monarchy, where hands of friendship have been extended, where archaic laws have been changed. >> from the age of 21, to her 90s, she has given her life to the service of her country. >> the queen is the united kingdom. maybe we should call it the united queen them. >> i think if we lived 1000 years, we would never see anything quite like it again. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good morning from buckingham palace. it is 5:00, and you are watching a special program breakfast show here on sky news, on monday, the 12th of september her final journey, king charles prepares to lead a succession alongside his mother 's coffin, as new details are released about how detail can see the queen lying at state.

backings speech, mps will come together to westminster to a special ceremony. >> i'm here at central's cathedral in edinburgh, where the king will hold a vigil with members of the royal family. in parts of the commonwealth, morning is accompanied by fresh questions of the role of the monarchy. he role of thethe prime ministea and barbuda saying that he intends to hold referendum on that country becoming a republic in the next three years, there are signs that jamaican all the nations may well follow suit. >> also, for you this morning, the only lights in the darkness. ukraine accuses retreating russian military of attacking a power station, causing a blackout in kharkiv, and other cities. >> i want to say for you all that my whole life, whether it

be long or sort, shall be dedicated to your service. >> and a special report on how young queen reinvented monarchy, and built a family of nations from what was once an empire. >> good morning from buckingham palace. king charles iii will eat a procession alongside his mother's coffin later, as it's moved to st giles'cathedral in edinburgh. the king will also give a speech to westminster hole in these this morning. new details have also been revealed this morning of how people can be the screen like and state. both in scotland and also here in london. her majesty the queen is lying in state at the palace of once mr. and will begin on wednesday at 5 pm. it will be open 24 hours a day until it closes at 6:30 am a week today. they'll just go through airport staff security, and there are tight restrictions on what visitors should and shouldn't do. so, should we talk about it in

more detail? laura, is here with me, laura, good morning to you. should we go through some of the details on what people can and can't do. i think we've got a perfect person to illustrate that better for people. let's start with the dress, dress appropriately. >> yeah, slogans, no political messages, the kind of close that would be fighting for a moment like, this basically. so, the advice basically on what to wear, and also, what kind of close clothes to wear because people have been talking there could be long queues, sing it could be wet, it could be hot, it could be cold. think about the weather. prepare for that. we >> are a half 1 million people, potentially. so, there's 200,000 for the queen mother. so if you have an idea of what happened back in 2002, you can imagine maybe fivefold of that, we'll see. you should remember to obviously doing lots of drinks and food with you, given those cues. >> food and drink, and where people are told that there will not be so many facilities along the route, so bring what you need. you won't be allowed to take any of that into the palace of westminster once you are in

there. but take it for the journey, because these cues are going to be long. they will be moving, but they'll be moving slowly. any medication that you might need? if you need medication, take that with you. explain that to security if you're gonna take it and with you. and also, mobile phone charges. you know, in this day and age, this is not a problem back in 2002, clearly, but no phone charges if you are in that queue, take them with you so you can keep your phone charged. >> and obviously, a lot of people, generally it's quite a lot of noise. but they will be respectful. you need to remember that people live around this area, as well. >> yeah, this is gonna be the absolute balance, managing the root, managing the life, the transport, the officers that are all around there as well. so we get the full details on how this queuing system will work. it's gonna be a big operation managing the sheer number of people who are expected to come. and a huge amount of time as well, people are being told they should be expect to wait and line potentially overnight, as well. and this will be a 24-hour operation as soon as the line

instate officially opens. >> yeah, and turn off your phone, obviously. or put it on silent. >> and no photos when you are in their, no filming, no selfies. this is a somber occasion. perhaps, people who haven't visited that, or done that in their lives before, so the dress code, all the advice, a reminder basically, that they're flying past the queen, and this is a very somber, a very serious moment for people to pause and to reflect. >> and you did say, once you are inside, no flowers in the tributes, as well. >> we've seen people are bringing the flowers or candles in the background there outside buckingham palace at the moment. people are living soft joyce, and the like, but none of that can be taken in. it continues to the moving q, so people will not be allowed to place anything in time. >> okay, we've got a couple for you as well, sticking next. as you said, people can be waiting for a very long time. no sleeping bags, no blankets,

no folding chairs, no cap equipment. >> so, that he will be moving. so they will not be a chance we will see people i'm sure camping along parts for the possession of the funeral, the day of the funeral. you will not be allowed to be to that. it will be moving q, albeit slowly. but there will be a lot of people, no standing, no waiting. >> it's a risk bands. we'll get details about, that but you will be given a wristband, wristband will be taken off as soon as you leave. westminster hall -- >> i read somewhere that it could be up to 1 million people. so i won't be sir. >> looking at the number of people are coming here already with ali of people wanted to do this. with ali of people wanted to d this thank you very much indeed. let's take a closer look at the day ahead for king charles iii.

by 10:25, the king will address both houses of parliament at westminster hole. the members will need to express their condolences after the queen's death. charles iii will then fly two edinburgh to his late mother's coffin at palace of holyroodhous, where service will be held there. the king, the queen consort, and queen elizabeth's three other children will walk alongside the coffin in a procession too st giles'cathedral. a service and prayer will be held there. the queen's coffin will lie in state at st giles'cathedral 4:24 hours with the public allowed in. later, the king will meet the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon, and receive a motion of condolence from members of scotland's parliament. crowds lined it is street as the queen traveled cross government is today. to hollywood palace while at buckingham palace, controls the third was met by more supporters and mourners. here's our reporter with mole.

