. >> louie mountbatten takes over as prince philip's guardian. he sees him as his son. >> he already had dynastic ambitions for philip. he was like some of medieval character plotting the advance of his own dynasty. >> lord mountbatten makes a radical pronouncement. the house of windsor should take philip's name. >> mountbatten asks everyone present to raise a glass to house of mountbatten. in this they are saying the house of windsor is dead. the house of mountbatten is the next monarchy. >> what he hadn't reckoned with was the wall of opposition from the formidable queen mary, elizabeth's grandmother. she took a very dim view of it. >> what has this damned fool ought to do with the name of this house. >> george v began the house of windsorer. >> queen mary guys to windsor castle and says this is what mountbatten is plotk. >> my grandfather was alarmed and upset. >> people are suspicious of mountbatten. they are suspicious of his role, of him moving forward, trying to influence the queen and prince philip. >> it's a huge dilemma for the queen. sh

it was prince philip's almeida, a tough school that philip credit with building his character. >> i thinke thing for prince charles, i think the criticisms of the decisions have been maybe it wasn't the right school for prince charles, it was far from home, it meant he wouldn't see them as much. >> to make matters worse, charles was the target of bullies. >> when charles used to play football, they would push his face into the mud try to sit on his head. >> prince charles bad sinus and he snored and the boys decided it would be funny to get a recording of the heir to the throne snoring so they went to the room above and think of the microphone down outside the window and the court charles snoring. one of the house masters found out about it and the recording was confiscated. >> things would get worse for the young royal while on a school stating trip when he was 14 years old. >> prince charles board of ra randy. unfortunately for him it was overheard by a journalist who published it in the newspapers so it was a scandal because her 14-year-old drinking and ordering frank is illegal. as a

. >> shortly after the king's lord mount batten prince philip's uncle holds a dinner party at the house in hampshire. >> lord louis mountbatten played a key role in the life of his young nephew philip. >> when philip is a child the family are deposed and they flee to exile, and really his father has no time for him. >> louis mountbatten takes over as philip's guardian and so he sees him as his son really. lord mountbatten had always had domestic ambitions for his nephew philip. he was like some sort of medieval character plotting the advance of his own dynasty. >> lord mountbatten makes a radical pronouncement. the house of windsor should take philip's name. >> mountbatten asks everyone present to raise a glass to the house of mountbatten. in this he's saying the house of windsor is dead, the house of mountbatten is the next monarchy. >> but what he hadn't reckoned with was the wall of opposition from the really formidable queen mary, who was elizabeth's grandmother. and she took a very dim view of it. >> what has this damned fool got to do with the name of this house? >> queen mary's h

that's when he became prince philip. >> we don't actually know what went on inside their domestic livesfter that two more children were born, prince andrew and prince edward, living proof they had a solid relationship. >> but the royal family is soon under attack again, and this time the criticism is leveled at the queen. you might have heard of carvana and that we sell cars online. we believe buying a car should be something that gets you hyped up. and that your new car ought to come with newfound happiness and zero surprises. and all of us will stop at nothing to drive you happy. we'll drive you happy at carvana. enjoy two pancakes, two eggs your way, and two pieces of bacon for only $5. the two by two by two from ihop. hurry in and enjoy this deal for a limited time. download the app and earn free food with every order. ♪ here goes nothing. hey greg. uhh...hello? it's me, your heart! really? yes! recording an ekg in 30 seconds. tada! wow, that was fast. you know it! kardia offers the only personal ekgs that detect six of the most common arrhythmias in just 30 seconds. so you can mana

it was prince philip's 95th. they had been married for more than 70 years.get difficult. -at the queen's coronation, prince philip swore to be the queen's "liege man of life and limb." it was an oath he stuck by for seven decades. -the one person the queen could trust was her husband, and they would frequently have little arguments, and they would frequently be seen roaring with laughter as well. they got on. they were lifelong friends. -however, that commitment bowed to age when in 2017, prince philip retired from public duty. -[ yelling out commands ] -then 96 years old, he took the salute at buckingham palace as captain general of the royal marines -- his final solo public engagement after 65 years of service. in 2018, prince harry married meghan markle at st. george's chapel in windsor. the fairy-tale wedding blended british royalty with hollywood glamour in a celebration the likes of which had never been seen before. -this wedding felt new. it ft different. it felt modern. and the crowds turned out in their thousands to watch this historic moment. and,

