funeral were finally unveiled on saturday with her service at westminster abbey now set for september the 19th which is eight days from now. queen elizabeth died peacefully on thursday at her country estate in scotland at the age of 96. she was the only monarch most have ever known. her death has left many people deeply shaken. in just a few hours her casket is expected to leave balmoral castle in scotland on what will be the first leg of a final german back to london where she will lie in state at westminster hall until the funeral. cnn s nate robinson is in edinboro in scotland with all the details of what we can expect over the coming weeks. reporter: at approximately 10 a.m. local time on sunday the queen s body will be driven in a hearse slowly a six hour journey beginning in balmoral castle passing through the villages of bakery and at the city of aberdeen. then it will pass along the streets here in edinboro past the castle to the palace of holyroodhouse, the monarch
old. is your majesty willing to take the oath? for more than seven decades queen elizabeth the second dedicated her life to her country. the queen took about that her duty was a lifelong commitment. she put duty above all else. she loved her younger sister but she could not give her permission to marry somebody who was divorced. she sacked her son from the family firm. she survived extraordinary crises. princess diana has died. the issue surrounding charles and diana rocked the monarchy to its core like no other crisis. the future of the monarchy hung in the balance. she revolutionized the british monarchy. the monarchy should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support. she steered the world through 78 years of tumultuous change. her legacy will be the fact that we stop a monarchy. tonight is cnn special report, a queen for the ages. elizabeth the second. i found it impossible the burden of responsibility and to di
officials say the fire has killed at least 49 people and injured hundreds near the eastern city of chittagong. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading commentators in the uk with the journalists from overseas who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline london. this week, as this country marks the 70 year long reign of queen elizabeth, what future for queens and kings here and globally? from king mswati, who s used his absolute power to rename his country eswatini, to the imperial family ofjapan gods made mortal by an occupying power. from the often absent thai monarch to king felipe of spain, embarrassed by his dad. in the studio thisjubilee weekend are catherine pepinster, whose new book defenders of the faith addresses one of the reasons this queen does not contemplate retirement and her faith. yasmin alibhai brown, a british columnist who is a committed republican, and henry chu from the la times in the unit
and the braking system failing. now on bbc news, it s dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading commentators in the uk with the journalists from overseas who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline london. this week, as this country marks the 70 year long reign of queen elizabeth, what future for queens and kings here and globally? from king mswati, who s used his absolute power to rename his country eswatini to the imperial family ofjapan, gods made mortal by an occupying power. from the often absent thai monarch to king felipe of spain, embarrassed by his dad. in the studio thisjubilee weekend, are catherine pepinster whose new book defenders of the faith, addresses one of the reasons this queen does not contemplate retirement and her faith. yasmin alibhai brown, a british columnist who is a committed republican, and henry chu from the la times in the united states, a country formed in revolt from the then english
to celebrate an historic 70 year reign, the elizabethean age. the nation s favourite bear kicked off the concert with a private audience with the queen, marmalade and all. happyjubilee, ma am. and thank you. for everything. that s very kind. the final day ofjubilee celebrations will end with a huge pageant near buckingham palace later. street parties are also set to be held across the uk in what is being called the big jubilee lunch. explosions shake kyiv, in the first russian assault on ukraine s capital for weeks. forever holidays, or so it would seem, as half terms grind air travel down to a halt. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading commentators in the uk with the journalists from overseas who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline london. this week, as this country marks the 70 year long reign of queen elizabeth, what future for queens and kings here and globally? from king mswati, who s u