>> the king will start the first full week of his reign as the first weekend ended, morning and at work. in parliament and public, securing the political and public popular consent has mother could take for granted. the state will begin with an address to the members of the laws of comments in westminster hall, before he travels to scotland to rejoin the queen on her final journey. it began near silence, birdsong's, the only a competent, as the herd left balmoral on a slow road south. people lining the route to see the coffin even in rural aberdeen, along with the guard of tractors. and horses. they counted the queen a neighbor. >> to be honest, very proud to

be here. and very proud to be so respectful to the queen and the royal family. >> i think it's the end of an era. you know it seems a very somber movement. >> it's very important to come along and just to show some respect, and later to rise. >> across the four nations there, were proclamations and pageantry. >> god save the king! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> a gun salute for the monarch and three cheers. >> [noise] [inaudible] >> and in cardiff, and belfast. they can go visit them all in the coming days, but his first

stop is edinburgh where the coffin arrived yesterday afternoon. today, king charles will lead a procession to st giles'cathedral, where the queen's body will lie in state for 24 hours. the start of a week of public display here and in london, after a final night among family. mick privacy, at the palace palace of holyroodhous, sky news. news >> well, between now and a funeral next monday, king charles would visit ole for nations of the united kingdom. and the prime minister will be traveling with him as well, also, the queen consort. tomorrow is here with us from buckingham palace. good morning, let's discuss this travel with the king. >> just not traveling with him. she will be attending the services with him in scotland today and belfast tomorrow and in wales on friday, all four nations. and when we talk about downing street, there's not a lot of

constitutional requirement for lustrous as prime minister to be there, but she feels it's a significant moment of national mourning. and what ended up happening is what's written up in the papers, going on tour with the king, which led to some raised eyebrows that she maybe tried to make a political moment and downing street clarified yesterday that she wouldn't be traveling with him on the same plane or anything. it wouldn't be atoll they said in that sense. but she would be present at all of those services to provide support to be alongside the monarch. but they had to issue that clarification because they said it's not a tour in the sense that you understand them going together to each place. >> and she is charles's first prime minister, but she was the queen's 15th. >> that's right and just imagine what it must be like for liz truss a day into the job, finding herself in a situation, i mean, i remember tony blair writing about how he's having difficulty with the death of princess diana, and channeling peoples emotions about it.

two months into the job, the lace is a day into a job, and although it's being described by big -- the plan runs on whales, the plan comes out. every new cabinet minister just having walked into parliament, is told this is what you do. no minister under their white might curries the plan. they do what they're are told, but still, for lustrous, to have to respond to the nation sorrow, over different services, saying the right thing and the right situation must begin incredible daunting task. and even speaking to labor politicians, they say, look it's a really, really tough get. and so far, she's pulled it off really well. now, the king has been using buckingham palace to meet and greet dignitaries for the last few days. he is actually living -- at we're not sure if he's gonna be scheduled to live at buckingham palace. we'll find out in the following time. but he will be heading, what we do know, he's heading to westminster later on? >> yes, so, prince charles will be giving an address to both houses of parliament just straight into his job as monarch. he is going to be going to westminster hall, that's about 10:00 this morning.

the speaker of the commons, lindsay hoyle, and the speaker of the -- will both be given a speech to welcome the new monarch, and he will then be addressing mps and pierre. he will no doubt be impacting to see the new king in west minister hall. of course, he was in parliament just a few months ago because the queen could not do the normal state opening of parliament due to health issues. so, he stood in for her. but this will be his first formal speech to mps and peers. and he will no doubt be reflecting on the debate that we heard at the end of last week with many mps and peers, over 300 mps alone giving really, really personal and moving recollections of their encounters with the queen. >> queen elizabeth will be coming and be brought back to buckingham palace from scotland tomorrow. resting here in the bow room, apparently where she would normally have met the visiting dignitaries for lunches, got access to the garden, obviously a very peaceful place for her. she'll be resting there before it is taken to westminster hall

where prince charles will be speaking to both houses. >> indeed, and the queen will then, from wednesday, when her coffin returned from scotland and northern ireland, she will come to westminster to lie in state for four days before the state funeral. members of the public can -- with tickets go and see the queen and pay their respects. >> yes, and laura will tell us more about that, in the morning, but of course, for now, thank you. >> so look at the papers and look at how they're reflecting this. one image featuring on almost every front page. this morning, let's start with the daily express, a striking photo of the queen's coffin, with the headline, queens said this journey begins on the front of the express. the same photo covers the front of the metro, the headline are gracious queen. the final journey home reads the front of the mirror. looking at the daily star has the same headline, alongside a picture of her majesty. her last great journey reads