it was prince philip's 95th. for more than 70 years. >> the main lesson we have learned is that tolerance is the one essential ingredient of any happy marriage. it may not be quite so important when this are going well, but it is absolutely vital when things get difficult. >> at the queen's coronation, prince philip's war to be the queen's lead chair of life and limb. an oath he stopped for decades. >> the one person the queen could trust was her husband. they would frequently have little arguments, and they would frequently be seen roaring with laughter as well. they got on. they were lifeng friends. >> however, that commitment bowed to age when in 2017, prince philip retired from public duty. then 96 years old, he took the salute at buckingham pale as captai general of the royal marines, his final public engagement after 65 years of service. in 2018, prince harry married meghan markle at st. george's chapel in windsor. the fairytale wedding blended british royalty with hollywood glamour in a celebration the lik

the passing of the queen comes just a year after her husband prince philip died at the age of 99. elizabeth had philip were married for a remarkable 73 years. in the relationship that ensured a tumultuous decades and so the decline of the british empire, and scandals within the family. my colleague at nbc -- 's returns with a recounting, a love story for the ages, kelly? >> that's right, alex, a love story for the ages. a real world fairytale, queen elizabeth spotted her prints when she was, young a teenager, the two, their love affair lasted through a war, through scandals, through tribulations and trials over the years. in public, prince philip watched two paces behind, but in private he was at our side for more than 70 years. >> a queen, and her prints, side by side for seven decades. through a lifetime of russell abortions and scandals, weddings, and funerals. >> he as quite simply been my strength and stay all these years. >> their early story was a real life fairytale, elizabeth still a princess first sought filipe handsome naval officer when she was just 13. >> princess eli

the world would know him as prince philip. >> to my wedded husband -- >> to my wedded husband. >> theirng was november 20th, 1947. she was 21. he was 26. elizabeth had told her father, philip was the only man she could ever love. in 1952, the young couple on a royal trip to kenya. they climbed up into a tree house where they would spend the night. and when she came down the next morning -- she was queen. her father had died and it was prince philip who told his young wife she was now the queen. >> god clothe you with the robe of righteousness. >> her coronation in 1953 was the first ever televised and was watched around the world. reigning over 52 commonwealth countries, covering one-third of the world's population. while raising her four children, too. >> she set an incredible example to me, to others to follow her leadership, her duty, her sacrifice. >> she was a constant on the world stage. the most traveled monarch in history, nearly 300 state visits. the first reigning monarch to visit australia, china, russia, and post-apartheid south africa. she would entertain u.s. presidents, d

nephew and the young princess elizabeth, nearly 40 years earlier, was 79. >> he was the uncle of prince philip and both of them were very very close. it was a massive trauma for the royal family. when he was blown apart by the very people who are trying to tear her country apart, it must have literally broken her heart. >> more than 20 years later, the good friday agreement brings an end to the troubles. in a moment of conciliation, the queen comes face to face with martin mcguinness, a former i.r.a. commander, whose organization assassinated oral mountbatten. mcguinness is one of the architects of the peace accord. >> she shook hands with him because that is what the people had world. she could have avoided it. but she went. to me, that summed up her grasp of her role. >> i remember martin mcguinness coming into the room to meet the queen and saying, how are you? she said, well at least i'm still alive. that was a nice sort of ironic comment. >> coming up, >> the queen letup known that she expected to be advised and consulted. (coughing) ♪ breeze driftin' on by ♪ ♪ you know how i feel ♪ copd

the queen's counsel, prince philip died and april 2021. how much do you think that the loss of prince for the affected the queen? well this is certainly been a question that's been asked a lot over the past year, and no one really knows the ins turtle workings of someone's mind or their heart. but i know that a lot of people who are close to the royal family have said that for so many years. and elizabeth, the 2nd really felt that her, her reign and her position as head of the family, was really rooted in her relationship with philip. and so it was, i think, thought unfortunately that his, his passing would really hurt her emotionally and physically and that she would soon follow. so i think people have, have gauged that fairly correctly. she was the longest running monica in british histories of passing the reign of queen victoria in september of 2015. how do you think that she managed to rain so successfully through so many turbulent times during her reign? well fortunately for her, she had a lot of really good role models stretching way

her marriage to prince philip's celebrated across the country. charles was born, followed by princess and. >> -- places of the king and queen who would've gone, but for his majesty's illness. >> but duty called. her father was ill. and they had to take his place on a tour of the commonwealth. >> to the -- heart of london and from the commonwealth came the tragic news from sandringham the beloved passing of a beloved sovereign, king george vi king george vi -- >> in a remote lodge in kenya, prince philip told her the news. she was now queen. >> -- >> reporter: the following year came her coronation. years later she described how it felt. >> in a way i didn't have an apprenticeship. my father died much too young. it was all a very sudden kind of taking on. and making the best job you can. >> from the very start she felt she had to get out and connect with the public. >> the queen in duke now took their places -- >> through thousands of engagements and embedded thing inventing the walk about. >> -- prime minister or president of a nation, people bec

