her majesty. and we gather prince charles has — her majesty.charles has now travelled - her majesty. and we gather prince charles has now travelled to - her majesty. and we gather prince charles has now travelled to belle | charles has now travelled to belle moral to be with the queen and the duke of cambridge —— has now travelled to balmoral to be with the queen and the duke of cambridge also travelling to balmoral. yes queen and the duke of cambridge also travelling to balmoral.— travelling to balmoral. yes and that's another _ travelling to balmoral. yes and that's another indication - travelling to balmoral. yes and that's another indication that l that's another indication that things are getting serious. under normal circumstances the royal family have stiff upper lips and don't tend to visit each other when they are ill, so one wonders about the significance of that. all right, thank you very much, stephen bates, for being with us. ijust want to read out a message that we've from the archbishop of canterbury, who says, my prayer is that

madame speaker, we owe her late majesty a great debt of gratitude. may god bless her and keep her, may she rest in peace. and if i make clear a face -- paraphrase, announcer: listening to programs on c-span through c-span radio got easier. tell your speaker, play c-span radio, and watch washington journal daily at 7:00 a.m. eastern and other affairs throughout the day. weekdays at 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. catch washington today for reports on the stories of the day. listen to c-span anytime. just tell your smart speaker, play c-span radio. c-span powered by radio. announcer: king charles honoring the late queen elizabeth's

minister, it is with the greatest sadness that i rise to say a few words to her late majesty, queen elizabeth. almost all of us in the house of experienced no other monarch but her late majesty. let alone who can recall a time when she was not the queen. she is in our minds with the ground and all it stands for. she first came to the -- when winston churchill was the prime minister and speaker william morrison was in there almost empty years ago. 57 complete sessions of parliament passed since then, and as she was here to open all but three of them, as parliamentarians, we celebrated with her silver, golden, diamond jubilees, and the platinum jubilee this year, in which the length standards have been revealed. in this place, her reign saw 10 different speakers occupied. during her reign, the 18th -- there were 18 general elections. i'm sure the prime minister will remind how many predecessors she welcomed, i'm always sure, with quiet wisdom. as the longest-serving monarch this country has known, she would have been assured of a notable entry in the history books, even were it not for

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her majesty, the queen love to scotland, and scotland loved her majesty, the queen. and they think it is right that that picture that was taken by an excellent scottish photographer who captured her majesty, very calm, very happy. i also want to speak briefly on behalf of my constituents who enjoyed meeting the queen on many occasions. her most recent visit and her last visit was in november 2014 when she arrived on the royal train at the train station and she went to meet her armed forces. because it has been mentioned today but the armed forces, they are important and more important to her majesty and are important to king charles iii and will be an extremely important role in the coming days and weeks. that visit in november of 2014 was accompanied with a late duke of edinburgh and it was there 67 wedding anniversary and it showed that the public commitment to service and the dedication that meant there would have other duties when others would be celebrating their milestone anniversary. but that was what the queen provided. commitment and dedication at every oppo

her majesty's roots in scotland run deep. she was descended from the royal house of stewards on both sides, and her mother was from angus. it is clear that these family ties gave way to a great and enduring affection, and scotland was a place that was held deeply to her, not only in an official capacity, but in a private capacity as well. it is well-known that balmoral, with its beautiful scenery, was the queen's favorite home. balmoral was a place where was she was able to enjoy freedom, peace, ability to enjoy the great outdoors walking her dogs, riding horses, hosting picnics, are behind the wheel of her land rover. it is clear balmoral was a place of peace and sanctuary throughout her whole life, --his royal highness the prince of philip duke of edinburgh. it is perhaps fitting that she has met her final piece at balmoral, a place where she found such enjoyment and comfort, and someone of demonstrably strong faith, she will now have enduring peace to be reunited with prince philip. her majesty was a life of grace and wisdo

her majesty's roots in scotland run deep. scended from the royal house of stewart on both sides of her family and, of course, her mother was from glamis in angus. it is clear that these family ties gave way to a great and enduring affection. scotland was a place that was truly held dear to her not only in an official capacity but in a private capacity as well. it is well known that balmoral, with its beautiful and atmospheric scenery, was the queen's favourite home. balmoral was a place where she was able to enjoy freedom, peace and the ability to indulge her love of the great outdoors, whether that was walking with her dogs, riding with horses, hosting picnics and barbecues, or from behind the wheel of her land rover. it is clear that balmoral has been a place of peace and sanctuary for her throughout her whole life, and perhaps particularly so following the death of her husband, life companion and love, his royal highness prince philip duke of edinburgh. it is therefore perhaps fitting that she has met her final peace at bal