the front of the telegraph. the eye goes with the queen's final journey begins. the saddest journey, now the long goodbye reads the front of the daily made. and the times is one of the few papers to go with a different photograph, the crowd who turned out in edinburgh to pay their respects to the queen. the son has a rep around with a striking picture of a younger queen, and her signature, elizabeth are. the headline reads, a live, happy and glorious. financial times carries a photo of the queen's coffin, but they also may expect on the front page for ukraine's offensive against russia. we'll have more on that on the program here on sky. and, the front of the guardian, also looks to ukraine. the headline rush along, just revenge attacks as ukraine's offensive gathers pace. well, later on, today the queen's coffin will be taken from the palace of halle -- along the royal milan edinburgh to st. charles's cathedral.

adele is there for us this morning. hello to you adel. what is going to happen later? >> hi, kate, yes, well there will be as you mentioned earlier very solemn and very moving and poignant procession from the palace of hollywood house further down the royal mile where the queens coffin is currently housed in the throne, room where the royal house -- the official residence will be able to pay their respects. the coffin will be processed here to st. charles's cathedral. and her son, king charles the third escorted here along with the members of the royal family. when they reach here, st. charles's cathedral, there will be a congregation, of course of the royals. and also, people joining for more sections of scottish society. and there will be a service of thanksgiving's for the queens, live full details of that is yet to be released. but there is speculation that the duke and sussex --

and the new princess of whales, now on saturday to put on the united front, we saw outside of windsor council will be part of the group. what we will see is the crowned of scotland placed upon the coffin. and after that service, the coffin, the queen, will lie in state and the public will be allowed to -- to pay their respects and when the queen at whatever way the people are using to mark this occasion. well, that happens, there will be a visual held by the royal company of arches. and, we will all get later on in the evening, what's known as the visual of princes. the queen's children, king charles, the duke of york, the princess royal and the earl of was cysts will hold a visual sometimes after 7:00 in the evening. now, the last, time this is royal tradition that is going since 1936 and the last time this happened was in 2002 when the queen mother died. she later stated in westminster,

and that happened there. but the first time it happened, as i said, was in 1936 when king edward the eight and his two brothers were allowed those 15 minutes, i believe it, was to hold a vigil inside the residence around their father, king george v coffin. and that is what we'll see here. a time really for the queens children to have to themselves. solely reserved for their morning, of course it will be a public mourning as is the case. but it will be just for them. so i imagine that will be incredibly moving. after that, we will see more members of the public over the 24 hours being allowed to see the queen in state, lying in state. already on the royal mark here since around 12, when i arrived around half for this morning. there was about five people already lining the royal mile with umbrellas and sleeping bags. and they are those loyal few, i

think, that just want to keep their place here today. we're expecting thousands. it will be spectacle. a very solemn and moving when the. >> okay, adele, thank you. the queen will eventually be brought back from edinburgh via aircraft to -- and then, laura, she'll find herself resting and greeted at the gates of buckingham palace by ourself and then resting in the bow room for a short time. >> yes, so at 8:00 on tuesday evening, tomorrow, the queen's body will finally arrived back here at buckingham palace. and it will rest overnight. and it will give the royal household, as well as obviously members of the family as well, but the royal households, many of whom have worked with their for years and years the chance to say their goodbyes to be in the bow room there overnight before it makes, what i think would be an incredibly solemn, moving procession as the body is carried along the mouths to

westminster. -- but it will be completely silent. i think will be struck. we will hear at the jubilee, obviously, and i think the contrast will be notable. there will be crowds but there will be quiet crowds. it will be a respectful, reflective occasion. and i think that the silence, as we see for the last time leaving the main gate here, buckingham palace, followed by members of the royal family will be a striking image indeed. >> yes, i was trying to remember the last time the queen would've been at buckingham palace, as i look at that balcony. and i think that it must have been for the jubilee, that striking green outfit she was wearing their. and the pink ensemble that she has, she always had a radiance mile. we weren't expecting her, where we, on the final day? but i hear that charles had called her and said, mommy everybody is. here it would be good if you could come. >> she said -- >> and the crowd, the atmosphere in the crowd that, day i remember so clearly. people, obviously, had been

camping and then this incredible moment on the balcony. >> i can't believe. it >> and you could almost feel, it's electric through the crowd, this ripple. and it was a striking outfit, in the emerald green there. and the crowd surged forward to catch a final glimpse. i want to spoke to people who were there, at the time here in the bow afterwards, it was such a feeling and the sense of having witnessed a very special moment under waving to the crowd and they remember the chairs and the noise that on this final appearance by the closest of her members a family. and of course, we look back at this moment and it feels so long ago now, doesn't it? because this is perhaps the last moment that we saw her here at buckingham palace. she was residing at winter for so long before moving to but more, her summer residents. but that image there, i think, is the image many people will