her decades' long love story with prince philip.loved corgis. we've got all that ahead, michael. >> looking forward to hearing about it. robin, thank you. >>> elizabeth was queen for 70 years and for most of those years prince philip was standing by her side. he was the love of her life. let's go back to amy with more on queen elizabeth and prince philip's royal romance. hey, amy. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. yes, they were married for 73 years and that made prince philip the longest serving royal consort in history but to the queen, he was so much more than that. she called him her strength and her stay. queen elizabeth's love life can be written in one line, she fell in love at age 13 with prince philip, royalty from denmark and greece, an 18-year-old cadet with the war coming up. >> they met several times during the war when she was still a teenager and i think it's clear that she never had eyes for anyone else. >> i think they must have had real attraction. it must have just been bam. >> and over the course of the ne

prince philip as a lady of great faith ins, the psalms and a hymns and prayers, sword to the rafters. it was incredibly moving on at the anybody could feel to be touched by it and perhaps even more so as when for me, when i was watching from here we had a very good view looking down towards parliament square at the procession. and with a coffin on the state carriage and there was draped in the royal standard with the imperial crown on the organ surface. and behind greece, children, the king, his sister, and 2 brothers, just marching in their children following too. and there was a moment up here over a big platform as a whole load of presto. well, over here, it was a moments as the carriage approached for a choir anyway, but the whole press gallery here suddenly, when silence never be looked. anne's stood in total respect in this quite an incredible thing in these, you know, hard nose jonas, but a couldn't fail to be moved by. what was an impressive moment, a sense of respectfulness overwhelm? you could hear a pin drop. and then i thought another really keen man was when and just at t

prince philip is told. >> prince philip asked to go to princess elizabeth.n, he breaks the news that her father has died. >> elizabeth is only 25. she has lost the father she adored. he was her mentor, her guide. she was utterly devoted to him. >> he demonstrated to her the meaning of duty. she never expected she would lose him so soon. >> one reign has ended, another begins. all await the queen's arrival. >> my grandfather was worried. he didn't know at all, there was a generational difference. he would have thought, oh my goodness. what will i talked to her about? >> there she was. this very vulnerable young woman having to take on what she was going to have to do. i think we were sort of dumbfounded really. we weren't expecting that to happen. >> she took on this huge job immediately on top of being very, very sad that she lost her father. >> the opportunity was given for the people to pay tribute. soon, they were passing into the hall of over 4000 every hour. for the measure of public sorrow and sympathy. >> there is an incredibly striking image at georg

reunited with prince philip. james longman and deborah roberts right here with me tonight. >>> the other major news this monday night, the catastrophic hurricane in puerto rico. the deadly storm causing widespread destruction. up to 30 inches of rain possible in some areas. more than 1,000 people rescued from dangerous flooding. utility crews tonight racing to restore power after the entire island went dark. what the u.s. can expect later this week. rob marciano tracking the storm. >>> there is also news tonight about a prisoner exchange between the u.s. and afghanistan. the last-known american hostage held by the taliban. martha raddatz standing by with late reportig. >>> the war in ukraine tonight. a russian missile reportedly hitting less than 1,000 feet from another nuclear power plant, the second-largest in ukraine. president zelenskyy warning russia has to be stopped, quote, before it's too late. >>> the powerful and deadly earthquake hitting mexico. the magnitude 7.6 earthquake, less than an hour after a n

after the war, she would marry naval lieutenant philip mountbatten, the world would know him as prince philipee philip. >> for my wedded husband. >> for my wedded husband. >> reporter: their wedding november 20th, 1947, she was 21. he was 26. in 1952 the young couple was on a royal trip to kenya, they climbed up into a tree house where they would spend the night and when she came down the next morning, she was queen. her father had died and it was prince philip who told his young wife she was now the queen. >> the lord clothe you with the robe of righteousness. >> reporter: her coronation was the first ever televised and was watched around the world. reigning over 52 commonwealth countries, covering one-third of the world's population while raising her four children too. >> she set an incredible example to me to others to follow her leadership, her duty, her sacrifice. >> reporter: she was a constant on the world stage. the most traveled monarch in history, nearly 300 state visits. she would entertain u.s. presidents, dancing with gerald ford. riding horses with ronald reagan. watching a ball