it says following further evaluation this morning the doctors are concerned for her majesty's health nded that she remain under medical supervision. the queen remained comfortable and at balmoral. we can see her here with liz truss, this was on tuesday when she met the incoming prime minister at bell moral. and liz truss has said that the whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from buckingham palace this lunchtime. she says that my thoughts on the thoughts of people across the united kingdom are with her majesty the queen and herfamily kingdom are with her majesty the queen and her family at this time. and we understand the queen's immediate family members have been informed. of course, this latest announcement has raised concern about her majesty's health. she is under medical supervision at balmoral. let me bring in our health editor. what sort of assistance would be on hand at balmoral? festival, let me say it is highly unusual to buckingham palace to make a statement like this about the queen's health. and this is something that we haven't heard before in so many words

assure your majesty that her late majesty class unflinching dedication over her rain of 70 years to theervice of our great country and its people. and to the service of the countries and peoples of the wide commonwealth that will always be held affectionate and grateful in remembrance. to express to your majesty our loyalty to you and our conviction that you will strive to uphold the liberties and promote the happiness of the people in all of your realms. now and in years to calm. >> the address on members of the house of commons delivered by the speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hoyle. presented now to the king. a rare chance to see the speaker in full ceremonial robes as opposed to the rather simpler guard that he wears on daily duty in the house of commons. the response from the king. king charles iii: my lords and members of the house of commons. i'm deeply grateful for the condolences from the house of lords and house of commons so touchingly encompassed our lady sovereign, my beloved mother, the queen, meant to us all. as shakespeare says of the earlier queen elizabeth, she

in 2012, her late majesty came to westminster hall to mark her diamond jubilee.e saw the unveiling of the window, commissioned by both members of parliament's houses. and now, for 10 years, the late -- liked from that window has added beauty to this place. bathing them in color and -- hundreds, thousands, millions of visitors, all for her late majesties dedicated service. the light that -- like the light that shines through this memorial window, her late majesties magnificent achievements enrich our national discourse. your magistrate -- your majesty, even as we mourn the loss of our dear queen, we and future generations will draw strength from her shining example. your majesty, on behalf of all of the members, i pledge my loyalty to you. and wish you and her majesty, the queen consort well in the life of service to which you have dedicated yourself. we are proud and indeed humbled to welcome you. and we look forward to welcoming you on many more occasions to parliament and to this hall, in the years ahead. finally, your majesty, the host ess commissions need to

her late majesty's example was not set to her position or her ambition but through whom she followed.s christ as his mother. the same sense of service and duty. in 1953, the queen began her coronation with silent prayer just there at the high altar. her allegiance to god was given before any person gave allegiance to her. her service to so many people in this nation, the commonwealth and the world, had its foundation in her following christ, god himself who said that he came not to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a bride option for many. -- as a ration for many. people in loving service are rare in any walk of life. leaders of loving service are still rarer. but in all cases, those who serve will be loved and remembered when those who claim to power and privileges are long the grief of this day felt not only by the late queen's family but all around the nation, the commonwealth, and the world. her abundant bite and loving service now gone from us. she was joyful. touching a multitude of lives and we pray today especially for all of her family grieving as every family a

her majesty the queen passing, i was deeply saddened by that. on especially at home to her passing, and i think cricket did a fantasticjob at the oval to honour her in the way that game was played, and some special scenes watching on the tv, so we hope to honour her in our own way as a t20 team and play in a fashion to do that. yorkshire cricket club have announced that they have reached a settlement agreement with former coach andrew gale and x bowling coach andrew gale and x bowling coach richard pyrah following their sackings last year. the pair were among 16 members of staff sacked in december in the fallout from the azeem rafiq racism scandal. the compensation comes after gale and pyrah won a claim for unfair dismissal injune. dismissal in june. andy murray dismissal injune. andy murray has hit out at tennis organisers saying late—night finishes don't look very professional and that the issue needs looking at. his comments come after great britain lost their davis cup doubles match against the united states with the match finishing just befo