carry in the minds and perhaps hearts. who would've thought? >> you know, three months later, we would've lost or. a constant, in so many of our lives, in fact, our whole lives. and sadly not with. us very difficult to get the right move. we were shocked, but not surprised one which heard that she had passed away. but we want to share memories. as any family member. would -- >> i think so many people have so many memories. being a glimpse on a royal balcony like this or a personal encounter. because the queen, as we always know, is very keen to be seen. she wanted to meet as many people as possible. and, when you speak to people in the crowds here, so many people -- be a driving past her car have a memory of the queen. a personal moment that makes it so much more special. >> that was always a great color on. her >> i think that her -- angela, can't remember her

surname, from the liverpool her dad was a doctor, and she originally was appointed to the justice system to the queen. but very quickly became a confidant for the queen. it was that confident in the relationship that allowed to sell a book deal. >> and that book itself, it is a very intimate insight into someone who, perhaps, is the closest of context to the queen. someone who worked with her for years and years. but knew her in a way none of us, nobody really knew her as well. and i think that when you hear as she designed the outfits, how she was almost frugal sometimes with the material one just sing the queen at these occasions, it's striking, isn't? when you think of a woman so publicly and present with such an image that these big decisions going on with the wardrobes to get the moment right, to make it i catching, subtly eye catching should be said. >> i was very lucky to have lunch with angela long, and several people around the

table. and she told the story about how she was interviewed by the queen for the job. and, she turned up and the interview went well, the duke of edinburgh was there as well. everybody was happy. but as she was leaving, her majesty, apparently had suggested that she would like something different. if she was lucky enough to get the job, and, apparently she said that -- we so that was a great story. >> and, i love that kind of -- the fact that someone like that, so open and honest is exactly the kind of person that the queen wanted either side. making these important decision. so, someone she could trust and clearly shining through in that moment. >> yes, yes i was very lucky. i may not be able to tell the story now maybe i'll tell it later. on but the only time i met the queen at the buckingham palace, in 2002, was that to jubilee? >> i think it might have. been yes, i believe. so >> yes, hold that thought. thank you very much now not. remembering her majesty, presently lying in state.

in edinburgh, there will be -- services there before she is brought back tomorrow, greeted at the gates behind us by king charles the third and the queen consort. and then resting in the bow room before she's taken to westminster hall where she will lie in state for four days when her loyal subjects will have the opportunity to file past the coffin and pay their final respects. of course, we will be here every step of the way for you on sky news. but, for now, to other news in ukraine is accusing russian forces of attacking civilian infrastructure. including a power station as they abandon positions in the east of the country. the city of kharkiv appeared to be under complete blackout on sunday, night as cars drove through darkened streets. ukrainian officials say russia struck a thermal power station, causing a huge fire. we responding by at the telegram platform, ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, said this still russian

leaders. cold, hunger, darkness and thirst are not just terrible and deadly for us as your friendship and brotherhood. but history will put everything in its place. and we will be with gas, light water and food and without you. the ukrainian counter offensive over the weekend has retaken huge sections of territory from russian forces. and, in a short space of time. ukraine's chief commander says 1160 square miles, shown here in yellow, have been liberated since the start of the month. and that ukrainian troops are within 30 miles of russia's border. britain's defense ministry says that russia has, likely withdrawn units from the kharkiv region. but fighting continues around the strategically important cities of kobe unstuck and izzy. well, our security and defence and hitter, debra haines of, course reports from one of the recapture times in kharkiv province. and, a warning her report includes images of the bodies of some victims killed when the russians took over. lled when th ukrainian forces are on a roll.

russia's frontline, quite literally crumbling. the control of land they thought to capture, now, gone in ukraine's lightning advance. access to this area is still heavily obstructed. but the police have agreed to take us to a village that until three days ago, was under russian control. the residents in -- seeing quite dazed by what's happened. basile live through the second world war. and then six months of terror under the russians. >> [speaking non-english] [interpreter] -- >> across the, street police are finally able to investigate russia's suspected war crimes. they come to retrieve the bodies of two men. both have been shot dead in the semi detached house, were one of the victims lived. his next door neighbor found

the men and had to bury them in the garden. >> we [speaking non-english] maria showed us her end of the property. and where it had been hit by shrapnel during the occupation. >> that must of been really scary for you. >> [speaking non-english] there has been no power in this village for months. with winter coming, she is scared of the cold and the possibility of the russians returning. [speaking non-english] >> there have been a lot of dark times. a local industrial site is also a crime scene. the police climb up to retrieve

the body of the security guard shot dead in late february as the russians advanced. left to rot. now free, residents described russia's chaotic retreat. >> [speaking non-english] >> his neighbor's son sums up the mood. >> [speaking non-english] >> but there is also much trauma. russian soldiers shot this man's brother,, dead. he doesn't know why. >> >> the memory, too painful. [speaking non-english]