in 2021, prince philip died.th and stay, but queen elizabeth continued to inspire people around the world. during the covid pandemic, her words helped everyone to keep calm and carry on. >> this time we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavor. using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal. we will succeed and that success will belong to every one of us. >> she was the longest reigning british monarch in history. on the throne for more than 70 years. her platinum jubilee celebrated with a military parade. ♪♪ beacons lit across the world. >> i keep mine in here. >> a surprise appearance from paddington bear and over 10 million people across britain gathering for street parties to honor their one and only queen. the jubilee concluded with a final wave from queen elizabeth from the balcony of buckingham palace. she was joined by three future kings. prince charles, prince william, and prince george. the crowds cheering for queen elizabeth ii. a monarch for the ages. >>

she had to work out was going to have a viable lifework balance. >> she and prince philip what have fourncess anne, input the rigors of charles the error of. >> elizabeth and philip were doing for charles what her mother and father had done for her which was just is a uniquely influential position enhanced with her often meant putting royal duties first. the exhibit the second set out on a massive around the world tour while the children stayed behind in london. spanning nearly six months, she and prince philip to the indian ocean. >> they traveled over 40000 miles more than 13000 hands. she saw nearly 7000 curtsies. she gave 261 speeches. it was enormously ambitious beyond important because she wanted to be seen as the head of the commonwealth. >> during her father's reign what even the british empire transformed into the modern commonwealth of nations. a volunteer association of independent states but still headed by the king and queen elizabeth. >> what did you like about the commonwealth, was a large family of nations who joined up together because they wanted to and had huge benefit

prince philip died last april at the age of 99. many say the queen never recovered from losing her life partner the body of prince philip will be lay to rest next to his queen once the funeral is over. on monday, the 1st time in history, the funeral of a british sovereign will be televised live around the world. stephanie decker, i'll g 0. queen elizabeth was not only the head of the royal family and the british head of state. she was head of the commonwealth and a group of $56.00 independent nations including republics. harmel tasa is in johannesburg with more on south africa's reaction to the funeral. the mood here in south africa was generally low key. some people watched a funeral at home on their television states, but as you can see, it's a normal working day people doing about their business. some people really didn't seem to care that could have something to do with africa's complicated history with britain. but those who remember the queen with partners, remember when she came here in 1947 as a young girl with a family bac

prince philip had a love story for the ages.ance from the very beginning. a romance that aged like fine wine. side by side, the queen and her prince went through a lifetime of celebrations and tribulations for more than seven decades. >> quite simply, my strength and stay all these years. >> it was love at first sight. the queen only a princess in 1939, spotted the dapper and to you -- towering philippe while on vacation and became enraptured. >> she fell desperately head over heels in love. >> like any great romance, the bond was put to the test when he joined the royal navy. their courtship continued long distance. >> it was a correspondence love affair. they wrote letters to one another. >> with each letter, their feelings flourished. until he returned from war and asked the future queen's hand in marriage. it was the wedding of the century. broadcast around the world in 1947. >> to see their future queen and her husband. >> their quiet home life didn't last long. in 1952, the sudden passing of king george would thrust the pr

she had to work out at age 25 how she was going to have a viable life/work balance. >> she and prince philipually have four children. prince charles, princess anne, prince andrew, and prince edward. together they prepared their children for the rigors of royal life. especially prince charles. the heir apparent. >> elizabeth and philip were doing for charles what her mother and father had done for her, which was to set an example of how being a monarch is a uniquely influential position. >> and as she experienced with her own parents, being a monarch often meant putting royal duties first. months after her coronation, queen elizabeth ii set out on a massive around the world tour whilst her children stayed behind in london. spanning nearly six months, she and prince philip journeyed from the bermuda islands to the indian ocean. >> they traveled over 40,000 miles. she shook more than 13,000 hands. she saw nearly 7,000 courtesies. she gave 261 speeches. it was enormously ambitious. and important because she wanted to be seen as the head of the commonwealth. >> during her father's reign, what had

