wonder. royal celebrations we ve been to. together we ve been to the royal weddings and the jubilees. this is the final moment of her reign, such a great rein in which the british more arky is as the most popular it s ever been. it is interesting in this country we saw prince charles and diana in a carriage going down the mile. if you have been alive over the last 50 years, you ve grown up with the royal family. their travails are things you have followed. their marriages, their deaths. i think for people in this country there is this sense of belonging to these people and sort of relationship to them even if they ve never met them. they are always there. it is prince of wales trying to balance his public and private life. they are a family and desifinedy birth, marriages and death. they re also professionals and feel they have a right to a private life. one of the most poignant things for me to watching young prince george in one of the cars behind the coffin. the pr
we now move to the prayer of the faithful. translator: brothers and sisters, let us pray to god our father for his forgiveness and rebirth to the living hope for the resurrection of jesus to the dead. the response is let us pray to the lord. translator: we pray in german. the pope emeritus benedict who has fallen asleep in the lord, may the eternal shepherd receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. translator: we pray in french. for our holy father pope francis and for all the pastors of the church, may they proclaim fearlessly in word and deed ch christ s victory over evil and death. 6 translator: we pray in arabic. for our leaders of nations and international organizations, may they strive to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. translator: we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need, may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. tran
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
and bells will be tolling any moment now and at some places already all across england. i want to bring in now cnn s max foster who is our royal correspondent, senior royal correspondent. max, thank you for joining us. listen, what can we expect today as far as what s going to happen ceremonially and also prince charles is expected to speak as well. bells tolling at westminster ab abbey, st. paul s and westminster. we will be hearing gun salutes as well. you can hear the bells tolling, westminster abbey is very close to us here. let s listen in for a moment. so they take different patterns depending on the event and this will be an extended version basically because it s such a significant event. the bells tolling at st. paul s, there will also be a service later on, the first moment for national figures to reflect on this moment. i think to hear that prince charles has left balmoral, i would expect to see him come here, actually, don. it s not confirmed, but there s flow
we now move to the prayer of the faithful. brothers and sisters, let us pray to god his father. his great mercy has given us rebirth for resurrection from the dead. the response is let us pray to the lord. we pray in german. for pope emeritus benedict xvi who has fallen asleep in the lord, may the eternal shepherd receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. we pray in french. for our holy father pope francis and all pastors, may they perform in deed christ s victory overevil and death. evi. we pray in arabic. for leaders of nations and international organizations, may they strife to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need, may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. and we pray in italian. for as gathered to celebrate the defeat of death by the triumph of the lord jesus, may it be for h