>> his brother, laid to rest here. awaiting justice. debra haynes, sky news, in kharkiv region. >>sky news, in this morning, i will ask the former army chief about russia 's retreat in ukraine, and what it means for the war. historian and author antony seldon will be here with more context and analysis, as the nation mourns the queen. and i will be speaking to the chair of community council who met king charles last sunday. and the office of nikki phillips who painted this portrait of queen elizabeth will be with us as well. across the commonwealth, people are mourning the queen, and reflecting on her legacy and this is igniting new questions about the monarch's place in some former colonies, such as jamaica. our correspondent reports now from kingston. >> it is clear just from being

here for a short while, that a huge amount of affection and admiration for queen elizabeth ii and there will that she held here for so long. she visited jim mesa jamaica six times as monarch. the first time in 1953, less than two years after she became queen. her final visit was in 2002 and it marked the start of her golden jubilee celebrations. she was accompanied on that visit, as she was so often in her travels around the world, by her husband, the duke of edinburgh. and i think the prime minister of jamaica, andrew, has perhaps compass the feelings many people have here about the queen, when he said her grace, elegances, and humility will be remembered throughout the ages. but the queen's death, perhaps, unsurprisingly has accelerated debates of being around for a long while now, about the colonialist past, and about the future role of the monarchy in

certain commonwealth countries. we've seen displays of the complexities of that relationship in recent years, notably, when the duke and duchess of cambridge, you may remember, paid a visit to jamaica and the bahamas earlier this year. and that trip was marked by calls for reparation payments, for an apology for slavery. and prince william acknowledged that. he said in the wake of that trip that he wasn't sure how long the monarchy's days in the caribbean or the last. he acknowledged that they may very well be numbered, and there's been a hint of that, just in the last couple of days, the prime minister of antigua and barbuda, saying that he intends to hold a referendum on that contribute, country, becoming a republican the next three years. and there are signs that jamaica and all the nations may well follow suit. e nations ma well follow suit >> we are talking more about the commonwealth and speaking to a native of jamaica, very

shortly, indeed. before that, though, tomorrow is, with us. it's challenging, isn't it, for prince charles? first time i've said it. i knew i was gonna say it. for king charles iii, keeping the commonwealth together. >> absolutely, i mean, think of the change that the queen oversaw during her reign. i mean, she became queen of multiple different countries. that, obviously, tarnished the commonwealth. shootings very close ponce with the commonwealth. and the real family have really tried to moved with the times, of course, william and kate had that trip to jamaica, as we were hearing, not entirely successful. jamaica and barbados both talked about giving up the queen is their head of state. we heard yesterday from antigua that they keep having a referendum on whether to keep the uk monarch as their head of state, and or to go independent. and he said it's not a hostile gesture, it's just living with the times. and of course, the commonwealth leaders will be out in force at

the queens funeral next one day, no doubt. and the big challenges, that's one of the big challenges for king charles, how he forges that relationship with the commonwealth, going forward. >> yeah, head of states, as we recall, i think this was back in 2018, and then prince charles, now king charles, by his mother's side. as you are saying, william and kate, i think they went to barbados. and it wasn't an entirely successful trip. but we have seen charles hosting dignitaries over the last couple of days already at buckingham palace. >> we have, and the clear message from all the commonwealth countries has been that they are in the morning about the queen's death. they have a very strong personal bond with her. it was justin trudeau meeting the queen at the commonwealth summit. he said, she is one of his favorite people. and many of the commonwealth countries have a very strong personal bond with her majesty, even if they have decided to go

independent. and, yes, the toll with william and kate was criticized, there were colonial echoes when they stood up in that carriage, talking to people. look, it's difficult for them to strike the right tone. and perhaps, they were criticized for not getting it right in that caribbean tour. charles will be key to try and get it from the right foot there. and that will begin next week, which will be a huge diplomatic event, of course, for world leaders coming to you to the funeral. >> but also, speaking of that, i mean shortly, no longer a member of the commonwealth. but the colonial ties are a problem on occasion. certainly when the queen visited. >> yes, absolutely. and this is something he's gonna have to, he and kamala who have been doing a lot of traveling,, and william in the aftermath of that, gave a well received speech in which he said the monarchy essentially

had to move with the times and welcomed the country is going independent but remaining friends of the uk. >> let's bring in our guest, should we, author and journalist based in newsrooms. we are looking at pictures of the queen visit back in 1951. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. and you tell us about india's day of mourning for the queen? >> it is indeed a very sad moment because the queen was of the head of the commonwealth. and india is a member of the commonwealth countries. and therefore, the indian try color is flying at half, in memory of the queen's demise. however, the new generation, along with its new frenzy of nationalism is not connected to monarchy. the british monarchy, as our parents and grandparents saw.

