he became the monarch of written in 14 other countries when his mother, queen elizabeth the 2nd, died on thursday. her 70 year reign was the longest in british history. and one of the longest in the world will be bringing you special coverage from the u. k. before that and join now in the studio by d. w reporter hanner, clever hannah were waiting for the official proclamation of charles as king. what can we expect? this is a gathering of the british political establishment from actual politicians to bishops, to pick members of the royal family. and lots of members of the very strange sounding privy council, which we talk about about once every generation. because it takes back about a 1000 years. that is the collection of politicians, royal family member, row family members, judges, senior clerics, all these important people that represent different branches of the establishment they has, please don't mind. they're going to talk now. sorry, and we're going to see our late sovereign lady, queen elizabeth, the 2nd of molested and glorious memory by whom to cease the crown of the united

welcome. britons queen elizabeth, the 2nd has died at the age of 96. she was the longest reigning monarch and head of state in the world. all 4 of her children were at her scottish home bill moral. when she died. her death means her son, charles succeeds her immediately. king charles called it a moment of the greatest sadness for himself and the royal family. many world leaders have paid tribute to the queen. the german chancellor left shows said she was a role model and an inspiration for millions. and we can now speak to our correspondent berrigan mos in london. and our reporter here in the studio, alex forest whiting. good to see you both big. let's start with you. what's the latest from london on the death of the queen and the reactions to her passing? well, we've seen people gathering not only in london around buckingham palace, but also in scotland and people paying their respects. and i think there is hardly any one who is not touched here by the death of her majesty. because even though not every one in the u. k is a royalist, not even or not e

the end of an era queen elizabeth the 2nd has died at $96.00. the united kingdom's longest reigning monarch passed away peacefully at barbara's castle in scotland. the crown now passes to her eldest son, charles london's buckingham palace becomes the center of national morning crowds gather to pay their respects and that there are spontaneous shows of affection for the late queen. ah, then flags are lower to half mast in many countries around the world as states pay tribute to a woman who's rain span 7 decades. ah . hello m terry martin, good heavy with us. warm tributes are being paid around the world to britain's queen elizabeth. the 2nd who died at 96, she was one of the world's longest reigning monarchs and heads of state. her death means her son, charles has succeeded. harm. he called his mother's death, a moment of the greatest sadness for himself and the royal family. world leaders have been offering their condolences, german, chancellor, allah schoultz said she was a role model and an inspiration for millions of people. people in london,

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we do have some breaking news that britain's queen elizabeth the 2nd has died. she was 96 years old. the longest, raining monarch and head of state in the world. her death now means her son charles succeeds her immediately. he is expected to be officially proclaimed king to morrow and embark on a tour of the united kingdom over the coming days. you're looking there at footage of the notice saying that the queen has died peacefully at o moral this afternoon. that is, of course, her home in scotland. now buttons are going to be observing a period of morning ahead of the royal funeral. the queen had been gradually stepping back from public duties in recent years due to her failing health, but she did perform her last official duties. just this tuesday, when she appointed at liz trust as the new u. k prime minister. and saw that transfer of power from port, former prime minister for his johnson. i want to see if we can get across to our correspondent in london, bergen mass. hi, thank you so much for joining us. can you tell us the latest from london on the death of t

was 70 years ago, a proclamation of the succession king charles became king the moment the elizabeth, the 2nd died. and that's a very important kind of point of principle that there will always be that will, has always been a ruling monarch. so he's already king. but this is the beginning of the official acknowledgement of this and the official spreading of the word if you like, throughout the areas over which he is king. i have this astounding pageant tree which the world is going to be watching. everybody's going to be lapping up. so soldiers, people wearing a costumes designed in the last couple of centuries. and i think we, we are able to speak with co, he's actually on the call. we are going to, yeah, it's all part of brand britain. this is all what i think we all have in our minds when we think of, of the united kingdom and it's, it's pumping pageantry. carl, how did people in the steer stony outside the st. james powers was all occurred with a crowd out of you, but you told us before there's, there are thousands and thousands of people. how did they react to what just happened? okay, crowd