she had to work out at age 25 how she was going to have a viable life-work balance. >> she and prince philipually have four children. prince charles, princess anne, prince andrew, and prince edward. together they prepared their children for the rigors of royal life. especially prince charles, the heir apparent. >> elizabeth and philip were doing for charles what her mother and father had done for her, which was to set an example of how being a monarch is a uniquely influential position. >> and as she experienced with her own parents, being a monarch often meant putting royal duties first. just months after her coronation queen elizabeth ii set out on a massive round-the-world tour whilst her children stayed behind in london. spanning nearly six months, she and prince philip journeyed from the bermuda islands to the indian ocean. >> they traveled over 40,000 miles. she shook more than 13,000 hands. she saw nearly 7,000 curtsies. she gave 261 speeches. it was enormously ambitious and important because she wanted to be seen as the head of the commonwealth. >> during her father's reign what had

in kenya, prince philip broke the news to the queen of her father's death.id to have been in tears, staring out of the window, contemplating the future. official britain was waiting to claim her. the death of the king at the age of 56 meant that her life changed forever. the mother of two young children came to the throne at 25. well... ..it must have been a terrible shock, in many ways. you could imagine at that age, when presumably she'd hoped that she'd have a chance to.. ..to do other things and, you know, bring up herfamily and us, and have more time to adjust. god save the queen. cheering. it took 16 months to plan but, onjune the 2nd 1953, queen elizabeth ii's coronation transfixed a country which was still emerging from austerity and rationing. the barriers could hardly hold back the multitudes flooding _ into the great squares. every country of the commonwealth was represented in that vast crowd. | it was the first television occasion in this country, and bbc television was the only television network in western europe. and it was an extraordinary a

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prince philip has been the man at her side. but in spring 2021, his health deteriorates. ah, the 9th of april becomes probably the most difficult day in queen elizabeth sleif. prince philip dies 2 months before his 100th birthday. they had been married since 1947. ah. the britons moon with their queen. the next few weeks, the hard for the queen, but with her typical sense of duty, she soon resumes her public engagements where the brick set makes it cove it will. the death of her husband, her duties take priority. 2 months after the death of prince philip, she and boris johnson opened the g 7 summit in cornwall. ah, great success is her continuity. her ability to move with the times and not look like a fusty fuddy, duddy old reactionary. on the other hand, could she have moved a little bit more? could she have seemed a little bit more human. but the great um, victorian constitutional historian walter budget said, be very careful. don't let daylight shine in on the magic. and it's a very, very difficult to balance. and i think she's let some day de la china him at present,

and especially after the death of his father, prince philip. charles took a more significant and active part in this charging royal duties from king in waiting to king and training. now charles will take on the role that he is preparing for his entire life is alex forest whiting is still here with me in the studio annex once this period of morning is over, king charles, the 3rd will have some very big shoes to fill. what's his standing my in the united kingdom amongst britons? well, i think it's going to be very difficult for ever to ever be as popular as his mother was because she was by the end of her life, adored across the nation, even by those who don't necessarily believe there even should be a monarchy in the united kingdom, so he, i think must acknowledge it's never going to be the same as that. but as he has had so much time to prepare for this, it's been quite clear that he has been focusing, for example, on trying to slim down the monarchy and who is seen in public, for example, on the balcony of buckingham palace. and also really pu

her marriage to prince philip with celebrated across the country. >> soon prince charles was born, followedking and queen who would have gone but for his majesty's illness. >> but duty called. her father was ill and they had to take his place on a tour of the commonwealth. >> to the heart of london, and the whole commonwealth came the tragedies from sandringham, -- king george the sixth. >> in a remote lodge in kenya prince philip told her the news. she was now queen. the following year came her coronation. years later, she described how it felt. in a way, i didn't have an apprenticeship. my father died much too young. it was all a very sudden kind of taking on. and making the best job you can. >> from the very start, she felt she had to get out and connect with the public. >> the queen and duke now took their places -- >> to thousands of engagements, and inventing the walk about. >> -- lady or, you were a president or prime minister of the nation, people become nervous. and it was wonderful to see how her majesty would put them at these. >> with constitutional responsibilities, a weekly au

may god hold her and prince philip in abiding care."ident by obama said, "she put people at ease and she brought her considerable humor and charm to moments of great pomp and circumstance." the former president bush wrote, "she was a woman of great intellect, charm, and with. having tea with her majesty and her corgis is among our finest memories. quote in a moment, kristin welker will talk with us about the relationship with u.s. presidents. but first let's go to kayla tausche about how the white house and congress are remembering her today. good evening, kayla. >> reporter: tonight, praise for the queen and admiration for the strength and grace with which she rained. president biden is at the british embassy signing a condolence book and telling the uk ambassador and her staff, the queen was a great lady and he had been delighted to know her. mr. biden met queen elizabeth three times over 41 years. at a private meeting last summer in england, he broke protocol by sharing that the queen asked for his opinion on chinese president xi jin