but the deep respect and warmer garden which australians have always held for her majesty will never 7 meeting in cornwall was, it would turn out, the last time many of today's leaders saw her in person. different people are also in mourning, president macron said -- the one who rubbed shoulders with the giants of the 20th center on the path of history has gone to join them. she was above the turbulent geopolitics of the decades she reigned threw. and yet, so often, her duty was to navigate at all. the tributes from around the world suggest a duty well done. mark stone, sky news, in washington. washington >> let's speak now to someone who has followed the queen over her lifetime. joining me now is royal photographer and author ian lloyd. good to speak to you, in, and certainly the queen was the mainstay, the backbone of this nation, as we heard from liz truss. -- there is a sense of shock, don't you think? >> oh, absolutely. it's obviously not a surprise, because the queens health has deteriorated since last october. but it is a shock. you are so used to her bouncing back, i suppose,

that her late majesty the queen wore as a crown to day we gather in this cathedral church with those across our nation, the commonwealth and the world with a profound sadness as we mourn her death. in doing so, we mark and celebrate the life of an extraordinary dedicate that it, which was dedicated to others. during her coronation at westminster abbey, almost 70 years ago. the young queen was anointed before god with sesame and olive oil containing orange flowers, roses, jasmine, cinnamon, and mask. her life was set apart for the service of others. this act of anointing was so sacred that she was hidden from view and covered by a golden canopy. a rare moment of privacy in a life to be lived in full view of millions. her majesty's sense of vocation and calling was not something she could pick up and put down again. it was deeply embedded in her understanding of herself. in the spirit of our reading from saint paul's letters to the romans. she did not live to herself, nor has she died to herself. most of us have not known life without the queen. when she ascended to the throne, the worl

no doubt once again, his sadness at the passing of her majesty the queen here at balmoral. members of her family by her side. the family still here at this -- in scotland. in scotland. >> but then james, there was. lovely >> -- in the morning. >> good evening this is sky news, from balmoral. the her majesty the queen, has died, after -- king charles the third is now the monarch. >> the queen passed away peacefully yesterday at the age of 96 after seven decades on the throne. the nation wakes up to a period of mourning. thousands have gathered outside buckingham palace to pay their respects to a monarch who dedicated their life to duty. >> -- but lots of good in our country and while she is gone i wonder where we will go. >> king charles the third will return to london from balmoral as the new monarch. later this evening, he is expected to make a televised address to the nation. a states woman of and that's dignity, the world's leaders pay tribute to her majesty. and we will take a look at how the morning newspapers have made their tribute to her. >> hello, good morning to yo

was being watched very carefully by her majesty the queen. at me and she just smiled. looked at me and she 'ust smiled. �* , looked at me and she just smiled._ and | looked at me and she just| smiled._ and of looked at me and she just - smiled._ and of the smiled. laughter. and of the cheese remained _ smiled. laughter. and of the cheese remained on _ smiled. laughter. and of the cheese remained on the - smiled. laughter. and of the cheese remained on the table. j cheese remained on the table. this is indeed a sad day but it is also a day of celebration of life well spent in the service of others. they have been very words of tribute and superlatives used to describe her majesty queen elizabeth ii but these are not hype, they are entirelyjustified. she was the longest serving minor, she was respected around the world, she united a nation in times of trouble, shejoined in our celebrations with joy and a mischievous smile, she gave an example to a soul of faith, service, duty, of dignity, of decency. she was remarkable and i doubt we will ever s

her. the prime minister, your majesty. at to do "about this — what would you do?" and she looked at me with a twinkle in her eye and said, "that's what you're paid for." the queen's own views were articulated in public very, very rarely indeed. and when they were, the words selected judiciously to avoid direct criticism. take this speech to parliament as callaghan's government considered handing more power to scotland. i number kings and queens of england and of scotland and princes of wales among my ancestors. and so i can readily understand these aspirations. but i cannot forget that i was crowned queen of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. where there is discord, may we bring harmony. where there is error, may we bring truth. good evening, your majesty... when margaret thatcher became the uk's first woman to be prime minister, it was reported the queen had suggested privately she was uncaring. even if she did say it, alright, she may have felt something, but there was never any difficulty in saying

