has faced scandal, war. adultery. it would have been far easy to have had two wives. and tragedy. diana, the princess of wales, has died at the age of 36. they would do whatever it takes to survive. we are here to celebrate six decades of the queens reign. duty, power and sacrifice. the windors . 1911, the future of the british monarchy rests on the shoulders of a teenage boy. prince edward. he is the eldest son of king george v and his wife, queen mary. on his father s death, edward would reign over britain and the vast empire. edward is only 17 when his father, king george the fifth, forces him to go through this special ceremony declaring him prince of wales and heir to the throne. the whole ceremony is all planned by his father, king george. everything about is one giant symbol of what george thinks monarchy should be. king george the fifth is the 30th monarch in a line that stretches back nearly 1000 years. through eight royal houses, all the
it s 8:00 a.m. in london. the final full day that people can come to pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth. public viewing is set to end in less than 24 hours. that s when the queen s coffin will leave westminster hall in preparation for her state funeral at westminster abbey on monday morning. those who were in the fall at 1:00 p.m. yesterday witnessed the queen s eight grandchildren holding vigil, have a look . prince williams and prince harry along with their royal cousins surrounded the queen s coffin just as their parents had done the day before. even though harry is no longer a working royal, the king granted special dispensation for him to wear his ceremonial uniform and medals. saturday the king took some time to personally greet people waiting in the queue and to thank them for their support. cnn s nad debeshear joins us from london. preparations for tomorrow s funeral are well under way. how are things unfolding? reporter: just behind us you can see the r
bertie has been tasked with this incredibly difficult job. he d always been the moon to his brother edward s sun. all of this was undermining bertie. edward has not yet adjusted to the fact that he is not the king. this is a big problem. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, mourners file past the coffin of queen elizabeth as final preparations are made for her fun funeral. u.s. president joe biden among the world leaders now in the uk and planning to attend. we ll have the latest in a live report from london. ukrainian leaders report another horrific discovery as they gain more ground in the east. we ll have details in a report from kharkiv .