prince philip has been the man at her side. but in spring 2021, his health deteriorates. ah, the 9th of april becomes probably the most difficult day in queen elizabeth sleif. prince philip dies 2 months before his 100th birthday. they had been married since 1947. ah. the britons moon with their queen. the next few weeks, a hard for the queen, but with her typical sense of duty, she soon resumes her public engagements, where the brick set megs it covert while the death of her husband, her duties take priority. 2 months after the death of prince philip, she and boris johnson opened the g. 7 summit in cornwall. ah, great success is her continuity. her ability to move with the times and not look like a fusty fuddy, duddy old reactionary. on the other hand, could she have moved a little bit more? could she have seemed a little bit more human. but the great um, victorian constitutional historian walter budget said, be very careful. don't let daylight shine in on the magic. and it's a very, very difficult to balance, and i think she's let some day de la china and i'm at present

her third cousin, prince philip of greece.y were engaged to be married shortly after the princess's 21st birthday. the royal wedding held november of 1947 in london's westminster abbey. it brightened the gloom of those post war years. the following year. the couple's first child, charles, the prince of wales, was born. he was then followed by princess and in 1950, andrew in 1959 and edward in 1963, but in 1952, while in kenya, with prince philip elizabeth learned the tragic news that her beloved father the king, had died. in an instant, the 25 year old became the queen of england. that's my coronation. i shall dedicate myself a new to your service. elizabeth was to rule in a new era. her coronation in all its splendor was the first to be broadcast on television as millions around the globe watched the transformation as it happened in 1957, queen elizabeth met president eisenhower. she would go on to meet every us president during her reign except lyndon johnson. she often spoke of the strong and vital bond between america and

they will actually bring prince philip's coffin back up to be greeted by the queen's and then finallyt is going to be a very, very poignant moment, a reunnone. >> since they moved out here you have william and indicate move their family and enroll the kids in the schools and them walking the three children to the new school the other day before she died and they wanted to do this to be closer to the queen and then a few days after they moved, the queen died. >> yeah. very sad. like i say, when princess diana died it was an enormous shock to the world. i don't think anyone is shocked that a 96-year-old woman died and least of all their family who knew how frail she had been. i also think there was a steady deterioration in the queen's health in public from the moment prince philip died. i don't think there is any doubt she had a broken heart and that she found life without him -- you mention living with somebody for 70 years who has been your selfless, devoted partner giving up his own hugely successful military career to completely dedicate himself to being her consort. and i think --

prince philip has been the man at her side. but in spring 2021, his health deteriorates. ah, the 9th of april becomes probably the most difficult day in queen elizabeth sleif. prince philip dies 2 months before his 100th birthday. they had been married since 1947. ah! the britons mourn with their queen the next few weeks, a hard for the queen. but with her typical sense of duty, she soon resumes her public engagements, where the brick set makes it cove it will, the death of her husband, her duties take priority. 2 months after the death of prince philip, she and boris johnson opened the g. 7 summit in cornwall. ah, grey success is her continuity, her ability to move with the times and not look like a fusty fuddy, duddy old reactionary. on the other hand, could she have moved a little bit more? could she have seemed a little bit more human? but the great um, victorian constitutional historian walter budget said, be very careful. don't let daylight shine in on the magic. and that's a very, very difficult to balance. and i think she's let some day de la china him at present,

a sentiment she shared on her 50th wedding anniversary. >> all too often, i fear prince philip has haden to me speaking. but he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years. >> reporter: 73 years of marriage spent side by side. at his funeral, the poignant images of the queen. due to covid protocols, seated alone. now as her son, king charles, begins his reign, a nation will mourn their queen. after ten days, she will be laid to rest privately on the grounds of windsor castle, next to her beloved husband, prince philip. tonight the nation and world remembering what the queen said all those years ago. >> i shall not have strength to carry out this resolution alone, unless you join in it with me. god help me to make good my vow, and god bless all of you who are willing to share in it. >>> coming up, our royal roundtable and the reactions to the death of queen elizabeth. and what's ahead for king charles. now i'm down with rybelsus®. son tc: mom's a1c is down with rybelsus®. song: a1c down with rybelsus® anncr vo: in a clinical study, once-daily rybelsus® significantly lower

