britain s longest serving monarch. right now the queen is lying in state at westminster hall, where mourners continue to file past her coffin to pay their respect. it s a scene that s played out around the clock since wednesday. but in less than two hours, the public viewing will come to a close. on sunday, people across britain paused for a moment of silence and reflection this her honor. a moment to pay tribute the day before the queen s funeral. today politicians public and faith leaders from around the world are monks those who will be attending the service. cnn s max foster now with more on how the queen is being honored and remembered. u.s. presidents joe biden visited westminster hall on sunday, joining other world leaders paying tribute to queen elizabeth ii. more than a monarch, biden said on news of her death. she defined an era. to all the people of england and all the people of the united kingdom, our hearts go out to you. and you were fortunate to have had
they had their squabbles, the sibling squabbles. and yet we watched them whether tragedy after tragedy. i admired the queen so much for her resilience, for her fate, for her integrity, her grace. i am christian. christiane idiot today needs the grace of the queen that she had. that is how she lived her life. the british parliament is still meeting in a rare saturday session as elected officials pay tribute to the queen, after swearing allegiance to the newly declared king. prince edward and princess and we re seeing greeting well wishes at balmoral in scotland. lindsey joins us now. lindsey, this is a ten-day, a highly choreographed period that has been in the planning now for decades. we re just getting some confirmation about what we will see and when we will see it in the coming days. we also just heard from the very news prince of wales-hyder. as i ve just heard in my ear, lindsay, the funeral for queen elizabeth the second will be held a week from monday. that s
britain s longest serving monarch passed away yesterday, aged 96, at balmoral castle the scottish retreat which her majesty had visited since she was a girl. the news was confirmed in a statement from the palace at 6.30pm, after the queen s four children including the new king, charles iii had travelled to balmoral. on today s programme we ll be remembering her majesty s life and legacy, and speaking to those who knew and loved her. we ll bring you the latest reaction from balmoral to buckingham palace, and across the commonwealth. first, our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking back at the final days and weeks of the queen s life. the final images we have queen elizabeth ii still carrying out duties into herfinal days. on tuesday, at balmoral, she welcomed the new prime minister. these photos, the record of her last official engagement bringing to an end seven decades of service. yesterday afternoon at aberdeen airport, several senior members of the r
today king charles iii will travel to london with his wife camilla, now queen consort. the king will hold an audience with the prime minister, liz truss. parliament will gather at noon for mps to pay their respects to the queen. also, at midday, bell s will tell in tribute to the queen at westminster abbey, and windsor castle among other places across the nation. at 1pm, gun salutes will be fired in hyde park, edinburgh castle and elsewhere. there will be 96 rounds fired, one for each year of the queen s lie. later today the king is to make his first televised address to the nation. it will be his first address, of course, as head of state. and let me show you this image we have just received from aberdeen airport. that is prince harry boarding a plane to london. he arrived at balmoral at approximately 8p in last night and leftjust after eight this morning. 8pm last night. our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking back at the final days and weeks of the queen
for her majesty queen elizabeth ii. 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 greatjourney tojoin 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 son, those who got to know the queen well have been sharing their memories. these were not meetings with a high and mighty monarch, but a conversation, with a woman of experience and knowledge and immense wisdom. i was talking to someone with extraordinary knowledge, experience, history. i used to look forward to it. and the new king has granted his first audience, to the new prime minister, liz truss, who visited the palace today. in royal parks and estates, gun salutes were fired as young and old a