we somehow, cannot forget, also, the colonial, the colonial rule for all these years. and incidentally, just three months ago, in the celebrated 55th freedom from the british empire, so it's kind of a mixed emotion there. the older members of the society a very strong bond with the queen. but the newer generation are speaking about the -- in the crown, which was in india, and perhaps, the other, you know, the other history, like the famines and everything that was inflicted on this country. however, the general mood is she was a woman. and she reigned over a country for so many years. and therefore, as a respect to her, the national flag is half past. but i think the generation that

is off now is losing connect with the monarch. >> certainly, india is one of the commonwealth countries, as we know, but still, i think i'm right in saying. and you can be argued that her majesty had shown respect to the people of india on several locations. three times she visited doing -- >> that's right. she visited us three times, and our prime minister modi has visited her and they were earlier two visits from the prime ministers of this country. that is what i said. there is a mixed emotion because we are indeed -- the nation honors her with a flag flying half mast. but there's this generation also who feels differently and who feels that, you know, that as a colony, as a former colony, perhaps, you know, she could have done more for us. and that's it. but on the whole, the mood is

very somber, and the nation does send all condolences. >> and the people of india, there are few of king charles? sorry -- >> yes, yes because we have a very fond relationship with king charles, because he has visited here many times, and within princess diana, we are really looking forward to see what are the innovations and the new things going to bring as the new head of the commonwealth association. and from this country, we wish him all the best for his endeavors. >> it's gonna be a great time to join us this morning. mini nair, thank you very much indeed. these images of -- >> thank you for having me. >> with a security personnel, of course, during a walk about. i'm sure we're seeing many more of these so many people here in the united kingdom, and indeed, presently, visiting shores, taking the opportunity to pay

their respects to king charles and his queen consort. well, his mother through much of her reign, one of her most photographed and certainly most famous women on earth. world leaders, including 14 u.s. presidents were among those who valued their time with her. 15 uk prime minister's. international affairs dominic reports on the queen's global influence. >> her majesty went to shore accompanied by the governor -- >> she reinvented monarchy, and took it to the world. from young queen to global megastar. >> she was incredibly popular. i mean, she was like this multi media star. >> the lifetime of travels with circle that planted 40 times over. as the world changed beyond recognition, queen elizabeth remained constant, confidant and confessor to presidents and prime minister. >> what is quite extraordinary is the love and affection they had for her.

>> and champion of the commonwealth of nations, and it's two and a half billion people. >> it comes to a level and tell you that, you're doing a good work. it meant almost everything to me. >> as queen of canada for nearly six decades, my pride in this country remains undone. >> we've become used to see the queen on the world stage, but it was a role she envisions before being crowned. >> i will care for you all with my whole life, whether it be long or sort. i shall be debated to your service and to the surface of our great imperial family. >> it was a promise she would honor from the very beginning. barely six months after her coronation, embarking on a tour of the commonwealth -- there will couple drew enormous crowds. >> welcome was the word formed by 17,000 children on melbourne. >> it was clear that this was

gonna be a very different kind of monarch. >> the queen when she came to the throne, she was very young. but she had very clear ideas of how she wanted to save her role, and definitively, travel and international collaboration, and building international community, particularly the commonwealth. it was so important to her. >> the queen and prince philip toward the commonwealth for six months, taken in its vast size and diversity. by the end, the young queen was already becoming a global star. >> it was on broadway that tonight -- >> the state cemented her few years later, what she took new york by storm known. americans came out in their thousands. >> inside the greatest of all, delegates and their wives rose to greet the queen. >> when the queen went on her visits in the early days, no one had any idea she'd be so popular. they had no idea there to be

thousands of people here, quite surprised by the level of popularity, that of a fascination, the level that everyone seems to be out there on the streets wants to see a glimpse of the queen. and she was incredibly popular. i mean, she was like this multi media star. she was like the ultimate celebrity, bigger than a hollywood celebrity. >> and the maintenance of understanding between us, the future of the free world depends. >> mastering the arts of soft power, her personal chemistry with a leader after leader would prove one of her most effective assets. >> i saw her with president yeltsin, and again, there was a level of conversation and confidence, and ability to observe your discussions and secrets, very high. and i think it got on world because he expected the queen of having some enduring qualities, and not related to politics or the state.

>> very few proclaimed to be on an equal footing to the queen. nelson mandela was one. >> i mean, she could speak very frankly with him, because he was a prince in his own tribe. so, in that sense, he had an easy way with the queen. there was never head of state that could call queen elizabeth. >> and the queen hosted world leaders, some of them, less savory than others. but treated them all with a decorum and welcome. a role was far from just ceremonial. she had a diplomatic importance for the global reach and depth politicians could only dream of. >> we in britain have often underestimated the immense impact that the queen had on the whole of the world. with america, she met 14 u.s. presidents, nobody in the world, not even in america, has met 14 presidents. and then, taking places like

arland. she was pivotal in bringing about that solution between britain and ireland in 2011. so, a hugely understated, but very significant influence, globally. the monarchy continues. the monarchy will always continue, and that's what it is designed to do. but will anybody coming in and now have that same clout, that same footprint on world history? obviously, not. >> the queen -- >> driving the queen's ambition above all was a passion for the commonwealth, to see something good rise out of the end of empire. the secretary general says the queen played a unique role for all of its leaders. >> you could tell her anything, and she never talk about it. and she had the wisdom, and the generosity to listen, and then, to give really sage quiet advice. and so, i think if you had the

