Order, order. I invite the house to rise and observe a minute of silence in memory of her late majesty Queen Elizabeth ii. Before i call the Prime Minister, it is with the greatest sadness that i rise to say a few words to her late majesty, Queen Elizabeth. Almost all of us in the house of experienced no other monarch but her late majesty. There indeed, only a score or so members of this house would have been born. That can recall a time when she wasnt the queen. She is what in our minds with the crown and all it stands for. After accession, in february 1952, she came to westminster to open a session of parliament in november 1952, when Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister and speaker william morrison, was in the chair, almost 70 years ago. 57 complete sessions of parliament passed since then, and as she was here to open all but three of them, as parliamentarians, we celebrated with her silver, golden, diamond jubilees, and the Platinum Jubilee this year, in which the length standa
Times before and this evening. Shes here to talk about her new biography of elizabeth who is in her 60th year as queen her diamond anniversary it is and chronicling the lives of William Paley Pamela Harriman diana both the kennedys and the clintons. I think that sally has well established herself as a prominent biographer prominent and bestselling biographer i should say for the past 15 years. Shes also been a contributing editor to vogue. And before that she wrote for time and she was a cultural reporter for the new york times. During the time just as a personal side that she was researching this biography. She and while she was interviewing over 200 people and spending six months in residence in london. Her daughter was married. This was a true angloamerican event her daughter married in English Army Officer at the guards chapel, which is just what she says was a stones throw for Buckingham Palace. Um the part that ive just telling sally the part of elizabeths life that i was so impr
Know what youre watching, which is 0. Im emily angry and we are waiting for the bell to ring across the United Kingdom. Lets have a listen. Those are the bells ringing across the United Kingdom to mask the death of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. The bell is rung in Westminster Abbey and its impulse cathedral in london, as well as Windsor Castle and windsor. The bell will continue ringing once a minute from 9 to 6 minutes to mock every year of the queens life. The bell only rings that windsor for the death of itself, right . Ah. Okay, lets take a look at whats happening across britain. Now, we will go to Buckingham Palace now where the flag is flying at half month to mark the death of the queen. Lets see if we can get those pitches crowds gathering there and paying tribute to the queen. Queen elizabeth this 2nd morning, placing flowers and notes outside the palace, gates a short distance away. Parliament is about to hold a special session to mark the queens death. Lets see if we can get some
Ah ah ah written in the passing of the queen, youre listening to bells tolling in honor of the light Queen Elizabeth spells a tolling at saint pauls cathedral westminster abbey, and Windsor Castle. Welcome to our special coverage of the queens death. Lets listen in they can faintly hear some of the bells that a tolling and honor of the lady, Queen Elizabeth bells. A tolling at saint pauls cathedral at westminster, abbey, and at Windsor Castle to day. In honor of Queen Elizabeth death in watching dw use now special coverage on the death of Queen Elizabeth the seconds. This is date already news on rebecca riches and im here with d ws alex forest. Why ting . Alex, talk us through the significance of this moment and whats happening now . Yes, so at this moment in london we have bells that are tolling, as you said at westminster api, and also at saint pauls cathedral. And we have this the best to bo bell at Windsor Castle, which is tolling for if we air of the queen. And that bell is very s
A front row seat to democracy. Queen elizabeth ii died at the age of 96. She was born in april 1926 in mayfield, london, u. K. Following her fathers death, she became queen, ascending to the throne in 1952. She married prince philip, duke of edinburgh. Queen elizabeth was the longestserving british monarch, surpassing Queen Victorias 63year reign. This afternoon, king charles will speak to the nation after the death of his mother. Also today, Prime Minister liz truss and former Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and theresa may, gathered with other members of the house of commons to pay tribute to the late queen. That was a pretty big mistake. Apologies for not catching that. There is a chance to correct but now were into this thing here. You are fine. I invite the house to rise and observe a minutes silence in memory of the late majesty, Queen Elizabeth ii. Before i call the Prime Minister, it is with the greatest sadness that i rise to say a few words in tribute to her late majesty, Queen