a nation in morning britons queen elizabeth the 2nd has died aged 96. the longest serving monarch in recent history. ah, i'm how much am june? this is algebra alive from durham, also coming up thousands are set to descend on buckingham palace in london to pay their respects. union flags on royal buildings are now flying at half staff. the crown has now passed to king charles the 3rd. the new monarch says the death of his beloved mother is a moment of greatest sadness for him, and his family. condolences are pouring in from around the world as leaders take a moment to pay tribute to queen elizabeth's life and legacy. you as president joe biden says she defined an era ah tributes have been pouring in for britons, queen elizabeth the 2nd, who has died aged 96. she has been hailed for her compassion and warmth, and described as a role model and inspiration to millions. buckingham palace says she died peacefully on thursday afternoon at her scottish estate balmoral john a whole lawyer joins us now live from buckingham palace in london. jona. tell us about wha

elizabeth. the 2nd has died at the age of 96. the united kingdom's longest reigning monarch passed away at her scottish own bo, moral. she died surrounded by her children and grandchildren. buckingham palace in london becomes the focus of national morning. the queen's eldest son takes over as king charles. he says, the family takes comfort from the affection in which the modern with help ah i'm the cough really welcome to our special program on the passing of queen elizabeth the 2nd. she has died at the age of $96.00. she was the longest reigning monarch and had a state in the world. all 4 of her children were at her scottish home balmoral when she died. her death means her son, charles succeeds her immediately. king charles the 3rd called it a moment of the greatest sadness for himself and the royal family. world leaders have pay tribute to the queen. the german chancellor, olaf shalt said she was a role model and an inspiration for millions. people in london expressed their sadness. the withal non, to swarm queen this year. she

the 2nd has died at the age of 96. i wanna see if we can take a look back on her life and legacy o no british monarch reigned for as long as queen elizabeth the 2nd. ah, she was a constant in time of dramatic change. ah, all was disciplined. always dutiful. a life of public service. right? until the end. in 1926, elizabeth came into the world. she was not born to be queen, but when her uncle king edward the 8th advocated after less than a year on the throne, elizabeth father was crowned king. his daughter suddenly became the crown princess . she accepted the task and took it seriously. even in her youth, i did have before you all the high high, whether it be no short shall be diverted to your service and to the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong. during world war 2, elizabeth did her military service as a mechanic after the war. she married naval officer, philip mount patton, her great love, ah, one year later, prince charles was born. the 1st of 4 children. ah, in february 952, her father, king george, the 6th died. elizabeth replaced him while on a trip to africa. the tragic news reached princess elizabeth and h

his majesty king charles, the 3rd britons queen elizabeth the 2nd has died. she was 96. she passed away at ball moral castle, her residence in scotland. her family had gathered around her there as concerns grew about her health. the queen's death means her son charles succeeds her immediately king charles release. this statement, the death of my beloved mother, her majesty the queen is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all my verse of my family. we more profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much loved mother. i know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the rounds, and the commonwealth, and by countless people around the world during this period of morning and change my family and i will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the queen was so widely held. queen elizabeth had struggled with her mobility in the months before her death handing over many of her public duties to her son. but she performed one last official act on tuesday when she invited less trust to form a new government

the crown never dies. he became king the moment, but his mother, queen elizabeth the 2nd died. why then does he need a coronation, which will happen at some point in the future possibly next year? the coronation isn't, is of course essentially piece of christine ritual, where the king will be anointed with holy oil. the most integrity part of the entire ceremony is the anointing with, with holy oil. it was of course in 1953. the moment that was kept hidden from television view as everything else was, was presented to them through the, the grainy images of the, the new television screens. many of the many of them that have bought especially for the occasion. but the anointing of elizabeth, the 2nd was not shown because it is the most sacred moment of the coronation ceremony. in anticipation of king charles asserts carnation, we can, i hope, hopefully expect innovation. it might be the anointing issue. because of course, today we are more used to seeing and more and more used to having access to the, to the more intimate moments involving the, the british royal family. so that is

