i mean, somebody has got to be told somehow and you're not allowed to answer your mobile phone in the house of commons, so that is the way historically that people are told things, on a piece of paper that's read and then passed along. we actually have seen that many, many times in british history. in reading the piece of paper there. so that's what happens, in a chamber where you're not allowed to communicate any other way.

with regards to the united kingdom, that prince philip is going to go on scotland, and to northern ireland and to wales. each of these places, he's going to take part in ceremonies and east going to, i think, see the great outpouring of sympathy for him. and also love for him. you're going to have this new reign starting off extremely well, it strikes me. and one of the things as your previous speaker mentioned is this rising up of separatism, but frankly, i think, we have actually passed that now. the scottish referendum was one by 55% to 45% and you are not seeing like that in wales and nothing at all like that in northern ireland. so i think that wave has possibly actually receded by

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>> countless stars across the globe themselves star struck by her presence, including hollywood royalty, meryl streep, fashion icon, anna wintour and pop star lady ♪♪ ♪♪ >> but it's the world of fiction that truly had a ball with the queen's likeness. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> arise, sir austin powers. >> she's been portrayed on film and imagined in animation. >> gentlemen! >> and, of course, spoofed in sketches. >> i want to get away from you. >> you can't get away from me because i'm on the money, ain't i? >> prince harry speaking with hoda earlier this year about his grandmother's unwavering ability to laugh. >> what's the best thing about her? >> mostly her sense of humor and her ability to see the humor in so many -- so many different

things. >> while only a select few had a chance to see the lighter side of the late monarch, millions have wondered what went on behind palace walls, the drama blade up on the silver screen with an oscar-winning performance by helen mirren in "the queen". >> it's how i think best on my feet and i've never been one for sitting around endlessly. >> in 2016 netflix's "the crown" helped spark a renaissance of royal fascination. >> it's not as easy as it looks. beyond the dozens of depictions, nothing came close to the real deal. those rare features of the true queen never failed to seal the show. >> good evening, mr. bond. >> from her grand entrance with james bond at the olympic games in london, to a tour of the game of thrones set where she could view, but not sit on the iron throne. >> we kept being told the other things she's not allowed to sit on other thrones fictional or

otherwise. >> the iconic queen and all of her glory, leaving an impact on pop culture that will continue to carry on. >> back with final thoughts is katty kay. she's not allowed to sit on the iron throne. it's fictional, that made me laugh. >> she was funny, katty. >> yeah. like everything else is okay, but she can't sit on the throne. one of the things about the queen, by the way, who has met everybody that there was to meet, one of the first kind of pop culture icons that she met when she became queen was charlie chaplin. i don't know how old that makes you feel, katie, but that makes me feel like we've gone back centuries and i think it's this light touch that she was able to have. she's somehow managed to cast off the heaviness of monarchy. when she was in the presence of people have a light touch and enjoy the moment or maybe she was so supremely confident in her role as queen that she

almost enjoyed it when things went wrong. apparently, if there was a slip-up at a formal occasion that was what would make her chuckle and i think that is a reflection of her humanity. i was speaking to the british ambassador to washington who has met her several times and this combination of the epic and the personal that made her so -- almost awe-inspiring. i think it's that that people should remember. yes, she's epic. she was around for 70 years and she had this extraordinary longevity and lived through so much of the last decades' important moments of history and she was also very personal and she put people at ease and she had just that, you know, twinkle in her eye and that sense of mischief. the moment that stole the show at the jubilee was when she did that skit with paddington bear and what she particularly loved about that skit is that she managed to keep it secret even from members of her own family. she loved playing a prank on

people and in that respect that's kind of what we'll miss. people will look to charles how he is going to kind of become his own king, but they will always remember those moments from her when she had those moments of levity. >> will he be pulling a marmalade sandwich out of his handbag if he has a handbag. she also, in modernizing the monarchy, she had a more varied guest list at the luncheons at buckingham palace and not just the small circle of dignitaries and elites here in the uk, but also pop culture figures and sports icons. interesting people adding to the mix. >> and she was also very keen not just in celebrity. she wasn't a celebrity chaser in the way that you know, maybe some american presidents have wanted to fill the white house with, artistic or people with realms of sport or culture. she also was very interested in making sure that she met

ordinary brits and they were invited to garden parties at the royal palace, as well and she had always this awareness of what did it take to make the monarchy as strong as possible. the woman who had not been born to be queen and who had seen what happened to the monarchy when her uncle abdicated. she was always conscious of the fragility and the potential fragility of monarchy and her husband had the throne taken away, and she wanted her whole life and her whole reign to make sure the monarchy was as solid as possible and part of that was reaching out to ordinary brits and making people feel that she was one of them in a curious way even though she lived in a palace and wore a crown, and part of the grief, i think, you're seeing in the uk and the outpouring affection of the british people is because she achieved that goal. she won the trust and respect of her subjects and even more

impressively over the course of 70 years she kept that trust and that's no mean feat for someone that reigned as she did. >> she was constant and she was devoted and she was also funny. katty kay, thank you very much for being with us today. and that is going to do it for me today. "deadline: white house" continues after a quick break. continues after a quick break. some memory lapses. i discovered prevagen. since i've been on prevagen, i've noticed more clarity, more sharpness. the recall mechanism is a lot more concise. i've been taking prevagen for almost 10 years. it's wonderful. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. the chef's chicken sandwiches at panera, it's wonderful. freshly prepared with clean ingredients... spark an explosion of the senses. so when you finally taste it, it just confirms... this. is. fantastic.

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