jonathan spangler, there's a senior lecture and early bought in his trip manchester metropolitan university. and he, johnson. i live from manchester, a. jonathan, what do you make of all of the, the pomp and ceremony of the past few hours? well, i've got to say, adrian, it's really thrilling to watch as a, as a historian of ceremony and ritual of monarchy of the past 5 or 600 years. this is for me, an amazing thing to watch, really watching history unfold before our very eyes. the fact that it was televised shows already that the monarchy is changing, as it has already been changing in the modern world. and it really allowing access into what was previously private ceremony. why do you think that king charles, the 3rd thought that that it was so important the public could, could witness this? as you say, ancient ceremony, which up until now has been held behind closed doors. but gradually, over, as i said, over the centuries, the monarchy has really been changing and evolving. i'm from the, the, the people who wield power into a more ceremonial, more symbolic dynasty head of state who repre

jonathan spangler great speak to, thanks very much for. it was a bit of the history that variations between wales and england. while the u. k. government says the queue to form the queens, the coffin in london is now full, and no one can join for at least 6 hours. a line of thousands of people are stretching almost 8 kilometers along the river thames. a queen's body will lie in state at westminster hall until her funeral on monday. let's go live to jo, how he's in london, and he's near the end of that q of people waiting to pay their respects to the queen. so as reached capacity, jonah, thousands of people standing line, an extraordinary, almost 8 kilometers. yes, absolutely. the end of the queue, effectively a southern park and within the southern park is about $22.00 and a half miles of cues inside the park. and about an hour ago, we heard that it had reached capacity, and the authorities were asking people no longer to join the queue for at least the next 6 hours. but i can tell you that reports from suffolk park suggest the people have

let's bring in jonathan spangler. he's a royal historian at manchester metropolitan university. jonathan, thank you for waiting. it's good to have you with us as a sort of get your, your, your thoughts this evening as a, as a fellow brit. whether it, whether you're a fan of the monarchy or not. um, queen elizabeth was a constant present in all of our lives for, for so many years. it's, it's understandable why, why people, i think, want to go to buckingham palace, the seething to pay their respects, isn't it? yes it's, it's certainly true. i'm asking you for my act and i'm, i'm not a bridge. and, but i, i have been here for quite some time. and i have been studying though, the monarchy for many, many years. so it's really, really such a monumental day. and i guess what so interesting is that although people have been expecting this, this sort of thing to, for now, several years. nevertheless, it, it has kind of a bit of a shock. and i think that it's going to take a couple days for people to really take in what they, what they really feel about what happened today of so sorry, jon

thanks and it's jonathan spangler, royal historian at manchester, national university. thank you very much. britain's former prime minister to resume paid tribute to queen elizabeth saying it was the honor of her life to have served the monarch as the country's leader. she went on to say that her majesty witnessed tremendous change moving adroitly with the times, but always providing stability and reassurance. she was our constant throughout this great elizabeth elizabeth, an era she said. and former british prime minister, tony blair, has said, queen elizabeth brought the country together more than any other and personified everything that made people proud to be british. we have lost, not just our monarch, but the matriarch of our nation, the figure who more than any other brought our country together kept us in touch with our better nature. lived out of buckingham palace, once again al jazeera nave. barker, is there a need describe what, what's, what's happening there? rory was telling us a little earlier when he was there that, that, that the crowd that crowd there

manus: joining us now is jonathan spangler. thank you so much for being with us this morning. queen is dead, long live the king. when you look at queen elizabeth ii, she was a queen for the commonwealth, a queen for the country. do you think as she passes, what will be the biggest legacy that the country reflects on from the countries monarch? jonathan: i think that it's very clear that it's going to be something about how to transition from the monarchy and the empire of the 1940's and 50's and really into the modern 21st century era. i think charles has committed to continuing the legacy of what his mother was doing, of really keeping hold of a global community within the british context. that being said, i think there will be a lot more emphasis on environment and other elements that he has already expressed his interest in. dani: so professor, of course your work really focuses at manchester metropolitan. on the history of monarchs throughout the world. when you look at this historical context of queen elizabeth raining for nearly a century, what does this mean going forwa

doctorl you so much forjoining us, doctor jonathan spanglerfrom you so much forjoining us, doctor jonathan spanglerefully it is a while away. let's talk to the author. good to talk to you, thank you forjoining us today. again, what are your reflections on the fact that we are simply now looking at balmoral? we are looking at the queen's great estate in aberdeenshire, in the full knowledge that her own medical team have deep concerns about her welfare bester as someone who studied the monarchy in different forms, what are your reflections today? —— about her welfare and as someone. it is reflections today? -- about her welfare and as someone. it is fair to say that _ welfare and as someone. it is fair to say that we — welfare and as someone. it is fair to say that we all _ welfare and as someone. it is fair to say that we all have _ welfare and as someone. it is fair to say that we all have a - welfare and as someone. it is fair to say that we all have a sense i to say that we all have a sense that, to use a phrase in politics some while ago, the tectonic plates are shifting. there is a sense that p

what we have seen so far today with royal historian doctorjonathan spangler. historian doctor jonathan spanglernal ceremony we have been witnessing at st james's palace. but televised, an appropriate nod, i think to modernity. what did you think to modernity. what did you think of what you were witnessing? it was quite extraordinary. as someone who's been studying monarchy in my professional career to suddenly see it unfolding in front of my eyes was quite extraordinary, i have to say. and as someone who's been interested in the british royal family since i was very small, and even fortunate enough to meet the queen when i was at university, it really mean something a lot. it means something to quite a lot of people in this country. find means something to quite a lot of people in this country.— means something to quite a lot of people in this country. and we again aet people in this country. and we again net the people in this country. and we again get the sense _ people in this country. and we again get the sense of the _ people in this country. and we again get the sense of the enormity - peo