yes. britain's queen elizabeth the 2nd has died at the age of 96. she was the longest reigning monarch and had a state in the world. her death means her son, charles succeeds her immediately king charles the 3rd called it a moment of the greatest sadness or himself and the entire royal family. the prime minister less trust, said queen elizabeth was the rock on which modern britain was built and she touched the lives of millions reactions have of course been pouring in from around the world in the united states . white house press secretary, corinne john pierre, expressed her condolences when the news of the queen's death broke during a press conference or hurried to her thought, i'd go to the family members of the queen. i goes to the people of united kingdom. i don't want to get ahead of what the president is going to say. i want him to from you all to hear from him 1st. and so i don't want to get ahead of that. but i said this earlier, our relationship with the people of the united kingdom. and this is something that the president has said himself

elizabeth the 2nd life and legacy of the gates of buckingham palace. crowds gathered to more than the death of queen elizabeth the 2nd and to celebrate her life. ah, buckingham palace confirmed. she died peacefully in the afternoon at her scottish estate, balmoral u. k prime minister list trust onto the queen's memory in a speech outside number 10, downing street. 3 2nd thing. queen elizabeth, the 2nd, provided us with the stability and the strength that we needed. she was the very spirit of great britain, and that spirit will angel ah, the queen was on the throne for 70 years. and so all the u. k. through times of turbulence, like the 2nd world war and the end of the british empire, a more recent political upheavals like bricks it. i thought she was fantastic and like said a role model for everybody and that would put rome. did she mean i think people have complicated thoughts about monica and royal family and empires and things like that. i think that's okay, but she is like a really remarkable figure. you know, she's been leader of this country for so many decades. 3 at more longer than a lot of people have been alive. the crown has now passed to her oldest son, who will be known a

elizabeth, the 2nd life and legacy or the gates of buckingham palace. crowds gathered to more than the death of queen elizabeth the 2nd and to celebrate her life. ah, buckingham palace confirmed. she died peacefully in the afternoon at her scottish estate, balmoral u. k prime minister list trust onto the queen's memory in a speech outside number 10, downing street. 3 2nd thing. queen elizabeth, the 2nd, provided us with the stability and the strength that we needed. she was the very spirit of great britain, and that spirit will angel ah, the queen was on the throne for 70 years. and so all the u. k. through times of turbulence, like the 2nd world war, and the end of the british empire, a more recent political upheavals like bricks it. i thought she was fantastic and like such a role model for everybody and that put rome did shade me. i think people have complicated thoughts about monica and royal family and empires and things like that . i think that's okay, but she is like a really remarkable figure. you know, she's been leader of this country for so many decades. history much longer than a lot of people have been alive. the crown has now passed to her oldest son, who will be known as

queen elizabeth the 2nd oh. and the queen died at balmoral castle in scotland and her coffin will be brought to london in the coming days. but we can now cross to aberdeen airport in scotland, where dw correspondent emily gordon is standing by. emily, you're about an hour away from bow moral castle at the moment where the queen died yesterday. tell me what's happening there. will king charles expect to shall have any minutes? photographers almost parked a cub already been moved around to spot him. he will be in a silver dagger and you will then as soon as he arrives, he will board a private jet just behind me. and that plane will take him down to london where he will meet a prime minister list troth and in the evening, he is then expected to give a speech. emily, thank you for that update. we'll come back to you later in the program. but right now, i'd like to cross to the british parliament where the new prime minister list trusts is making a speech to the parliament as head of state. and she loves them all. her words of wisdom g

although he automatically became king the moment his mother, queen elizabeth the 2nd, died on thursday. a ceremony will make it official. it's just past 9 am in london. the thousands are expected to gather in the vicinity of buckingham palace. king charles will depart from there to saint james's palace just around the corner. it's the seat of the british monarchy, but it's where the proclamation will take place. on friday, king charles addressed the nation and the wider commonwealth. he praised his mother, queen elizabeth the 2nd for her unswerving devotion pledging to follow her example and serve with loyalty al jazeera were each helen's reports from london. oh, it's the moment this 73 year old man has spent his entire life preparing for waiting in that most peculiar of keys the line of royal succession at an age at which most people would be retired or retiring. king charles a 3rd is finally doing what he was born to do. time will tell what sort of monarch he will be. but greeting the public like he did it. buckingham palace on friday was a warm and open way to start. then his 1st ad

