historic reign. queen elizabeth ii was born into the royal family. she was never destined to be queen. so when the duke and duchess of york announced the birth of their first child on april 21st, 1926, no one could have guessed their little daughter, elizabeth alexandria barry would one day rule great britain. all of that was to change however when elizabeth s uncle prince edward add indicated his right to rule to marry american divorce say. took the throne becoming king george sixth in 1936. 10-year-old elizabeth became his i heir. the home school princess began to perform royal duties as well as doing her bit when her country was embroiled in world war ii. 1945 trained as a driver and mechanic in the women s auxiliary service. she and her sister joined other britains to celebrate ve day in the streets of britain. she also had a sweetheart her third cousin superintendence philip of greece. the couple were engaged to be married shortly after the princess 21st birthday. the
i declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to yourservice. o donnell: the global reaction. condolences pour in from leaders around the world, and her iconic encounters with presidents, first as princess and then queen, dancing and riding through 70 years of history. and finally, the queen s legacy. we talked to former prime minister john major. and we look back at her life, not just as monarch, but mother. her devotion to her family. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the on this historic thursday night. the world is mourning queen elizabeth ii who died this afternoon at the age of 96, surrounded by family at her summer home in scotland. earlier in the day, buckingham palace announced that her majesty, who ruled over the commonwealth for a record 70 years, was placed under medical supervision. her doctors were concerned about h
as he surrenders to justice and we get our first look at his charges. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. tonight, the world is reflecting on the life and legacy of the longest reigning monarch in history, queen elizabeth ii. who died today in her home in balmoral, scotland, at the age of 96. the queen ruled over britain for 70 years, but it was not a role she was not supposed to inherit when she was born back in 1926. you see, elizabeth was the first third grandchild of king george the fifth, of the first child of his second son. she was only ten years old when her uncle, in what was at the time a remarkable turn of events, a scandal, abdicated the throne, leaving her father to take over as king. elizabeth then, first in the line of succession. she took the role and responsibility seriously from a young age, famously declaring her devotion to the duty on her 21st birthday. i declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be
privy council terms, so i think that is the fairest indication we can give to our viewers here and around the world at this stage that there is, as we keep saying, there is profound concern, deep concern. but at this stage we don t have any further news from buckingham palace. nick, we rejust looking nick, we re just looking at these images here, because of course, they are really reflecting people deep alarm and concern about the fact that the queen is extremely unwell, and of course, that we are expecting the news from balmoral that she is having treatment or that, indeed, they are unable to help her majesty any more. a few moments ago, buckingham palace announced the death of her majesty, queen elizabeth ii. the palace has just issued this statement. it says that the queen died peacefully at balmoral this afternoon. the king and the queen consort will remain at balmoral this evening and will return to london tomorrow. within the past few minutes, buckingham palace has anno
this way saying the queen died peaceably at balmoral this afternoon. the queen and king consort will remain at balmoral i will return to london tomorrow. so that is the new reality in the united kingdom. the king, and the queen consort. that is charles and camilla, the royal family rushed to balmoral earlier today after the palace announced that the cream was under medical supervision. doctors are very concerned about her health, we got a glimpse of prince williams, prince edward, and prince andrew, there is william descending the steps and scotland, as he arrived coming up from his home. ed ones are now earlier today. william of course the next in line driving some of the family members to balmoral earlier today. we just saw the queen on tuesday, she looked too well when she met with the new british prime minister, but yesterday became the report that she was canceling a virtual meeting and the doctors had told her to rest. there is an image of list trust and now this is n