during a follow-up examination this morning, the queen's doctors are concerned about her health her majestyand advised her to remain under medical supervision, the queen remains in comfort at the morale ball , almost all family members rushed to the balmorela, the older children elizabeth ii, prince charles and princess anne, prince andrew edward and grandson william went to scotland from the united states, even the scandalous prince harry, who lost his title after the death of her majesty, came into effect, and the plan, nicknamed operation london bridge , was developed and a document with clear instructions on what to do after the death of the queen was constantly updated during the last decades, and elizabeth personally took part in it. according to the plan, the news that she had died was to be first reported by her personal secretary to the british prime minister and to speak with address to the nation the death of her majesty the queen is a huge shock to the nation and the world queen elizabeth ii was the rock on which modern great britain was built today the crown passes as it has fo

he had very close contact with her majesty. . he called her a blessing to us all. i was really struck by what he was saying about this sense the queen had accumulated so much knowledge and so much of this country's experience over the years and that that had been lost now, which is what was unsettling a lot of people. he used a phrase in a statement he gave after her majesty the queen died, that she was the person who best help us make sense of who we are in an ever—changing world. that was very striking in his statement and he expanded on that, as she heard about times he spoke with the queen when she referenced people she had met years ago. other archbishops of canterbury in the past as well. that has been lost but his message to those who are grieving, a lot of people have been turning up at churches across this country, was that she was grounded, the queen, in hope. that is what he felt when he met her. fine the queen, in hope. that is what he felt when he met her.— felt when he met her. one thing we were reflecting _ felt wh

throughout her life, her majesty, the queen, my beloved mother, was an inspiration, an example to me and to all my family. and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family could owe to their mother, for her love, affection, guidance, understanding, and example. queen elizabeth was a life well lived, a promise with destiny kept, and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. that promise of lifelong service i renew to you all today. alongside the personal grief that all my family are feeling, we also share with so many of you in the united kingdom, in all the countries where the queen was head of state, in the commonwealth and across the world, a deep sense of gratitude for the more than 70 years in which my mother as queen served the people of so many nations. in 1947 on her 21st birthday, she pledged in a broadcast from capetown to the commonwealth to devote her life, whether it be short or long, to the service of her peoples. that was more than a promise. it was a profound personal commitment which defined her whole life. she made sacrifices for duty. her dedication and devotion of

but her majesty was determined to join us and demonstrated the importance of her relationship with the each invited a community representative, a local hero to be a guest at that ceremony in recognition of their selfless service to those in need during the pandemic. her majesty stopped and spoke with every single local hero waiting for her, asking about their contribution and thanking them sincerely for their efforts. young and old, from the length and breadth of scotland, their delight and pride at receiving her majesty's time and interest was abundantly clear. a true demonstration of the time queen elizabeth invested in the relationship with this parliament and the people. in my role representing the parliament, i was privileged to enjoy two private audiences with her majesty following my appointment in 2021 and i very much valued her insight and wise counsel. while we mourn today with the royal family, and with the people of scotland and others far beyond, we also give thanks, as a nation and as a parliament, for her majesty queen elizabeth, queen of scots, for her extraordinary lif

her majesty was the royal family.cers, her grandchildren served. as she served herself. but we have this professional relationship with her as commander—in—chief. and this extraordinary length of her reign and perspective it enabled her to give people like me. we are incredibly fortunate with king charles he has perspective gained over 50 years, meeting so many international leaders, and i think thatis international leaders, and i think that is helpfulfor international leaders, and i think that is helpful for people in my role, and for others at heads of the service. ., , , ._ i know you will not be able to divulge what the conversation was like, but how would you describe that relationship? how will it work and what does he have to offer? king charles met — and what does he have to offer? if; “i; charles met with and what does he have to offer? if; “i; charles met with all of the heads of the armed forces yesterday and we are fortunate, he knows us all, we already have a relationship with him. that was an opportunity