privilege, as a number of us had, to see her interact with them, what's quite extraordinary is the love and affection they have for her. >> i commend the queen young leaders of 2018. >> but the queen's love for people extended far beyond leaders and politicians. she had a passion for the youth of the commonwealth, like derrick o'mara, who set up a charity for disabled children in ghana age 19. -- the queen's youth leader awards. >> it was indeed, nobody ever thought about. doing what i do i never ever thought in my life that i can leave gonna check, uk and come all the way to the buckingham palace and be honored. and the thing is that, that got stuck in me was the chance to meet her in person, have a conversation with her, her humanness and her ability to come to a level and tell you

that, you're doing a good work, keep doing it, keep going, we are proud of you. it meant almost everything. >> she was recognized by setting up a dimensional -- she was a personalist inspiration. >> she took on this leadership role, and she had to kind of find herself in a quite quickly, you know, there was a lot formalities, a lot of rules, a lot to take in. and it was something that was quite sudden. so i think she's really double in that regard, like, taking on a stance at a young age. >> a woman who took on so much in her twenties will go uninspiring so many other young people like here for decades, and carry on traveling for as long as her health would let her. the queen transformed the monarchy, turning it into a global multi media phenomenon, years at overtime. but in britain, punch above its weight in the world, and leading a commonwealth of

nations. a death leaves a void, and she is a mourned by hundreds of millions, far beyond these shores. dominic waghorn, sky news. shores dominic waghorn, sky news. >> because you are up early with, we thought would give you the opportunity just to come down to the gates here, at buckingham palace. we've seen so many tens of thousands of people gathered here, have over the last few days. this is the address and exit where we see king charles greeting people, but also, driving in and out, as he needs dignitaries inside. and i think i am right and saying, laura, this is where we will see the queen make her final journey from buckingham palace. >> yeah, the timing is very precise. it's 2:22 on wednesday. the coffin would leave from the center arch to this centergate, and make its way along the mall. and i think it's very striking this morning so early, when there's absolute still here. to start thinking about that moment when her coffin will be

leaving and the crowds will be deep. the crowds will have to wait a long time for that. and there's gonna be a silent jury session, and then members of the royal family will be following the coffin as it moves along, along the horse carts, than onto parliament square and i think the atmosphere here, the silence we now here, which we haven't heard because we are seeing so many thousands of people coming in the last few days, this silence, i think, will be reflected that day. and it will be a striking silence. >> i want to talk to you in just a second, tomorrow, but i just wanna bring in this gentleman. hello, sir. >> i, david. how are? >> you decided to come along this morning, tell us why? >> i came down here and this is been a pleasure to come down and watch -- so i'm glad to make the journey. yeah, and trying to have a look around while also, you know, the crowds come around here. it's just a quiet way to pass the day, really.

>> how does it make you feel? >> very proud. we were here sometime ago for the jubilee celebrations, we celebrated with friends and family which is lovely. very touristic on occasion. now, it's very different, very somber. yeah, it's just a nice to quite absorb what's been going on in the last few days, really. >> and what did her majesty mean to you? i was actually away last week when the news broke. and i was trying to explain to younger members of my family that she was a constant throughout my whole life, and for so many of us. >> certainly. all parents new life of queen. but not me, i'm 62 now. so all throughout my life, she's been there. and through changing circumstances, she's always been there, and somewhat, i think she's done an absolutely amazing job of, you know, her duties and service throughout her life, really. >> and what is next, do you think? >> a lot of differences, a lot of change. but i think king charles will

do a very good job. he's got a good woman beside him, and a good family around him. so, looking forward to that, and -- >> yeah, good luck with a cricket. let's take it to south africa. thanks a lot. hello, young men. how are you? >> talk to me about why decided to come today. >> i've just been watching that historical footage, and i was kind of moved, you know, someone can give me an award, maybe it will be nice to come here and in my own way, based on respects. >> and how do you feel looking up at the gates? we of course, sars stand there three months ago. >> grant, i kind of like the contrast with the silence of the morning. you know, i expected to get a lot busier later. >> i think it might. i think you came in a good time. thank you very much indeed for talking to us. thank you. ladies, come with me, if you would. and tomorrow, you are telling me that dignitaries have to make their own way here, and have to get on a bus. >> yes, obviously, world leaders will be descending on

london for the state funeral next monday. and everyone is gonna want to invite joe biden, he's already confirmed. and there was stories, late last night, that they have been advised by the foreign office to their embassies to get commercial flight to the uk, no private jets. and to get to westminster abby itself on monday, that they will be expected to go on an official bus drive in their official cars. i understand that is right, and the reason is, of course, london is what it is. security reasons, that everyone will be able to get their cars and their. now, of course, it may well be that the teams of some of the more high-profile world leaders have a chat, and things don't pan out exactly as the plan. but that might get under the bus. and that is the plan. remember, during the prince philip funeral, i think a lot of royalty from other countries did have to get on a bus. i'm sure many of them will just go along with what they're

