continuity. queen elizabeth embodied a certain perception of britain itself, its shared history and identity, and the question now is, what will endure up that when this period of mourning is over in the years that lie ahead? i think the king has given us this week a sense of how he intends to fill the space in the nation s life, in the nation s affections, that is left behind by the loss of his mother, queen elizabeth. allen, thank you. our special correspondent alan little there. thousands of people are still queuing to see the queen lying in state let s take a look now at the latest pictures from inside westminster hall. people are coming in day and night. this is the second full day of the queen s lying union state, and the public will be allowed in until the early hours of monday morning. lying in state. the queue which runs
| archive: the royal family set off| from sandringham house to inspect the splendid crops being harvested on the king s estate in norfolk. this part of norfolk and its surrounding areas held a particular place in the queen s affections. herfather, king george vi, loved it here. this footage from 1943 shows him and the then princess elizabeth she and her family spent christmas here, and injanuary, she d signed the minutes, read annual reports, and one year even went to a very dark village hall on the day of a power cut. these meetings gave the queen a couple of hours to chat with fellow members and enjoy some light refreshments. she would pour the tea for them and offer them the cakes. we d just all chat amongst ourselves, and then, a little while later, the chair would sort of go back a little bit and the handbag
the late queen was able, when she was at sandringham, to drive around the estate, to be very much the lady with the head scarf on, and the tartan skirt, and to go and see her foals being born, to walk her dogs around and, indeed, to go to the wi, into her local shop. | archive: the royal family set off| from sandringham house to inspect the splendid crops being harvested on the king s estate in norfolk. this part of norfolk and its surrounding areas held a particular place in the queen s affections. herfather, king george vi, loved it here. this footage from 1943 shows him and the then princess elizabeth on a family bike ride to inspect the harvest. like balmoral, the private residence at sandringham allowed the monarch time to relax. she and her family spent christmas here, and injanuary, as president, she would attend the wi meeting. she d sign the minutes, read annual reports,
in the queen s affections. herfather, king george vi, loved it here. this footage from 1943 shows him and the then princess elizabeth on a family bike ride to inspect the harvest. like balmoral, the private residence at sandringham allowed the monarch time to relax. she and her family spent christmas here, and injanuary, as president, she would attend the wi meeting. she d sign the minutes, read annual reports, and one year even went to a very dark village hall on the day of a power cut. these meetings gave the queen a couple of hours to chat with fellow members and enjoy some light refreshments. she would pour the tea for them and offer them the cakes. we d just all chat amongst ourselves, and then, a little while later, the chair would sort of go back a little bit and the handbag would come up, and the lipstick would come out. and that was the cue to the lady in waiting we were getting ready to move.
and to go and see her foals being born, to walk her dogs around and, indeed, to go to the wi, into her local shop. | archive: the royal family set off| from sandringham house to inspect the splendid crops being harvested on the king s estate in norfolk. this part of norfolk and its surrounding areas held a particular place in the queen s affections. herfather, king george vi, loved it here. this footage from 1943 shows him and the then princess elizabeth on a family bike ride to inspect the harvest. like balmoral, the private residence at sandringham allowed the monarch time to relax. she and her family spent christmas here, and injanuary, as president, and one year even went to a very dark village hall on the day of a power cut. these meetings gave the queen a couple of hours to chat with fellow members and enjoy some light refreshments.