we thought we were of her majesty,... we thought we were so — of her majesty,...f a strange feeling because you've grown up with queen and the king does not feel like a matt mica natural thing for us is a british person but it's something you need to transition to. it's something that we will move on with and it's a sad day but something we will move on to and singing god save the queen, it's so natural to say that, god save the king, it will be such an adjustment for so many people.- for so many people. such an adjustment _ for so many people. such an adjustment and _ for so many people. such an adjustment and just - for so many people. such an adjustment and just wanting i for so many people. such an i adjustment and just wanting to be here. thank you very much for your thoughts and we will let you get onto the end of your evening now. we are seeing this time and time again, people who want to be at buckingham palace, where they can come and reflect and put up flowers on the flag, the flag is flying at half mast at the moment and of course, the notice is up furt

it simply says, after further evaluation this morning, the queen's doctors are concerned for her majestys health and recommended she remain under medical supervision. it also says the queen remains comfortable and she is at balmoral. prince charles is there with her. we gather that the duke of cambridge is also travelling to balmoral to be with the queen as well. we can speak now to anna whitelock. the queen has made history with the extraordinary longevity of her reign. it is remarkable, longer than 70 years. she hasjust sworn in her 15th prime minister, the first being winston churchill. she spans the second half of the 20th century. she has become so part of british identity and whether people are supporters of the monarchy or not, this kind of news rocks people because she is in many ways a rock, she has always been around, most people haven't lived a life where she hasn't been cleaned. today with people around me there is a sense of, oh, gosh, that is going to be odd. that sums up the kind of influence and impact she has beyond a very important role we saw her play swearing in liz t

while very young, her late majesty pledged herself to serve her country _ majesty pledged herself to is vow she kept— at the heart of our nation. this vow she kept with unsurpassed devotion. she set— she kept with unsurpassed devotion. she set an _ she kept with unsurpassed devotion. she set an example of selfless duty which. _ she set an example of selfless duty which, with god's help and your councils. — which, with god's help and your councils. i— which, with god's help and your councils, i am which, with god's help and your councils, lam resolved which, with god's help and your councils, i am resolved faithfully to follow — the address by his majesty the king presented now to speaker of the lords and to the speaker of the commons before the national anthem played by the band of the household cavalry. kings bodyguard, king's bodyguard. # god save our gracious king # long live our noble king # god save the king # send him victorious, # happy and glorious, # long to reign over us, # god save the king. # the band of the household cavalry directed by major paul colin smith and for many

her majesty was generous with her time to the hole of the armed forces.nterest that she took and everything that we did and she would also allow audiences -- -- and the royal air force and position such as mine. it was a very special moments. the private meetings so you are -- al-assad even susan march at windsor castle during an elegant drawing room, the fire was. laetitia's are in the room -- and so you have this mixture of normality, oh incredible warmth, putting unity's. conversations this stretch from her service in the second world war and reflections on this occasion. as beefing on the innovation very russian to ukraine and oversee -- it's an amazing privilege, when they were very fortunate to have. >> so many people have said how incredibly will be she was. is it something you experience as well? did you learn something from her? >> every time. her majesty was incredibly well briefed and i had this extraordinary perspective because if you look at it through that lens of russia and ukraine she came to the throne when russia was. she saw that elite

young queen elizabeth on her— her majesty the queen... n elizabeth on her first royal _ her majesty the queen... young queen elizabeth on her first royal visit. - elizabeth on her first royal visit. backin elizabeth on her first royal visit. back in 1953, crowds were eager to catch a glimpse of the new monarch and it was said queen had a deep affection for the island and would go on to put it a further five times. reflecting on her life in service, officials here called her a portrait of dignity. jamaica is observing a period of mourning and flags are flying at half mast. but there is a generational divide. whilst some old that jamaicans have shed a tear and expressed sadness, others, especially the youth, do not feel the same close connection. to them, the royal family has not properly atoned for britain's historic role in slavery and colonisation by way of a formal apology or reparations. nostalgia for the past is not a road many are interested in travelling. the duke and duchess of cambridge try to emulate the queen's 1953 and duchess o

her majesty, she adored scotland. nds and islands. clearly scotland had close place in her heart. of course her maternal grandparents were scottish and she spent a lot of my childhood with them and that made scotland quite special to her. mil them and that made scotland quite special to her-— special to her. all the people are the kind of— special to her. all the people are the kind of down _ special to her. all the people are the kind of down to _ special to her. all the people are the kind of down to earth - special to her. all the people are the kind of down to earth folk . special to her. all the people are. the kind of down to earth folk that she liked. — the kind of down to earth folk that she liked, they were respectful but has dry— she liked, they were respectful but has dry sense of humour which her majesty— has dry sense of humour which her majesty liked. i know in the summertime she looked forward so much _ summertime she looked forward so much to— summertime she looked forward so much to getting back to bal