prince philip did not want a state funeral.en little conversation between meghan and harry and other members of the royal family. we saw meghan with some of the other royal women outside the abbey. incredibly striking images with kate, camilla and kate's children, george and charlotte. so there has been some time together and meghan when she has been moved by car, has shared a car with sophie. we have not seen and certainly not learned of any opportunity to really thrash out some of the conflicts and disagreements of the past. my suspicion is that this truce and unity will last for a period of time after the funeral. certainly for the seven days of royal mourning. i'm not sure that this represents an actual proper resolution of the problems that we've seen over the last kind of three or four years of royal reporting. >> and jack, correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't sophie one of the first people to walk over to frogmore cottage after archie was born and to visit the baby and the mother and ask how she was doing? we're talking a

culminated in a particularly private in terms of the queen's body laying next to her husband, the late prince philip as well as her sister, the late prince margaret and both her parents. in the memorial chapel of jake, king george, the 5th, the ceremony was sort of got smaller and smaller. throughout the day, 2000 people in westminster abbey, including world leaders, royals from all over the world. then the body was moved here to windsor castle for the commit to ceremony, which was taking place with just the sort of direct people that were in contact with the queen. perhaps we've seen a real outpouring of love thousands upon thousands of people on the streets of london and here in windsor as well. and i think one of the really outstanding moments for a lot of people will be the look on the king's face. joy that commit to ceremony in windsor was clear how sad he was, not only like the whole country to have lost the queen, but for him to have lost his mother. and i will transfer obviously on to the, the ceremonies that will take place as his reign begin. starting with the coronation that was jack at w

the man responsible for looking after the queen, and prince philip, during that visit was the hotel'sy moon. and we can speak to him now. when you know the queen is coming to stay, what goes through your mind? details, details, all the details that the security can give you on how they want everything, and how the queen appreciates things. 1 the queen appreciates things. i believe she particularly appreciates the menu you chose, tell us about that. , ., ., , ., that. king george was in regina in 1939, and that. king george was in regina in 1939. and he _ that. king george was in regina in 1939, and he attended _ that. king george was in regina in 1939, and he attended a _ that. king george was in regina in 1939, and he attended a dinner. that. king george was in regina in 1939, and he attended a dinner at| 1939, and he attended a dinner at the lou tenant governor's residence. we replicated the menu of that dinner, and the queen was the guest of honour there, and when she came back to the hotel, it was my duty to meet her as she was coming back in, she commented to me how great the men

the uk's longest-serving monarch has now been laid to rest alongside her late husband, prince philip. was one of the world's most recognizable faces, who saw through tumultuous times. others are questioning the role of the monarchy in the modern world along with its stark colonial legacy. we have coverage on how the u.k. and the world bid farewell to queen elizabeth ii. reporter: in solemn silence, the queens coffin was born from westminster hall, onto the gun carriage pulled by sailors and a tradition begun with a funeral by queen victoria. on the coffin, a distillation of the very public yet very personal event. the monarchs crowned, or, and scepter, beside favorite flowers chosen by the king and a handwritten note to his mother. king charles followed the coffin and lead his family in the short journey to westminster abbey. and on towards the altar, the late queen's children and grandchildren accompanied now by their spouses, and her great grandchildren, george and charlotte. >> we gather from across the nation, from the commonwealth, and from the nations of the world. reporter: som

and from that moment on, prince philip was an almost constant presence at the queen side.ship came at a personal price, it was one he was willing to pay. >> just have been there all the time behind her, ready to sacrifice his life, willing to sacrifice his life, i think he would've loved to be in the navy and made a career out of that. so he was stood fast to. i think it's made for one for a solid marriage. >> the queen and prince philip met before the second world war when he was a young naval cadet. >> is number one job, has been to, quote, support the queen. and it's been one of the great loyal romances i think of history. people talk about victorian alba was afraid of trips out into. and in years to come, i've no doubt that they will speak to -- about elizabeth and philip in the same way. >> netflix's hit series the crown captivated viewers worldwide of its portrayal of the young couples early romance. ensuring their place in popular culture. for generations to come. >> see you tomorrow. >> the shy teenager and the handsome prince. as parents, grandparents, and great-g

her late husband, prince philip, who she once called her constant strength and guide.looks back at their royal romance. >> it was a love affair that lasted more than seven decades, as queen as elizabeth celebrated jubilee after jubilee and went on to become the longest-serving british monarch in history. philip was always by her side. a childhood companion -- to the queen, margaret rhodes was a bridesmaid at their wedding and was in no doubt that it was a marriage based on love. >> i think she fell in love when she was 13. god, he was good-looking. i sort of a viking god. [laughs] she never looked at anybody else ever. >> the couple married in westminster abby, on november the 20th 1947. and from that moment on, prince philip was an almost constant presence at the queens side. if this companionship came at a personal price, it was one he was prepared to pay. >> just to have been there all the time behind her and really to have sacrificed all his life -- i think he would have loved to have gone on in the navy and really made it clear out of that. so he sacrificed as wel