of course, a scene where queen elizabeth the 2nd died on thursday evening from some thank you very much. earlier british politicians gathered in parliament to commemorate the death of queen elizabeth the 2nd and peace and prime ministers paid their respect and shared memories of the late monarch james base reports at westminster. the bruising daily business of politics has been put on hold. instead, a special session of the house of commons for the nation's politicians to pay their respects to the $1.00 person in the country who never allowed herself to be political. leading the tributes, the new prime minister, who was given the job by the queen in her last ever official engagement. just 2 days before she died, she was the rock on which modern britain was built. she came to the throne at just 25 in a country that was emerging from the shadow war. she bequeathed some modern dynamic nation that has grown and flourished under her rang opposition lead a kiss. tama said she was britain's greatest ever monarch, and he hoped her death would bring the nation back together. we must always remem

the moment that queen elizabeth the 2nd di, that's very important, most kind of a big part of the concert, the, the continuity between monarchs in the u. k. the u. k is not allowed to not have a monarch. there isn't a gap, um, but this is part of the laying, the rest of it lay to rest of the bond and, and then at some point in the future, we'll have the coronation of king charles. that's not going to happen for a while. i can see the crown, and we should just remind of you as that king charles as leading the procession behind the gun carriage to westminster hall, his 3 siblings, princess anne, prince andrew, and prince edward. as well as his sons prince william and prince harry are all so walking in this very slow and somber procession just coming through past the front of buckingham palace. and there we can see prince andrew princess anne king charles and prince edward. on the other side there yet behind them there that you can see prince hurry and prince william. that's all. so and princess aden's, son, peter phillips and princess anne's husband. vice admiral. such him. lawrence. yeah .

so we can confirm the news that queen elizabeth the 2nd has died at bell moral in scotland or her son with her death. her son chiles becomes britain's new king. he will be king charles, the 3rd queen elizabeth the 2nd hugely popular home witness. so much life in so much history, the indeed the longest reign of british history and now the flag is flying at half mast over buckingham palace. because the queen has died. she has been this anchor and a focus, or from national identity and continuity, and represented duty and dignity and decency. and so much of this change in the world in her lifetime. but the one constant in the midst of all of that of her more than 70 years of being queen has been her well, she was 96 years old, born in april, the 21st 1926 and came to the throne on the death of her father in 1952 and became the longest reigning monarch and british history. let's hear now from andrew simmons who came to look back at her life. ah, in modern times, no, monique, on earth could blame the level of popularity in respect that queen elizabeth the 2nd enjoyed right into her advanci

we're looking at the funeral procession, or at least the coffin procession of queen elizabeth the 2nd who died last thursday . a number of cars, 5 hour drive to edinburgh, where king charles the 3rd is expected to meet the coffin, before her burial official, i should say. dario on the 19th of this month, emily, can you tell us more? yes, so the coffin has passed wireless counting. everyone and really understanding the problem is looking down or looking to her or call her or call that car has her children come along with her? yes, it's a very long procession with lots of police presence it's it's, it's, it's incredibly fantasy, blissful for incredible. how are you ready to feel how, how love she was here and how sad everyone is to see her go? it's interesting you mention, i mean, of course her children are in that procession. prince andrew. you were able to see in the car, perhaps, or hear of other family members in that procession. we know that king charles the 3rd will preside over ceremony in edinburgh at the royal residence. there were looking at pictures of the queen's coffin and cortez go