that we were makin: her her majesty the queen? boss and we are making her proud every day. i should point out the buses are here, because many of the troops are setting for a bit of rest. you've to go back to work in a few hours, after your admin go back to work in a few hours, afteryouradmin and it go back to work in a few hours, after your admin and it takes a lot of strength, especially in the heat like today, what is in your mind throughout that time? l’m like today, what is in your mind throughout that time? i'm making my family proud. — throughout that time? i'm making my family proud, like _ throughout that time? i'm making my family proud, like what _ throughout that time? i'm making my family proud, like what my _ throughout that time? i'm making my family proud, like what my family i family proud, like what my family would _ family proud, like what my family would he — family proud, like what my family would be thinking.— family proud, like what my family would be thinking. what do you think our famil would be thinking.

in 2012, her late majesty came to westminster hall to mark her diamond jubilee. unveiling of the splendid memorial window, commissioned by both members of parliament houses which now graces the north wall of this historic space. and now, for ten years, the light from that window has added beauty to the gray stones of this place. bathing them in color and reminding hundreds, thousands, millions of visitors to the palace of westminster of her late majesty's dedicated life of service. like the light that shines through this memorial window, her late majesty's magnificent achievements will live on by permanently illuminating and enriching our lives and our national discourse. your majesty, even as we mourn the loss of our dear queen, we and future generations will draw strength from her shining example. your majesty, on behalf of all the members of the house of lords, i pledge my loyalty to you and wish you and her majesty, the queen consort, well in the life of service to which you have dedicated yourself. we are proud and indeed humbled to welcome you as our king.

her majesty died at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire, aged 96. meeting the new prime minister at balmoral, a duty she had been keen to fulfil and one we now know was her final duty, after seven decades of public service. this afternoon a number of the queen's family arrived at aberdeen airport, the duke of cambridge was first to emerge with the countess of wessex. then her youngest sons edward, the earl of wessex, and andrew, the duke of york. prince william drove the family group to balmoral to join his father the prince of wales, camilla, duchess of normal, and princess anne. —— duchess of cornwall. then came news from buckingham palace. as is tradition the announcement of the queen's death was attached to the palace gates, as tributes began. queen elizabeth ii, our country has grown _ queen elizabeth ii, our country has grown and — queen elizabeth ii, our country has grown and flourished under her reign. she was the very spirit of great _ reign. she was the very spirit of great britain and that spirit will endure — great britain and that spirit

celebrating the life of my grandmother, her majesty, the queen. and in mourning her loss. guigu guiding compass she was to so many, remain true throughout her life and now her ever lasting legacy. what i thought was really interesting, he talked about the queen as commander of the armed forces. you got to remember that for harry, the armed forces were integral to him. he didn't just look up to her as a grandmother but also as a boss and someone he served and risked his life for. he also at the end commits to the next reign, to charles iii's reign. i think that's quite profound as well. you saw charles reaching out to harry during his address to the nation. saying that harry and meghan were much loved and now we have harry reaching out to charles, i commit to your monarchy. so, i'm not sure we're going to hear much more about the criticism from harry that we have seen in the past of prince charles. it feels like a line has been drawn there. but they're unpredictable, so i don't know. it was a big gesture from harry in that statement today. >> a lot of things to be done toda

. # her majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say.# quietly and uncontroversiallyelizabeth worked to ensure the monarchy was not left behind by the change sweeping across her kingdom. john lennon: she seemed pleasant enough to us, - you know, made us relaxed. # god save the queen.#. amid the social conflict of the �*70s, the queen ruled a less deferential kingdom. those in favour... a time when authority and the established order was being challenged. but predictions of a wave of republicanism proved unfounded. and, marking 25 years on the throne, the queen's silverjubilee in 1977 was a moment when the nation came together to celebrate the monarchy. when i was 21, i pledged my life to the service of our people. although that vow was made in my salad days when i was green injudgment, i do not regret nor retract one word of it. # stars in your eyes, little ones...# the 1980s saw the queen encourage the next generation of royals to take centre stage. # ..the land of make believe.# the decade saw the nation at war, not least with itself. but the exhibition of family va

