reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii. live images from the palace where crowds have been gathering since the news broke on thursday. memorials to the late majesty. flowers, candles, and personal messages outside of the grounds of the buckingham palace. it also decorates the gates of windsor castle. and the beloved scottish receipt retreat, where she passed away peacefully at the age of 96. just two days from appointing her 15th prime minister. queen elizabeth ii s coronation was held in 1953. no date has been set yet for the coronation of her eldest son. the new king, charles iii, is expected to give a televised address in the next couple of hours. the death of my beloved mother, her majesty, the queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. we mourn, profoundly, the passing of a cherished sovereign at a much beloved mother. giving reaction to the queen s death. scotland, very close to this, where we heard the official announcement on thurs
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with breaking news. the biden ministration is releasing a newly declassified intelligence assessment, saying al-qaeda has not returned to afghanistan after the u.s. withdrawal it is no longer able to launch an attack from there. the late saturday statement comes two weeks after president biden announced a drone strike in kabul, killing al-qaeda s leader. tomorrow marks one year since the u.s. began its chaotic withdrawal of military forces, allowing the taliban to regain control and another breaking story that we are following for you. the bipartisan congressional delegation planning to stop in taiwan as part of a trip to asia this weekend. senate relations chair ed markey is leading the delegation, which includes one republican and several democrat lawmakers. donald trump fires off new claims about what was seized in mar-a-lago, a debate over the fbi search rages on. we have been talking
i think her humanity really comes through in these photographs. and also her amazing ability to engage with people. reporter: the former image of the fairytale princess was established early. he was very keen to place her in that long and great tradition of fairytale princes and princesses. he uses these beautiful backdrops. reporter: time magazine put her on the front cover. a diamond princess about to turn 21. they couldn t get enough of her. her face and story sold magazines and books. there was a flood of attention on her. we associate it with princess diana and we associate it with kate middleton, now. we forget that our queen went through the same, exact process. nick glass, cnn, london.
bret: finally, as we wrap up our live show from the either high eisenhower presidential library and museum. our thanks for making this show will come together. i have spent a good deal of time here. this is the first stop on the final leg of a book to her. thank you for making three days in january, dwight eisenhower s final mission a national bestseller. number two on the new york times list, number one on the wall street journal list. tomorrow, we will be coming to you live from los angeles. in coming days, we will have shows from the reagan and nixon presidential libraries. spewed beautiful backdrops, while, always bringing you all the news of the day. we leave you with a look at the burial site for general eisenhower and his wife. and the sun they lost at three years old. as president eisenhower left office, he asked president
Final mission a national bestseller. number two on the new york times list, number one on the wall street journal list. tomorrow, we will be coming to you live from los angeles. in coming days, we will have shows from the reagan and nixon presidential libraries. spewed beautiful backdrops, while, always bringing you all the news of the day. we leave you with a look at the burial site for general eisenhower and his wife. and the sun they lost at three years old. as president eisenhower left office, he asked president kennedy to return his title to five star general so he could be buried in his uniform. that is what happened. on the marble wall and what they called the place of meditation here, memorable eisenhower quotes, including this. the real fire within the builders of america was faith. faith in a provident god whose hands is supported and guided them, faith in themselves as the children of god, faith in their country and its principals that proclaimed man s right to