the 2nd world war as a child. she survived scandals and was on the ring in the performance of her duties, the longest serving regions in british history. elizabeth the 2nd has died at the age of 96 time to look back at a life that spanned historical eras. ah i, i did cab before my eyes, whether it be no, shall be to make you feel heavy, entered the imperial family to which we all belong. i, [000:00:00;00] ah, the end of an era the sculptures of french art is blue nor catalano are real. i catches wherever they appear. it always seems as if something has been forgotten during their creation. but this is what gifts. the sculptures, the meaning, the artist has at an eventful life as a child has firmly left morocco and emigrated to france. journeys into the unknown art, major themes in blue, nor catalina's distinctive work. blue liquid, bronze flows into prepared moles, and a sculpture comes to life. this foundry and cursed in southeast and france is considered by many artists to be the number one address where the completion of their works. one of them is french sculptor play, nor catalano. he's known for works which seem to lack an essential part. the travelers, th

ah, britain is queen elizabeth, the 2nd has died at the age of $96.00 after 70 years on the throne. a nation in mourning thousands gather outside buckingham palace to warn the death of their queen. the crown has now passed to her older son, king charles at 1st said she was a cherished sovereign and a much loved mother and leaders moran. the world are honoring the queen's life and legacy us present. joe biden says she defines an ear ah hello, i'm fully batty boy. you're watching al jazeera, thank you for joining us on our continuing coverage of the death of queen elizabeth . the 2nd. she has been hailed for her compassion and warmth, and described as a role model and inspiration to millions, tribute flowing for the queen, who has guided the age of 96. she was on the throne for 70 years. one of the longest reigns in global history. she was a familiar face to hunt, it says millions of people around the world. buckingham palace says she died peacefully in the afternoon at her scottish estate by moral a queen family rush to her side when doctors said they were concerned about her health.

to see the blue news line from berlin, britain to queen elizabeth the 2nd has died at the age of 96 united kingdom, longest reigning monitor passed away at her scottish home l. moral. she died surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

ron con tributes have been pouring in for britain's queen elizabeth the 2nd who's died the age of 96. she has been praised for her compassion and warmth, and described as a role model and an inspiration to millions. buckingham palace says she died peacefully on thursday afternoon at her scottish state balmoral. the crown has passed her oldest son, who's now known as king charles the 3rd. the queen's long rain, so widespread changes across the country that she rolled over. as well as the world that she lived in for everything, she remained a constant as need. walker now recalls a rain soul, years of traumatic change, the social, cultural, and technological revolution that altered the very landscape of the nation. but the queen retained the same values, the same habits, an unchanging presence in a country, living through times of turmoil and conflict. she was just 25 when she came to the throne. exactly the same age as the 1st queen elizabeth and was only 18 at the end of the 2nd world war where she served as an ambulance driver. only 8 years later, she was being crowned on almost every

let's just remind you that so i majesty queen elizabeth the 2nd has died at the age of 96. what lead us have been paying tribute to the long suffolk block who reigned for 70 years. the official website of the royal family announced her death earlier today. let's take a look out at some of the most memorable images from the queen 70 a rain. ah ah ah, [000:00:00;00] ah ah in ah, me ah, ah, ah me ah, ah, ah, ah, me ah, ah. mm hm. ah, in.

donna, queen elizabeth, the 2nd who died at the age of 96. her funeral will take place one sunday in london monday rather september 19th in london. in the meantime, there'll be a number of events throughout the week, including at buckingham palace in london. will have continuing coverage here on al jazeera throughout the day and in the coming days. we hope you do stay with us. thank you very much for watching ah winning in soaring energy prices, european countries are facing and unprecedented gas shortage. leaders have contingency plans, but all they enough to get through the winter. i will the e put in place a long term energy strategy. this isn't 1st ah ha, walk into the program. i'm iran, con european energy ministers have failed to agree on a plan to cap a russian gas prices at an emergency meeting in brussels. the session aim to consider how to shield households and businesses from soaring energy bills. but the stalemate has cast doubt on whether the proposal go ahead. e energy commissioner called re simpson says countries heavily relian

the end of an era queen elizabeth the 2nd has died at $96.00. the united kingdom is longest raining, monarch passed away peacefully at barbara's castle and scotland. the crown now passes to her eldest son, charles london's, buckingham.