but her majesty was determined to joan us and demonstrated the importance of her relationship with the129 members, each invited a community representative, a local hero, to be a guest at that ceremony, a recognition of their selfless service to those in need during the pandemic. her majesty stopped and spoke with every single local hero waiting for her asking about their contribution and thanking them sincerely for their efforts. young and adult from the length and bread the of scotland, their delight and pride at receiving her majesty's time and interest was abundantly clear. a true demonstration of the team queen elizabeth invested in the relationship with this parliament and the people. in my role representing the parliament i was privileged to enjoy two private audiences following my appointment in 2021. and i very much valued her insight and her wise counsel. so while we mourn today with the royal family and with the people of scotland and others far beyond, we also give thanks as a nation and as a parliament for her majesty, queen elizabeth, queen of scots, for her extraordinary

when i worked in 10 downing street, our official papers referred to hmg, her majesty's government. everything the government does is carried out literally in her name. the crown is a symbol on pretty much everything official in the u.k. she embodied that with extraordinary grace, to use your excellent word there. and why? she understood her role was to be the symbol of continuity and unity to keep the country together in one of the most important aspects of that, and the most incredible achievement, really, was to never show herself in any kind of partisan light. for all those years, 70 years on the throne she has never weighed in on political matters, on controversies, anything that could be divisive. she has been the symbol of unity, absolutely extraordinary in the modern age of social media and endless scrutiny, we see how other members of the royal family have not managed to maintain that standard. she is completely phenomenal in that record, and so many are asking in the u.k. what happens now, what happens to the u.k. sense of national unity and continuity if, as may happen in

cold war, nuclear weaponry, al-qaeda, the lot. >> her majesty has been conducting nearly weekly meetingsminister since winston churchill in 1952. >> they are usually on a wednesday, around teatime. the prime minister will deliver to her that the news of the week, the forecast for the next week. >> somebody once asked james callaghan, the prime minister, look, you are a friend of hers. he stopped the interview. he said, the queen does not offer friendship. she offers friendliness. very different. >> as only the sixth woman to be crowned queen of england in her own right, she has witnessed nearly a century of history. her unlikely journey all began on april 21st, 1926. >> princess elizabeth was born with no expectation of becoming queen. her father was the second son of the then king, george the fifth. and every expectation that his older brother would eventually become king. >> she had a relatively normal education for an heiress to credit girl. she was educated at home. she wasn't sent to school. >> on the throne is her grandfather, king george v. to him, she is lilibet. to her, he is gr

her majesty came back to france many times over her long reign.ung woman 66 years before. for the florist who had the task of handing the queen a bouquet on that visit eight years ago, it was a day not to be forgotten. translation: ifell in love with her on the spot. i you could tell straightaway this was a woman of substance. you know, the queen's not showbiz, she is not madonna, but a truly great person. archive: head of the french state, charles de gaulle. i from charles de gaulle in 1960 on, she met all the presidents of the fifth republic, helping smooth over the rows of the moment and keeping the entente cordiale. with francois mitterrand in 1994, she inaugurated the channel tunnel and she returned regularly for anniversaries of the d—day landings in normandy. in 2008, she welcomed nicolas sarkozy and his wife carla bruni for a state banquet at windsor castle. he found it magnificent that after arriving together in a gilded coach, the queen showed her guests personally to their bedroom. today, he says, the uk must not forget the huge affecti

declared royal mourning throughout great britain in connection with the death of queen elizabeth ii, her majesty died yesterday at the age of 96. she reigned for 70 years, the longest in british history, at the time of her death, next to the queen in the residence in the scottish balmorel was her son, from now on, king charles iii today he arrived in london with his wife camilla now queen consort thousands of people carry flowers to the balmorea residence to buckingham palace and windsor castle crowds of british regardless from age and faith gather to pay tribute to the memory of the queen in london and australia and new zealand, salutes were sounded by the countries that are part of the commonwealth of nations after the news of the death of her majesty, state flags were lowered and illuminated prominent places all around the ministerial abbey, st. paul's cathedral, windsor castle and other places bells rang across the country to pay tribute to her life members of parliament gathered to honor the queen the queen's funeral is expected to take place within the next ten eleven days but the date has