told. but interestingly, it's gonna be absolutely, this is the plan. >> laura, talk to me about this -- let's have a look at this sign. talk to me about what this is all about. >> yeah, the floor of tribute. people have been coming here, and they've been asked not to bring flowers or candles, or little things to leave. but many people want to just remember the moment. and make a mark. so, they're bringing flowers. they're not really allowed to leave them outside buckingham palace, but they have been left. the flowers will then get moved into green park, where these sort of floral stations which have been growing and growing by the days around the trunks of the trees. it's an incredible site where you can see mounds of flowers which have been either left there or moved from here throughout the day. and in some of the gates, we've seen, dotted with these flowers, a wall of flowers. and they get moved into the parking, park as well. it's quite exciting. everyone will be carrying flowers later. >> i'm gonna let you just like for a moment, ladies, because it's gonna get a lot busier later on. and it's gonna leave you here for a second, and i just don't have a look at, although people

are being told not to leave, flowers and candles, there is one quite large tribute. come with me, let's just have a look. it's in the shape of the queens crown. it is surrounded by flowers also flagged by the signs saying that you must leave your tribute elsewhere. there you go. the queen heard the news of course that she would be queen, when she was away in kenya at tree tops. >> on the 5th of february 1952, princess elizabeth attended a service for st. philips church in the foothills of montgomery. she didn't know it then of course, but within hours, her life will change completely. early the following morning, her father king george died, and she became the queen. >> as we continue to remember our queen, queen elizabeth ii -- >> it was a gift from her and

the duke of edinburgh, and her coat of arms still hangs in the church today. after her coronation, the queen sent a section of the carpet that lay in westminster abby that day, to this small rural church, which must have had special memories for her. >> she is part of the congregations. and the records, she is here. >> part of your family? she >> is part of our family, indeed. and big part of us, we are also mourning her death, and we are also part of the family that is mourning. >> she spent her final evening as a princess at treetops lodge in the piece and quite of a national park, surrounded by wildlife, and sleeping in a tree house on the edge of a watering hole. the tree house was burned down a few years later by the canyon locus during the uprising against the british will. but the hotel was built. >> your father cook for her? >> my father cooked lunch for her. and he was telling us stories how he was asking the questions,

she was making fun. oh, the food was very nice. because we have just gotten it from the farm right now. she said, oh, nice, i will come back again. it was a pivot. >> 100 to note lists the annual's they saw in the state -- what about, the boone, alison, fighting in the morning. prince elizabeth sweet is now the hotels jewel and the crown. memories of his day are part of the history of this place. >> i felt, you know, i have lost someone that had loved kenya, and treated us fairly as well. because this is the home, so many people say this is how -- if you go outside ask people, you say that's the queens hotel. >> when princess elizabeth heard the news of her father's

death, she got the royal visit short and rushed back to london. she returned to treetops lodge in 1983 to see the animals and the staff, and spend time in the place where she enjoyed a final hours before her life changed forever. sky news, in kenya. , in kenya >> and a scene here at buckingham palace is incredibly peaceful. the crowds, the thousands of people who've been here, over the last few days, not arrived yet. and it's quite a contrast to come here and see it so quiet, so peaceful. and there are a few flowers that have been left. there are candles here that have been burning through the night, and it is quite a striking sight to see the palace, to see there's so many crowds, and crowds that will be expecting to build over the coming days as well. so still at the moment, and tamara, i think it is striking when you look up the balcony as

well, empty at the moment. >> absolutely rare moment of white contemplation here before the crowds come back. and there is going to be another packed day of ceremony. we have king charles and the queen consort going to westminster to address mps and appears in both houses. we will then see the royal coffin began its story of the four nations. but for now, buckingham palace, all is still and quiet. and just a few well wishes, well-wishers enjoying this quiet time to reflect on everything that's happened in the past few days. >> and i think what we've noticed is the crowds here, the number of people, already starting to come. and we think about the events of today. we think about the moments king charles, getting out of his car, at this very spot, meeting some of the people, introducing himself as his rain starts, as well. we noticed he had the surprise,

the iconic walkabout and winter as well. >> thank you, ladies. it's gonna be quite a week, isn't it? this is how we are reflecting on events so far here on the breakfast show here on sky news. we will see more from king charles and the queen consort later on this morning. we'll tell you more about that in just a few moments time. but before that, let's reflect on what happened yesterday, when we saw the queen's coffin for the first time. >> it's highly emotional. saying goodbye to her family members, just really upsetting. >> god save the king! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> prince phillips arthur

george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rightful lord, charles iii. [noise] ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello everyone. a very good morning to you from buckingham palace. it is 6:00 on monday at 12 of september. her final journey, king charles prepares to lead a point precession alongside his mother's coffin, as new details are released about how he can see the queen lying in state.