since queen elizabeth the 2nd died, he's cow, he's covered so many kilometers, thousands and thousands, in fact all over the country since she died. moral in scotland on monday, the state funeral is going to be the biggest you case ever seen in terms of molten molten funerals. that's the biggest since. since winston churchill is a funeral in 1965. anderson and thank you. and group of migrants, boston from texas, having left stranded near the washington, d. c. home, a vice president come la harris. that's another group of about 50 people was sent from the southern. the state of florida to martha's vineyard in massachusetts, the republican governor of florida rhonda santas has claimed responsibility while greg albert of texas says he sent the migrants to the capital. they accuse democrats of ignoring border security. whitehouse accuses of governors of using the migrants as political pawns and calls the acts shameful data. but i got on the when i was on the trip here, i was given a bag with food, something to eat on the 40 hour trip. and it was a very long trip, quite tough. we didn't exp

queen elizabeth the 2nd has died. we received the confirmation a short time ago. she died at the age of $96.00, bringing to an end a 17 year reign. now she was the longest serving monarch in the u. k. and the 2nd longer serving monarch in the history of the world for many the queen is, was associated with the greatness of the u. k. the united kingdom. but for many, she was also a symbol of its demise because of course, it was during her reign that many countries, particularly countries here in africa, separated and gained independence from the crown. and although later they were attempts to the establishment of the commonwealth to rebuild the empire, of course, it never reached the greatness if you like, of what at once was not the queen never acknowledged any kind of wrong doings of the world, family, or of the u. k for it's colonial policies. and particularly for example, here on the ground in south africa. if you had our south africans what they think of the royal family. many associated with the colonial past of this country. that gave some kind of background

this is the 2nd with the respect and great affection steadfast and why she dedication a long life to serving the british people. now that queen elizabeth the 2nd has died. her son charles has automatically become king. he is both the oldest and longest serving air parent in british history. let's take a look at what happens next. the day after the queen stair fee, accession council will meet at saint james's palace to proclaim king charleston new sovereign. a proclamation ceremony will take place and charles will swear loyalty to parliament and the church of england. his ceremonial coronation can take place at any time within a year of his accession. in 5 days a procession will be held, carrying the queen's coffin from buckingham palace, westminster hall, where the houses of parliament within the house of parliament a service will be held. the next day, the queen will lie in state for 3 days. westminster hall will be open for 23 hours a day to allow people to fall past and pay their respects. the funeral will be held in 10 days. the queen's coffin will be transferred to near by westminster abbey, where the funeral will be held. there will be a military

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well, the news that queen elizabeth has died. well, queen elizabeth the 2nd came to throne on the death of her father in 1952, and became the longest reigning monarch in british history. in a little while, we'll take a look back at a long life. and thee and just to say that once it was ram out 20 past 12 to day, british time in the u. k, that we heard that the queen was poorly. and at that point all the queen's children travelled to belmont. i think ms. at point, everybody realised that the situation where the next bit of news, when it came, i would be graven indeed. so it proved in thee her another further evidence of that was when the union jack, flying above i'm back in palace, was lowered to half mass as it has been above downing street as well. and all the queens children are balmoral and her grandson, prince william and prince harry i believe is also there as well. okay, let's take a look back. it's the life of christmas with his anderson. oh, in modern times, no monaco mirth could claim the level of popularity in respect that queen elizabeth the 2nd en

elizabeth. the 2nd has died quite a lengthy message there from president biden. he also issued a statement earlier. let's bring in hydro castro, who's our correspondent in washington. and heidi, he taught quite movingly, didn't he, through quite a long statement that was issued by the white house earlier so that we can hear that hierarchy. how does your customer can hear is picked her up in know, watching the other pictures of president biden, who's signing a book of condolence at the u. k. embassy in washington, dc. i let said, bringing the hydro castro who's been, who so the much k go in. and heidi caught a moving statement from president biden, who's known the queen for a very long time. oh, that's right for decades. lauren, i think we met back in 1982 when biden was still a us senator. and he has reflected on that long friendship that he, for that he felt the personal connection had with queen elizabeth and in that lengthy statement released from the white house earlier he called her a states woman of unmatched dignity and constancy deepened the bedrock allia