her majesty pulling a marmalade sandwich out of that handbag. ith that one and there was even a tweet with paddington bear overnight thanking the queen for her service. so many people, of course, touched by this woman. >> no question about that, great story, deb. >>> coming up, the queen in her own words. rds. pst. girl. you can do better. at least with your big-name wireless carrier. with xfinity mobile you can get unlimited for $30 per month on the nation's most reliable 5g network. they can even save you hundreds a year on your wireless bill over t-mobile, at&t, and verizon. wow. i can do better! yes you can! i can do better, too! now you really can do better! switch to the fastest mobile service - xfinity mobile. now with the best price on two lines of unlimited. just $30 a line. - you okay? - there's a flex alert today so i'm mentally preparing for the power outage. oh, well we can help stop one because we are going to reduce our energy use from 4-9pm. what now? i stepped on a plug. oh that's my bad! unplugging. when it comes to preventing o

the police are preparing the root for her majesty's cortege. in a few moments time, we will see her departing balmoral castle. she has been at rest in the ballroom since her death on thursday. she is heated oak coffin, recovered with the royal standard for scotland. with a wreath of flowers on top. those picked from the gardens of balmoral, one of her favorite flowers were told. walks -- sweet peas, pneumonia, white heather and pine for. -- accompanied by princess royal, princess anne and her husband, tim lawrence. let's bring in our correspondent who's there greg milam. the tranquility of balmoral, the quietness there, greg, for all to see. >> yes, we know that away from the cameras, at the castle what we expect to happen out of sight of all of us the very private moment. -- those staff who work there, members of the household staff, many of them -- who carry the queen's coffin from, as you, say the ballroom through the small dining room to the entrance. we are dusted the sovereign paper whose rig a feature many of the queens visits here and wi

. >> led by the new king, the united kingdom has entered a period of national mourning for her majestyeen elizabeth roman numeral two. charles arrived at buckingham palace as he prepared to address the people for the first time as monarch and to thank his late mother for her unbroken service. >> to my darling mama, as you begin your last, great journey, to join my dear late papa, i want simply to say this -- thank you. thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of nations you have served so diligently all these years. >> as the throne has passed from mother to eldest son, those who got to know the queen well in the past have in sharing their memories. >> these were not meetings with a high and mighty monarch that a conversation with a woman with experience and knowledge and immense wisdom. >> i was talking to someone with extraordinary knowledge, experience, history. i used to look forward to it. >> the new king has granted his first audience to the new prime minister. liz truss visited buckingham palace today. in royal parks and estates, gun salutes we fired,

to her majesty the queen. ve that is descending on the capitol today as we, for one last time, reflect on the life and the legacy of queen elizabeth the second. now those people who will be among the final few to go into westminster hall and see her coffin what a moment to witness. so many people have wanted to be here. and come to westminster hall and experience that moment of stillness and silence. and reflection on what the country is all going through. and how we mourn the loss of a great monarch. today, though. even greater numbers are expected to be in attendance for the funeral itself. now many in this country will have never witnessed anything on the scale of which we are going to see today. the last big state funeral of course was in 1965. when winston churchill had a state funeral. 500 foreign dignitaries in attendance today. visiting royals, prime ministers, presidents, the world has descended here and the world is watching in terms of policing 10,000 police will be helping with the security. 4000 mi

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on the eve of her majesty's state funeral.hich have seen hundreds of thousands of mourners gathering to pay their respects, waiting patiently outside the royal residences, the bustle of ceremonial events and public appearances by the royal family and just in the last few minutes, millions of people from the uk and beyond fell still and silent in poignant tribute. those people here still queueing also joined those people here still queueing alsojoined in those people here still queueing also joined in the silence. thousands of them still waiting in line patiently to pay their respects to her majesty as she lies in state in westminster hall. earlier they were also joined by president biden. you can see and hear with the first lady and the us ambassador to london, jane hartley. mr biden was on a ia us presidents in office during the queen mack's 70—year reign. she met them all apart from lyndonjohnson. he re—attended a reception at buckingham palace which was hosted by king charles iii and queen consort camilla. it comes ahead of