colonies. as the british people grieve the only monarch most of them have ever known. she s been part of my life forever and, you know, she s not here. she s gone. and, you know, you hope, but you appreciate that, you know, her age, it was expected at some point, but when it happens it s still a shock. we begin tonight with queen elizabeth, the longest reining british monarch whose rule spanned 7 decades. she died today at the age of 96. make no mistake, it is a watershed moment. there is a new king and it s a moment intrinsically tied to this specific queen, a towering figure so profound her very name defines an age. while her death raises important questions about how or even if the monarchy will go on. it isn t just brittain s mourning or reacting, it s people all across the globe and certainly here in the u.s. our fascination over the royal family reached a fever pitch during the princess diana years and in many ways continues today. moments ago president biden and th
reminded them of her mother or grandmother. talking about how she had these political questions, questioning insights into what was going on with china, russia, talked about their conversations they had the last time she saw the queen in person. max, in addition to your excellent reporting on the royals, you re also a subject. you personally paid your respect to the queen s casket earlier today. if you don t mind stepping outside of your role as a journalist, just telling was that experience was like, and what the mood was like inside westminster hall. i wanted to get a sense of what it would be like for president biden appearing there. i was there as a member of the media. i wanted to say that s correct because i didn t queue up. there were very long queues. i didn t jump the queue. it was a media opportunity. i didn t go up to the casket. i was at a distance looking at other people paying their respects. i just wanted to say, the atmosphere, tiffs extraordinary. it has
Queen in an ever changing world, she was stability. And a link to a proud past. As britains longest reigning monarch, she saw unprecedented change. Womens empowerment, the fight for racial equality, and lgbtq rights, technological revolution, the decline of the church of england. She was admired worldwide for her lifelong dedication to his subjects, following a pledge she made by her 21st birthday. I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our Great Imperial family, to which we all belong. At the age of 96, her death was not unexpected, but it nonetheless shook the nation to its core. And raised an existential question, can the monarchy survive the passing of the second great Elisabeth Ian age . I went to Balmoral Castle within hours of her death. The 50,000 acre retreat in the Scottish Highlands was the queens favorite summer residents. Hundreds game to pay their respects. This is all still very fr
thank you all for your enthusiasm to mark and celebrate these 50 years. gratitude, respect, and pride. these words sum up how i feel about the people of this country and the commonwealth and what this jubilee means to me. i wondered whether i should start this saying when i was here in 1776. [laughter] in my lifetime, the united nations has moved from being a high-minded aspiration to being a real force for common good. that in itself has been the signal achievement. but we are not gathered here to reminisce. in tomorrow s world, we must all work together as hard as ever if we are truly to the united nations. neil: just a sampling is a look back over 70 years, through seven posts, 15 prime ministers, and 14 u.s. presidents. she has been an unstoppable force over decades. the constant anna world i was constantly changing. and now, britain s longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii, is dead. she died in scotland earlier today. her son is now king charles iii. fast-movin
reporter: that s right. it s very unusual. that s why i think that this is a serious situation for the queen. the words that have been used by the palace are, of course, that the doctors her doctors are concerned for her majesty s health. of course, that is understated. inevitably, it s understated because in buckingham palace, they choose their words carefully. it was a short statement just after 7:30 eastern this morning. but it was a statement that said a lot. you have to read between the lines with these things. to fill in the blanks a little bit in terms of the members of the members of the royal family who are at balmoral or on their way, in these situations, with these royal whether we have royal news, so often we compare our own lives to theirs. i think many people watching will think about their own families and moments when an elderly loved one is sick and when members of the family all head to their bedside or to their side. that will, i think, for many peopl