the sign for the suggestion that all cars drive very slowly here, which prince philip assisted upon because at the red squirrels that's where so rare and so beautiful. really danced about on this drive. we wait now for the queen to start her journey which will take her through lands that her family knew well. she was -- through her mother, and the bose lands as arose of stratton -- would themselves descended from the stuart kings and king robert the roofs. lived at glands castle not far from balmoral. he while we wait, the world family are saying goodbye in balmoral e to their beloved mother and grandmother, and the staff here in scotland are taking their leave. as they hand the monarch and family matriarch after her death back to her nation. to her roams, to the commonwealth and two people across the world who have been moved by the ending of a reign of more than 70 years. and their life of more than 96. >> the sun will be illuminating the -- and knew of balmoral. as the queen leaves her beloved home. you elizabeth the second, by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and

the certificate signed by the queen and prince philip. it's amanda, most precious. in his 10000 item collection or to logo we are ha, will never considered myself british if, when i'm 100 percent, a hong kong, a who loves british culture or local all histories a meaning folk or whenever they happened. no matter good or bad. oh, so we shouldn't arrays, any part of it, just because we don't like it, or you work or all of us should respect our past with the old, all, etc. or, you know, jim, john deere goal is not only to preserve relics, but also the identity of his hometown. ukraine says a russian missile damaged equipment close to the 2nd largest nuclear plant in the country cave, branded the move as nuclear terrorism. moscow border more attacks on ukrainian infrastructure after its forces were pushed from north eastern ukraine, leading to the discovery of mass graves in a forest. in the region kremlin denies, roger is responsible for killing the civilians and soldiers whose remains were found in mass graves outside easier calling the allegations lies, al corresponde

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did die thursday at her balmoral castle estate in the highlands spirit she got every summer with prince philipwas laying and rest there in the ballroom until today when she began her last a great journey. they traveled six hours through balmoral castle through beautiful countryside with roads intermittently aligned with people wanting to see the sovereign offer. even some tractor drivers are pulled up alongside the road to watch the queens cough and pass. it was draped with her standard of scotland. a wreath of her favorite flowers taken from the balmoral castle estate. shall be transported to saint giles cathedral in edinburgh tomorrow. people will be able to come see her and say goodbye, arthel. >> amy kellogg live in london. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the future of the monarchy was secure in buckingham palace announced the birth of the next king of england.po >> there ipus popular jubilation the announcement of the news, it is ait i boy. >> four weeks later, the baby prince was anointed into the church of england at his baptism and the chapel of buckingham. palace. >> the baby that continues t

a look at the royal visit. >> >> reporter: it was a busy visit visit for the queen and prince philip, among the highlights of performance at san francisco's davie symphony hall, where they were serenaded by tony bennett. well prince philip sing-along, the queen was a bit reserved but but she cracked a smile when tht the cast came on stage, one sporting a huge had featuring scenes from london, including bg including big band with doors that opened to reveal more of the royal family. they headed down to the peninsula to the hewitt packard headquarters was she was shown how to make a computer and gifted one, and old-school hp 250. later, arriving to the tune of the stad the stanford band, they stopped for lunch at hoover house, giving staffers and students moments they will never forget. >> i got a chance to talk to her, she was amazed i was a classics major. >> reporter: but the most glamorous stop was a grand dinner at the de young museum. it was a star-studded event whee she toasted then president, ronald reagan. >> i raise my glass to you and to mrs. reagan, to the friendship betwee

and there, the queen was laid to rest alongside prince philip, who died last year and not very far away as her father, king george the 6th, and also her mother, the queen mother. this was finally a chance for her children or grandchildren and her great grandchildren to see farewell. she was the monarch for 70 years. but to king charles, she was very simply. mamma. even though they're all standard has no been lord here at windsor and replaced with the union flag, which tells us that king charles is no longer here yet. that are still people even after that. the brush, the rain that we had here here at windsor. no, no, to ask them why the new why they were here. they knew that they wanted to touch this moment of history. they wanted to express their solidarity with royal family. they wanted to mark the passing of the queen, and i asked them, well, why you still here? but they couldn't really answer, and they'll be here for a few hours yet. but at some point they will move on. and of course, to morrow. so will britain. hundreds of thousands of people came to london to watch . as the queen,